| Lù {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: 陸 /りく, Riku/ |
| L1 {n} | :: L1 |
| L2 {n} | :: L2 |
| la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) | :: ラ /ra/ |
| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| lab coat {n} (coat worn by laboratory workers) | :: 白衣 /はくい/ |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: ラベル /raberu/ |
| labellum {n} | :: 唇弁 |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: 陰唇 /いんしん, inshin/ |
| labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: 大陰唇 /だいいんしん, daiinshin/ |
| labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: 小陰唇 /しょういんしん, shōinshin/ |
| labiodental {n} (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth) | :: 唇歯音 /shinshion/ |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: 実験室 /じっけんしつ, jikkenshitsu/, ラボ /rabo/ |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: 研究所 {m} /けんきゅうじょ, kenkyūjo/ |
| labored breathing {n} (poor or irregular breathing) | :: 呼吸困難 /kokyū konnan/ |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: 労働市場 /ろうどうしじょう, rōdō shijō/ |
| Labor Party {prop} (similar party in another country) SEE: Labour Party | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: 労働 /ろうどう, rōdō/ |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: 働く /はたらく, hataraku/ |
| Labour Party {prop} (British party) | :: 労働党 /ろうどうとう, rōdōtō/ |
| Labour Party {prop} (similar party in another country) | :: 労働党 /ろうどうとう, rōdōtō/ |
| Labrador retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: ラブラドール・レトリーバー /Raburadōru retorībā/ |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: 迷路 /めいろ, meiro/, 迷宮 /めいきゅう, meikyū/ |
| labyrinthitis {n} (inflammation) | :: 内耳炎 /ないじえん, naijien/ |
| lac {n} (a resinous substance) | :: ラッカー /rakkā/ |
| lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh | :: |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: レース /rēsu/ |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| Lacedaemon {prop} (another name of Sparta) | :: ラケダイモーン /rakedaimōn/, ラケダイモン /rakedaimon/ |
| Lacedaemonian {n} (inhabitant of Lacedaemonia) | :: ラケダイモン人 /rakedaimon-jin/ |
| lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: 野菜恐怖症 /やさいきょうふしょう, yasai kyōfushō/ |
| lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable | :: |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: 不足 /ふそく, fusoku/, 欠乏 / けつぼう, ketsubō/ |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: 欠ける /かける, kakeru/ , 欠く /かく, kaku/ |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: 従僕 /じゅうぼく, jūboku/ |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: 走狗 /そうく, sōku/ |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| lacking {adj} (missing or not having enough of something) | :: いまいち /imaichi/ |
| laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: 簡潔 /かんけつ, kanketsu/ |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: ラッカー /rakkā/, ワニス /wanisu/ |
| lacquerware {n} (decorative items coated with lacquer) | :: 漆器 |
| lacrimal bone {n} (fragile bone situated near the eye) | :: 涙骨 /るいこつ, ruikotsu/ |
| lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid) | :: 涙腺 /るいせん, ruisen/ |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: ラクロス /rakurosu/ |
| lactation {n} (process of providing milk to the young) | :: 授乳 /じゅにゅう, junyū/ |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: 乳酸 /にゅうさん, nyūsan/ |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: 乳糖 /にゅうとう, nyūtō/, ラクトース /rakutōsu/ |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: 乳糖不耐症 /にゅうとうふたいしょう, nyūtōfutaishō/ |
| lad {n} (a boy) | :: 青年 /せいねん, seinen/, 若者 /わかもの, wakamono/ |
| Lada {prop} (a Russian car) | :: ラーダ /Rāda/, ラダ /Rada/ |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: 梯子 /はしご, hashigo/ |
| ladder lottery {n} (method of decision-making) | :: あみだくじ /Amida-kuji/ |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: 御列席の皆様 /ごれっせきのみなさま, go-resseki no minasama/, 御来場の皆様 /ごらいじょうのみなさま, go-raijō no minasama/, 皆様 /みなさま, minasama/ |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: レディーファースト /redī fāsuto/ |
| Ladino {prop} (Romance language) | :: ラディーノ語 /Radīno-go/ |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: お玉杓子 /おたまじゃくし, otamajakushi/, お玉 /おたま, otama/ |
| Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: ラドガ湖 /Radoga-ko/ |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: 婦人 /ふじん, fujin/, レディ /redi/, 淑女 /しゅくじょ, shukujo/ |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: 夫人 /ふじん, fujin/, レディ /redi/ |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: 奥様 /おくさま, okusama/, 貴婦人 /きふじん, kifujin/ |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: 女性用トイレ /josei yō toire/ |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: テントウムシ /tentōmushi/, 天道虫 /てんとうむし, tentōmushi/ |
| ladyboy {n} (effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person, see also: kathoey) | :: ニューハーフ /nyūhāfu/ , レディーボーイ /redībōi/ |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: 女官 /にょかん, nyokan, にょうかん, nyōkan/ |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (woman who is a maid or servant to a lady) | :: 侍女 /じじょ, jijo/ |
| Lady Justice {prop} (female personification of justice) | :: 正義の婦人, 正義の女神 |
| lady-killer {n} (man unusually attractive to women) | :: 色男 /いろおとこ, irootoko/ |
| Lady Liberty {prop} (female personification of liberty) | :: 自由の女神 /じゆうのめがみ, jiyū no megami/ |
| ladylike {adj} (of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman) | :: 女らしい /onnarashii/ |
| Lady Luck {prop} (female personification of luck) | :: 幸運の婦人, 幸運の女神 |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lady's man {n} (man who attracts women and enjoys their company) | :: 色男 /いろおとこ, irootoko/ |
| lag {v} (To fall behind) | :: 立ち遅れる /たちおくれる, tachiokureru/ |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: ラグーン /ragūn/, 潟 /かた, kata/, 潟湖 /せきこ, sekiko/ |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| Lagos {prop} (former capital of Nigeria) | :: ラゴス /Ragosu/ |
| Lagrange point {n} (a point in an orbital configuration) | :: ラグランジュ点 /Raguranju-ten/ |
| lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow) | :: ラハール /rahāru/ |
| Lahore {prop} (Lahore) | :: ラホール /Rahōru/ |
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland) | :: ラハティ |
| lain {v} (situated horizontally) | :: 横になった /よこになった, yoko ni natta/ |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: 巣窟 /そうくつ, sōkutsu/ |
| laissez faire {n} (economics: a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs) | :: レッセフェール /ressefēru/, 自由放任 /じゆうほうにん, jiyūhōnin/ |
| Laius {prop} (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) | :: ラーイオス /Rāiosu/ |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: 湖 /みずうみ, mizuumi/, -湖 /-こ, -ko/ |
| lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: ニス /nisu/, 漆 /うるし, urushi/ |
| Lake Biwa {prop} (Japan's largest lake) | :: 琵琶湖 /びわこ, Biwa-ko/ |
| Lake District {prop} (Lake District) | :: 湖水地方 |
| Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
| lakeside {n} (the shore of a lake) | :: 湖畔 /こはん, kohan/, 湖岸 /こがん, kogan/, レークサイド /rēkusaido/ |
| lakeside {adj} (by the side of a lake) | :: 湖畔の /kohan no/, レークサイド /rēkusaido/ |
| Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: スペリオル湖 /Superio-ko/ |
| lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) | :: 洛叉 /らくしゃ, rakusha/, ラーク /rāku/, 十万 /じゅうまん, jūman/ |
| laksa {n} (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia) | :: ラクサ /rakusa/ |
| Lakshadweep {prop} (union territory of India) | :: ラクシャディープ /Rakushadīpu/ |
| Lakshmi {prop} (Hindu goddess of wealth) | :: ラクシュミ /rakushumi/ |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: ラリベラ |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: ラマ /rama/, 喇嘛 /らま, rama/ |
| La Mancha {prop} (medieval Iberian kingdom) | :: ラ・マンチャ /Ra Mancha/ |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: 子羊 /こひつじ, kohitsuji/, 小羊 /こひつじ, kohitsuji/, ラム /ramu/ |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: ラム /ramu/, 羊肉 /ようにく, yōniku/ |
| lambada {n} (Brazilian dance) | :: ランバダ /ranbada/, ランバーダ /lambāda/ |
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: ラムダ /ramuda/ |
| lambda calculus {n} (algebraic system) | :: λ計算, ラムダ計算 /ramuda keisan/ |
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: 神の子羊, 神の小羊 /かみのこひつじ, Kami no Kohitsuji/ |
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: 足の不自由な /あしのふじゆうな, ashi-no fujiyū-na/, 足の悪い /あしのわるい, ashi-no warui/ |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: ださださ /dasadasa/, 寒い /samui/ |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: レームダック /rēmu dakku/, レイムダック /reimu dakku/, 役立たず /やくたたず, yakutatazu/, 死に体 /しにたい, shinitai/ |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lament {v} (express grief) | :: 悲しむ /kanashimu/ |
| lamentable {adj} (deplorable) | :: 嘆かわしい /なげかわしい, nagekawashii/ |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 哀歌 /Aika/ |
| lamer {n} (a person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence) | :: 厨房 /ちゅうぼう, chūbō/ |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: ラミアー |
| lamina {n} (fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks) | :: 葉層 /ようそう, yōsō/ |
| laminate {n} (Material formed of thin sheets) | :: ラミネート /raminēto/ |
| lamination {n} (small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks) | :: 葉理 /ようり, yōri/ |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: ヒゲワシ /髭鷲, higewashi/ |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: ランプ /ranpu/, 明かり /あかり, akari/, 灯 /とう, tō/, 電灯 /でんとう, dentō/ |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: ランプ /ranpu/, 明かり /あかり, akari/ |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: 街灯 /がいとう, gaitō/ |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: 八目鰻 /ヤツメウナギ, yatsumeunagi/ |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: ランプシェード /ranpushēdo/, ランプのかさ /ranpu no kasa/ |
| lance {n} (weapon of war) | :: 槍 /やり, yari/, 矛 /ほこ, hoko/ |
| lance {n} (spear or harpoon used by whalers) | :: やす /yasu/ |
| Lancelot {prop} (the knight) | :: ランスロット /らんすろっと、ransurotto/ |
| lancet {n} (surgical instrument) | :: メス /mesu/ |
| Lan-chou {prop} (Lanzhou) SEE: Lanzhou | :: |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: 土 /つち, tsuchi/, 土地 /とち, tochi/ |
| land {n} (real estate or landed property) | :: 不動産 /ふどうさん, fudōsan/, 土地 /とち, tochí/ |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: 領土 /りょうど, ryōdo/, 国土 /こくど, kokudo/, 国家 /こっか, kokka/, 国 /くに, kuni/ |
| land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: 祖国 /そこく, sokoku/ |
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: 土地 /とち, tochí/, 農地 /のうち, nōchi/ |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: 着陸する /ちゃくりくする, chakurikú surú/, 上陸する /じょうりくする, jōriku surú/ |
| land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: 上陸する /じょうりくする, jōriku suru/ |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: 着陸する /ちゃくりくする, chakuriku suru/, 上陸させる /じょうりくさせる, jōriku saseru/ |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: 国 /こく, -koku, ごく, -goku/, ランド /-rando/ |
| lander {n} (space probe) | :: ランダー /randā/, 着陸船 /ちゃくりくせん, ryakurikusen/ |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: 上陸 /じょうりく, jōriku/, 着陸 /ちゃくりく, chakuriku/ |
| landing {n} (an in-between platform) | :: 踊り場 /おどりば, odoriba/ |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: 船着き場 /funatsukiba/ |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: 滑走路 /かっそうろ, kassōro/ |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: 固定電話 /kotei denwa/, 家電 /kaden/ |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: 固定電話 /こていでんわ, kotei denwa/ |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: 内陸 /nairiku/ |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: 家主 /やぬし, yanushi/, 地主 /じぬし, jinushi/, 大家 /おおや, ōya/ |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landmark {n} (recognizable feature) | :: 目標 /めじるし, mejirushi/, 境界標 /きょうかいひょう, kyōkaihyō/ |
| landmark {n} (notable location) | :: ランドマーク /randomāku/, 目標物 /もくひょうぶつ, mokuhyōbutsu/ |
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land) | :: 陸地 /りくち, rikuchi/ |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: 地雷 /じらい, jirai/ |
| Land of Liberty {prop} | :: 自由の国 /jiyū no kuni/ |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: 日出づる国 /hi izuru kuni/, 日の本 /hi no moto/, 日の本の国 /hi no moto no kuni/ |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: 地主 /じぬし, jinushi; じしゅ, jishu/ |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: 景色 /keshiki/ |
| landscape {n} (mode of printing) | :: 横 /yoko/ |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: 地滑り /じすべり, ji-suberi/, 山崩れ /やまくずれ, yama-kuzure/, 山津波 /やまつなみ, yama-tsunami/, 土砂崩れ /どしゃくずれ, dosha-kuzure/ |
| landslide {n} (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) | :: 地滑り的勝利 /じすべりてきしょうり, jisuberi-teki shōri/ |
| lane {n} (passageway) | :: 路地 /ろじ, roji/, 細道 /ほそみち, hosomichi/ |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: 車線 /しゃせん, shasen/, レーン /rēn/ |
| lane {n} (course for ships or aircraft) | :: 規定航路 /きていこうろ, kiteikōro/ |
| Langhe {prop} (hilly area in Piedmont) | :: ランゲ /Range/ |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: 言語 /げんご, gengo/, 言葉 /ことば, kotoba/ |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: 言語 /gengo/ |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: 用語 /ようご, yōgo/ |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: 言い回し /いいまわし, iimawashi/ |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: 言語 /げんご, gengo/ |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: 言葉の壁 /kotoba no kabe/ |
| language code {n} (a standard identifier of a language) | :: 言語コード /gengo kōdo/ |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: 言語交流 /げんごこうりゅう, gengo kōryū/, 言語交換 /げんごこうかん, gengo kōkan/, ランゲージ・エクスチェンジ /rangēji-ekusuchenji/ |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: 語族 /ごぞく, gozoku/ |
| language isolate {n} (natural language without relatives) | :: 孤立した言語 /こりつしたげんご, koritsu shita gengo/ |
| language police {n} (language police) | :: 言語警察 /げんごけいさつ, gengo keisatsu/ |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| Languedoc {prop} (French province) | :: ラングドック |
| Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} (region of France) | :: ラングドック＝ルシヨン /Rangudokku-Rushiyon/, ラングドック·ルシヨン /Rangudokku-Rushiyon/ |
| languid {adj} (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) | :: 気だるい /kedarui/, 弱々しい /yowayowashii/, 物憂い /monoui/ |
| languid {adj} (heavy; dull; dragging) | :: のろい /noroi/, 緩慢 /kanman/ |
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: 元気がなくなる /げんきがなくなる, genki ga nakunaru/ |
| languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions) | :: 惨めに暮らす /みじめにくらす, mijime ni kurasu/ |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| La Niña {n} (temperature anomaly) | :: ラニーニャ /Ra Nīnya/ |
| lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance) | :: ラノリン /ranorin/ |
| Lansing {prop} (capital city) | :: ランシング /Ranshingu/ |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: ランツクネヒト /rantsukunehito/ |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: 灯篭 /とうろう, tōrō/ (also: 灯籠 /とうろう, tōrō/), ランタン /rantan/, 提灯 /ちょうちん, chōchin/ |
| lanthanide {n} (Any of the 14 rare earth elements) | :: ランタノイド /rantanoido/ |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: ランタン /rantan/ |
| Lanzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: 蘭州 /らんしゅう, Ranshū/ |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: ラオス人 /ラオスじん, raosujin/ |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: ラオ語 /raogo/, ラオス語 /raosugo/, ラーオ語 /ラーオご, rāogo/ |
| Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: ラオ /rao/, ラオスの /Raosu no/ |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: ラーオコオーン /Rāokoōn/ |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic {prop} (country in Southeast Asia (official name)) | :: ラオス人民民主共和国 /Raosu jinmin minshu kyōwakoku/ |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: ラオス /Raosu/ |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: ラオ語 /Rao-go/, ラオス語 /Raosu-go/ |
| Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: ラオの /Rao no/, ラオスの /Raosu no/ |
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: 老子 /ろうし, Rōshi/ |
| Laozi {prop} (Tao Te Ching) SEE: Tao Te Ching | :: |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: ひざ /hiza/ |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: 腹腔鏡 /ふくくうきょう, fukukōkyō/ |
| La Paz {prop} (capital city of Bolivia) | :: ラパス /Rapasu/ |
| lap cheong {n} (type of sausage) | :: 臘腸, 蝋腸, ラプチョン /rapuchon/ |
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: ラップ・ドッグ /rappu doggu/ |
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: 石打ち /いしうち, ishi-uchi/, 石撃ち /いしうち, ishi-uchi/ |
| lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) | :: 瑠璃 /るり, ruri/, 琉璃 /るり, ruri/, 青金石 /せいきんせき, seikinseki/, ラピスラズリ /rapisu razuri/ |
| Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers) | :: ラプラス変換 /Rapurasu henkan/ |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: ラップランド /Rappurando/, サープミ /Sāpumi/ |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| La Pérouse Strait {prop} (strait) | :: 宗谷海峡 /そうやかいきょう, Sōya kaikyō/, ラ・ペルーズ海峡 /Ra-Perūzu kaikyō/ |
| lapsang souchong {n} (tea) | :: 正山小種 /ラプサン・スーチョン, rapusan sūchon/, 正山小種 /せいさんしょうしゅ, seisan shōshu/ |
| lapta {n} (a Russian bat and ball game) | :: ラプター /raputā/ |
| lapti {n} (bast shoes) | :: ラプティ /raputi/ |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: ノートパソコン /nōto-pasokon/, ラップトップ /rapputoppu/ |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: タゲリ /tageri/ |
| larb {n} | :: ラーブ |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larceny {n} (law: unlawful taking of personal property) | :: 窃盗 /settou/ |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: カラマツ /karamatsu/ |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: 豚脂 /とんし, tonshi/, ラード /rādo/ |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: 大きい /おおきい, ōkii/ |
| large bonito {n} (fish) | :: 鰹 /katsuo/, カツオ /katsuo/ |
| large bonito {n} (skipjack tuna) SEE: skipjack tuna | :: |
| large breasts {n} | :: 巨乳 /きょにゅう, kyonyū/, 爆乳 /ばくにゅう, bakunyū/, ボイン /boin/ |
| largehead hairtail {n} | :: 太刀魚, たちうお |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: 大腸 /だいちょう, daichō/ |
| Large Magellanic Cloud {prop} (largest satellite of Milky Way) | :: 大マゼラン雲 /dai mazeran un/, 大マゼラン星雲 /dai mazeran seiun/, 大マゼラン銀河 /dai mazeran ginga/, 大マジェラン雲 /dai majeran un/ |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: 大規模の /だいきぼの, daikibo no/, 大型の /おおがたの, ōgata no/ |
| large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) | :: オビロアリモズ /obiroarimozu/ |
| lari {n} (national currency of Georgia) | :: ラリ /rari/ |
| Larissa {prop} (the city in Greece) | :: ラリサ /Rarisa/ |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: 雲雀 /ひばり, hibari/ |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: 幼虫 /ようちゅう, yōchū/ |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: 幼虫 /ようちゅう, yōchū/ |
| larva {n} (recently born or hatched) | :: 幼生 /ようせい, yōsei/ |
| laryngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to larynx) | :: 喉頭の /kōtō no/ |
| laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx) | :: 喉頭炎 /こうとうえん, koutouen/ |
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: 咽喉科的 /inkoukateki/ |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: 咽喉科学者 /いんこうかがくしゃ, inkōkagakusha/ |
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: 咽喉科学 /inkoukagaku/ |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: 喉頭 /こうとう, kōtō/ |
| lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) | :: ラザニア /razania/, ラザニエ /razanie/ |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: ラザニア /razania/, ラザーニャ /razānya/ |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: 嫌らしい /iyarashii/, エッチ /etchi/ |
| lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) | :: 好色 /こうしょく, kōshoku/, 淫奔 /いんぽん, inpon/ |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: レーザー /rēzā/ |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: レーザー光 /rēzā-kō/, レーザービーム /rēzābīmu/ |
| laser-plasma accelerator {n} (a kind of plasma accelerator that utilizes a laser beam) | :: レーザープラズマ加速器 |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: レーザープリンター /rēzā purintā/ |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lash out {v} (To make a sudden violent attack) | :: 突っ掛かる /つっかかる, tsukkakaru/ |
| lash out {v} (To make a fierce verbal attack) | :: 突っ掛かる /つっかかる, tsukkakaru/ |
| LASIK {n} (laser in situ keratomileusis) | :: レーシック /rēshikku/ |
| La Spezia {prop} (city in Liguria, Italy) | :: ラ・スペツィア /Ra Supetsia/ |
| lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| Lassa fever {n} (Lassa fever) | :: ラッサ熱 /rassa-netsu/ |
| last {adj} (final) | :: 最後 /saigo/, 最終的 /saishūteki/, 終わり /owari/ |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: 前の /まえの, mae no/ |
| last {adv} (after everything else) | :: 最後に /saigo ni/, 最終的に /saishūteki ni/, 終わりに /owari ni/ |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: 続く /つづく, tsuzuku/, 継続する /けいぞくする, keizoku-suru/ |
| lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: 末っ子 /suekko/, 末子 /masshi/ |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: 最後の審判 /さいごのしんぱん, saigo no shinban/ |
| lastly {adv} (sequence) | :: 最後に /さいごに, saigo-ni/ |
| lastly {adv} (discourse marker) | :: 最後に /さいごに, saigo-ni/, 終わりに /おわりに, owari-ni/ |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: 昨晩 /さくばん, sakuban/, 昨夜 /さくや, sakuya/, 夕べ /ゆうべ, yūbe/ |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: 昨晩 /さくばん, sakuban/, 昨夜 /さくや, sakuya/, 夕べ /ゆうべ, yūbe/ |
| last orders {n} (Last announcement on which drinks can be purchased before closing time) | :: ラストオーダー /rasutōodā/, オーダーストップ /ōdā sutoppu/ |
| last quarter {n} (the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon) | :: 下弦 /かげん, kagen/ |
| last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: 最終手段 /saishū shudan/, 最後の手段 /saigo no shudan/ |
| last respects {n} | :: 最後のお別れ /saigo no owakare/ |
| Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: 最後の晩餐 /saigo no bansan/ |
| last time {n} (the previous occurrence) | :: 前回 /ぜんかい, zenkai/ |
| last word {n} (final decision or the right to make such a decision) | :: 決定版 /けっていばん, ketteiban/ |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: 昨年 /さくねん, sakunen/, 去年 /きょねん, kyonen/ |
| Las Vegas {prop} (city) | :: ラスベガス /Rasubegasu/ |
| lat {n} (former currency of Latvia) | :: ラッツ /rattsu/ |
| latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: 掛け金 /かけがね, kakegane/, ラッチ /ratchi/ |
| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild) | :: 鍵っ子 /かぎっこ, kagikko/ |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: 晩い /おそい, osoi/ |
| late {adj} (near the end of the day) | :: 晩い /osoi/ |
| late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) | :: 晩い /osoi/ |
| late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: 晩い /osoi/, 遅れた /okureta/ |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: 故 /ko/, 亡き /naki/ |
| late {adj} (recent) | :: 最近 /saikin/ |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: 遅刻に /ちこくに, chikoku ni/, 遅く /おそく, osoku/ |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| latency {n} (delay) | :: レイテンシ /reitenshi/, レイテンシー /reitenshī/, レーテンシー /rētenshī/ |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: 潜在的 /せんざいてき, senzaiteki/ |
| latent heat {n} (heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase) | :: 潜熱 /sennetsu/ |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: 後に /あとに, ato ni/ |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: 後で /あとで, ato de/ |
| lateral cuneiform bone {n} (cuneiform bone of the foot) | :: 内側楔状骨 /ないそくけつじょうこつ, naisokuketsujōkotsu/ |
| lateral thinking {n} (lateral thinking) | :: 水平思考 /すいへいしこう, suihei shikō/ |
| latest {adj} (most recent) | :: 最新 /saishin/ |
| latex {n} (milky sap) | :: 乳液 /にゅうえき, nyūeki/, 乳汁 /にゅうじゅう, nyūjū/, ラテックス /ratekkusu/ |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: 旋盤 /せんばん, senban/, レース /rēsu/ |
| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: 削る /kezuru/ |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: 泡 /あわ, awa, あぶく, abuku/, 泡沫 /ほうまつ, hōmatsu, うたかた, utakata/ |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: ラテン語の /raten-go no/, ラテン /raten/ |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: 古代ローマの /kodai Rōma no/ |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: ラテンの /Raten no/ |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: ラテン系の /ratenkei no/ |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: ラテンアメリカの /Raten Amerika no/ |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: ラテン語 /ラテンご, ratengo/ (obsolete: 拉丁語) |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: 古代ローマ人 /kodai Rōma jin/ |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: ローマ字 /ローマじ, rōmaji/, ラテン文字 /ラテンもじ, raten moji/ |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: ラテンアメリカ /Raten Amerika/ |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: ラテンアメリカ人 /Raten'Amerika-jin/ |
| Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) | :: ラテン化 /Raten-ka/ |
| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Latino {n} (person from Latin America) | :: ラテンアメリカ人 /Raten'Amerika-jin/ |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: 緯度 /いど, ido/, ラチチュード /rachichūdo/ |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: 緯線 /いせん, isen/ |
| Latium {prop} (region of central Italy) | :: ラティウム /Ratiumu/ |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latte {n} (caffè latte) | :: カフェラテ /kaferate/, ラテ /rate/, カフェラッテ /kafe ratte/ |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: 後者 /こうしゃ, kōsha/ |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| lattice {n} (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material) | :: 格子 /kōshi/ |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: 結晶格子 /kesshōkōshi/ |
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: 束 /そく, soku/ |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: ラトビア /Ratobia/, ラトヴィア /Ratovia/ |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: ラトヴィア語 /ratoviago/, ラトビア語 /ratobiago/ |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: ラトビア人 /ratobiajin/ |
| Lau {prop} (a Chinese surname) | :: 劉 /りゅう, Ryū/, ラウ /Rau/ |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: 笑い /warai/ |
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: 笑い物 /waraimono/ |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: 笑う /わらう, warau/ |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: 笑い飛ばす /warai tobasu/, 嘲笑う /あざわらう, azawarau/ |
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter) | :: 一笑に付す /isshō ni fusu/ |
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) | :: 可笑しい /おかしい, okashii/, 人笑わせ /ひとわらわせ, hito-warawase/ |
| laughing gas {n} (common name for nitrous oxide) | :: 笑気 /shōki/ |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: ワライカワセミ /warai kawasemi/, 笑翡翠 /わらいかわせみ, warai kawasemi/, 笑い翡翠 /わらいかわせみ, warai kawasemi/ |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: 笑い者 /わらいもの, waraimono/, 笑い種 /わらいぐさ, waraigusa/, 笑柄 /しょうへい, shōhei/ |
| laugh line {n} | :: ほうれい線 /hōreisen/, 鼻唇溝 /bishinkō/ |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: 大笑いする /ōwarai suru/ |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: 笑い声 /わらいごえ, waraigoe/, 笑い /わらい, warai/ |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: 笑い /わらい, warai/ |
| laughter is the best medicine {proverb} (Translations) | :: 笑いは人の薬 /warai wa hito no kusuri/ |
| launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: 発射する /はっしゃする, hassha-surú/ |
| launch {n} (act of launching) | :: 発射 /はっしゃ, hassha/ |
| launch pad {n} (the surface from which a launch is made) | :: 発射台 /はっしゃだい, hasshadai/ |
| launchpad {n} (launch pad) SEE: launch pad | :: |
| launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: コインランドリー /koin-randorī/ |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: 洗濯 /せんたく, sentaku/ |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: ランドリー /randorī/, 洗濯屋 /せんたくや, sentakuya/ |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: 洗濯物 /せんたくもの, sentakumono/ |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: ローラ /Rōra/ |
| Laurasia {prop} (supercontinent) | :: ローラシア /Rōrashia/ |
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: 月桂樹 /gekkeiju/ |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: ロレンス /Rorensu/ |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: 溶岩 /ようがん, yōgan/, ラヴァ /rava/ |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) | :: ラヴァッシュ /ravasshu/ |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lavender {n} (plant) | :: ラベンダー /rabendā/ |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: 藤色 /ふじいろ, fujiiro/ |
| lavender {adj} (colour) | :: 藤色の /ふじいろの, fujiiro no/ |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: 法律 /ほうりつ, hōritsu/ |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: 法 /ほう, hō/ |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: 法則 /ほうそく, hōsoku/ |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: 法則 /ほうそく, hōsoku/, 律 /りつ, ritsu/ |
| law and order {n} (enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions) | :: 治安 /ちあん, chian/, 公安 /こうあん, kōan/ |
| law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: 法律事務所 /ほうりつじむしょ, hōritsu jimusho/ |
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: 合法な /ごうほうな, gōhō na/ |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: 無法 /むほう, muhō/ |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: 芝生 /しばふ, shibafu/ |
| lawn {n} (a type of linen or cotton fabric) | :: ローン /rōn/, 寒冷紗 /かんれいしゃ, kanreisha/ |
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: 芝刈り機 /しばかりき, shibakariki/ |
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law | :: |
| law of the jungle {n} (The survival of the fittest) | :: 弱肉強食 /jakuniku kyōshoku/ |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: ローレンシウム /rōrenshiumu/ |
| law school {n} (institution) | :: 法学部 |
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: 訴訟 /そしょう, soshō/ |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: 弁護士 /べんごし, bengoshi/, 法曹 /ほうそう, hōsō/ |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: ササクレヒトヨタケ /sasakurehitoyotake/ |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: 瀉下薬 /しゃげやく, shageyaku/, 下剤 /げざい, gezai/, 下薬 /げやく, geyaku/, 下し薬 /くだしぐすり, kudashi-gusuri/ |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: 置く /おく, oku/, 産む /うむ/ |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: 生む /うむ, umu/ |
| layabout {n} (lazy person) | :: 怠け者 /namakemono/ |
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg) | :: 産卵する /sanran suru/ |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: 層 /そう, sō/, 膜 /まく, maku/ |
| layer {n} (deposit) | :: 層 /そう, sō/ |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: 俗人 /ぞくじん, zokujin/ |
| lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment) | :: 解雇する /kaiko suru/ |
| lay open {v} (East Asian patent publication) | :: 公開する /kōkaisuru/ |
| layout {n} (structured arrangement of items) | :: レイアウト /reiauto/, 設計 /せっけい, sekkei/, 構造 /kouzou/ |
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: レイアウト /reiauto/ |
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey) | :: 待ち合わせ /まちあわせ, machiawase/ |
| layperson {n} (one who is not a cleric) | :: 俗人 /ぞくじん, zokujin/ |
| layperson {n} (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) | :: 素人 /しろうと, shirōto/ |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: ラザロ /Razaro/ |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: 無精 /ぶしょう, bushō/ |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: ラツィオ州 /Ratsio-shū/ |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: ナマケモノ /namakemono/, 怠惰な /たいだな, taida na/, ぐうたら /gūtara/ |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: 怠け者 /なまけもの, namakemono/, 不精者 /ぶしょうもの, bushōmono/ |
| LCD {n} (liquid crystal display) | :: LCD /erushīdī/, 液晶ディスプレイ /ekishō disupurei/, 液晶 /ekishō/ |
| LD50 {n} | :: 半数致死量 /hansū chishiryō/ |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: 鉛 /なまり, namari/ |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: 芯 /shin/ |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: 導く /みちびく, michibiku/ |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: 案内する /あんないする, annai suru/, 率いる /ひきいる, hikiiru/, 導く /みちびく, michibiku/ |
| lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) | :: 率いる /ひきいる, hikiiru/ |
| lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) | :: 引く /ひく, hiku/ |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) | :: 導く /みちびく, michibiku/ |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: 案内する /あんないする, annai-suru/, 率いる /ひきいる, hikiiru/, 導く /みちびく, michibiku/ |
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: リードする /rīdo-suru/ |
| lead {v} (intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction) | :: 達する /たっする, tassuru/, 到達する /とうたつする, tōtatsu-suru/ |
| lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer) | :: 手掛かり /てがかり, tegakari/ |
| lead {n} (information obtained by a news reporter) | :: 手掛かり /てがかり, tegakari/ |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: 指導者 /しどうしゃ, shidōsha/, リーダー /rīdā/, 首領 /しゅりょう, shuryō/, 長 /おさ, osa/, 頭 /かしら, kashira/ |
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: リーダーシップ /rīdāshippu/, 指導力 /しどうりょく, shidōryoku/ |
| lead guitar {n} (electric guitar that plays soloistically) | :: リードギター |
| leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal | :: |
| leading edge {n} (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) | :: 前縁 /zen'en/ |
| leading edge {n} (forefront of practice or technology) | :: 最先端 /saisentan/ |
| leading question {n} (suggestive interrogation) | :: 誘導尋問 /ゆうどうじんもん, yūdō jinmon/ |
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: 葉 /は, ha/, 葉っぱ /はっぱ, happa/, 木の葉 /このは, konoha/ |
| leaf {n} (sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin) | :: 箔 /はく, haku/ |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: 一枚 /いちまい, ichimai/ |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf-cutter ant {n} (type of ant) | :: 葉切蟻 /はきりあり, hakiriari/ |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: 散らし /ちらし, chirashi/, チラシ /chirashi/, リーフレット /rīfuretto/ |
| leaf sheath {n} | :: 葉鞘 /ようしょう, yōshō/ |
| league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: 連盟 /れんめい, renmei/, 同盟 /どうめい, dōmei/ |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: リーグ /rīgu/ |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: 国際連盟 /こくさいれんめい, Kokusai renmei/ |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: 漏れ口 /もれくち, morekuchi/ |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: 漏れ /もれ, more/, リーク /rīku/ |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: 漏れる /もれる, moreru/ |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: 漏らす /morasu/, リークする /rīku suru/ |
| leakproofness {n} (the quality of being leakproof) | :: 漏れ防止性 /morebōshi-sei/ |
| lean {v} (to incline) | :: 傾ける /かたむける, katamukeru/ |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: 傾く /かたむく, katamuku/ |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: もたれる /motareru/ |
| leaned {v} (simple past of lean) | :: 傾けた /かたむけた, katamuketa/, 傾いた /かたむいた, katamuita/ |
| leaned {v} (past participle of lean) | :: 傾けた /かたむけた, katamuketa/, 傾いた /かたむいた, katamuita/, 傾けられる /かたむけられる, katamukerareru/, 傾けられた /かたむけられた, katamukerareta/ |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: ピサの斜塔 /ピサのしゃとう, Pisa no shatō/ |
| leap {v} | :: 飛躍する /ひやくする, hiyaku suru/, 跳躍する /ちょうやくする, chōyaku suru/ |
| leap {n} | :: 跳躍 /ちょうやく, chōyaku/ |
| leap {n} (distance traversed by a leap) | :: 跳躍距離 /ちょうやくきょり, chōyaku kyori/ |
| leap {n} (significant move forward) | :: 飛躍 /ひやく, hiyaku/, 躍進 /やくしん, yakushin/ |
| leap {n} (intercalary) | :: 閏 /うるう, urū/ |
| leap day {n} (extra day in a leap year) | :: 閏日 /うるうび, urūbi; じゅんじつ, junjitsu/ |
| leapfrog {n} (game) | :: 馬跳び /うまとび, umatobi/ |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: 閏年 /うるうどし, urūdoshi; じゅんねん, junnen/ |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: 習う /ならう, narau/, 学ぶ /まなぶ, manabu/ |
| learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: 勉強する /べんきょうする, benkyō-surú/ |
| learn {v} (to be studying) | :: 勉強する /べんきょうする, benkyō-surú/ |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: 知る /shiru/ |
| learned {adj} | :: 学んだ /まなんだ, mananda/, 勉強した /べんきょうした, benkyō-shita/, 学習した /がくしゅうした, gakushū-shita/ |
| learner {n} (one that is learning) | :: 学習者 /くしゅうしゃ, gakushūsha/ |
| learning {n} (action of the verb) | :: 学習 /がくしゅう, gakushū/ |
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: 学習障害 /がくしゅうしょうがい, gakushū shōgai/ |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: 綱 /つな, tsuna/, 革紐 /かわひも, kawahimo/, リード /rīdo/ |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: 最小の /さいしょうの, saishō no/ |
| least common multiple {n} ((number theory)) | :: 最小公倍数 /saishō kōbaisū/ |
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) | :: チビメジロハエトリ |
| least significant bit {n} (bit of the largest order) | :: 最下位ビット /saikai bitto/ |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: イイズナ |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: 皮革 /ひかく, hikaku/, 革 /かわ, kawa/ |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: 残す /のこす, nokosu/, 放置する /ほうちする, hōchi suru/ |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: 引き離す /hikihanasu/ , 引き離れる /hikihanareru/ |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: 出発する /しゅっぱつする, shuppatsu-suru/, 去る /さる, saru/ |
| leave {v} | :: 残す /nokosu/, 残る /nokoru/ |
| leave behind {v} (forget about) | :: 置き忘れる /okiwasureru/ |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: 放っといてよ /ほっといてよ, hottoite yo/, , 独りにしてくれ /hitori ni shite kure/ , 独りにしてください /hitori ni shite kudasai/ , 余計なお世話だ /yokei na osewada/ |
| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: パン種 /pan-dane/, 膨張剤 /ぼうちょうざい, bōchōzai/ |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone on read {v} (read someone's message and not give any response) | :: 既読スルー /kidoku surū/, 既読無視 /kidoku mushi/ |
| leave well enough alone {phrase} (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) | :: 角を貯めて牛を殺す /tsuno o tamete ushi o korosu/ |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: レバノン共和国 /Rebanon Kyōwakoku/ |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: レバノン /Rebanon/ |
| lebbek {n} (Albizia lebbeck) | :: ビルマネムノキ /birumanemunoki/, ビルマネム /birumanemu/, ビルマゴウカン /birumagōkan/, オオバネムノキ /ōbanemunoki/ |
| lecher {n} (a lecherous person) | :: 助け平 /すけべ, すけべえ, sukebe, sukebē/ |
| lechery {n} (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) | :: 性欲 /せいよく, seiyoku/, 色欲 /しきよく, shikiyoku/, 淫欲 /いんよく, in'yoku/, 情欲 /じょうよく, jōyoku/ |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: 講義 /こうぎ, kōgi/ |
| lecture hall {n} (lecture theatre) SEE: lecture theatre | :: |
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: 講師 /こうし, kōshi/ |
| lecture theatre {n} (room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor) | :: 講堂 /koudou/ |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: 発光ダイオード /hakkō daiōdo/, LED |
| lederhosen {n} (Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather) | :: レーダーホーゼン /rēdāhōzen/ |
| ledger {n} (book for keeping notes) | :: 簿 /ちょうめん, chōmen/ |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: 蛭 / ひる, hiru/, ヒル /hiru/ |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| Leeds {prop} (city in England) | :: リーズ /Rīzu/ |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: 葱 /ねぎ, negi/ |
| Leeuwarden {prop} (capital and largest city of Friesland) | :: レーワルデン /Rēwaruden/ |
| leeway {n} (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: 風圧量 /ふうあつりょう, fūatsuryō/, 偏流量 /へんりゅうりょう, henryūryō/ |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: 余地 /よち, yochi/, 余裕 /よゆう, yoyū/ |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: 左 /ひだり, hidari/ |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: 左翼 /さよく, sayoku/, 左派 /さは, saha/ |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: 左に /ひだりに, hidari-ni/ |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: 左へ |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: 左 /ひだり, hidarí/ |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: 左翼 /さよく, sayokú/ |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: 残った /のこった, nokotta/ |
| left bank {n} (river bank to the left when facing downstream) | :: 左岸 /sagan/ |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: 左利き /hidarikiki/ |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: 左利き /ひだりきき, hidarikiki/, ぎっちょ /gitcho/ |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| left-luggage office {n} (place where luggage may be left) | :: 手荷物室 /てにもつしつ, tenimotsushitsu/ |
| leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: 残り /のこり, nokori/, 贏余 /えいよ, eiyo/ |
| left wing {n} (politics) | :: 左翼 /さよく, sayoku/ |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: 左派 /さは, saha/, 左翼 /さよく, sayoku/ |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: 脚 /あし, ashi/, 足 /あし, ashi/ |
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: 下腿 /かたい, katai/ |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: 遺産 /いさん, isan/ |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: 法的な /hōteki na/ |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: 法律の /hōritsu no/ |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: 合法 /gōhō/, 法に則った /hō ni nottotta/ |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: 合法化 /ごうほうか, gōhōka/ |
| legalize {v} (make legal) | :: 合法化する /ごうほうかする, gōhōka-suru/ |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: 法人 /ほうじん, hōjin/ |
| legal representative {n} (one who represents another) | :: 法定代理人 |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: 法定通貨 /ほうていつうか, hōtei tsūka/, 法貨 /ほうか, hōka/ |
| legato {n} (slur curve) | :: レガート /regāto/ |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: 伝説 /でんせつ, densetsu/ |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: 凡例 /はんれい, hanrei/ |
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: 伝説上の /densetsujō no/ |
| leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed) | :: レグホーン /reguhōn/, レグホン /reguhon/ |
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) | :: 読める /yomeru/, 読みやすい /yomiyasui/ |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: レギオン /region/, 軍団 /ぐんだん, gundan/ |
| Legion of Honor {prop} | :: レジオンドヌール /Rejion donūru/ |
| legislate {v} (pass laws) | :: 制定する |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: 法制化 /hōseika/, 法制 /hōsei/, 立法 /りっぽう, rippō/ |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: 法律 /ほうりつ, hōritsu/ |
| legislative {n} (branch of government) SEE: legislative branch | :: |
| legislative branch {n} (branch of government) | :: 立法府 /rippōfu/ |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: 立法者 /りっぽうしゃ, rippōsha/ |
| legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: 立法府 /りっぽうふ, rippofu/ |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimacy {n} (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity) | :: 正統 /seitō/ |
| legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) | :: 合法化する /ごうほうかする, gōhōka suru/ |
| leglock {n} (joint lock) | :: あしがらみ /ashigarami/ |
| Lego {n} (toy brick) | :: レゴ /Rego/ |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| Leicester {prop} (city in England) | :: レスター /Resutā/ |
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: ライデン /Raiden/, レイデン /Reiden/ |
| Leinster {prop} (province) | :: レンスター /Rensutā/ |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: ライプツィヒ /Raiputsihi/ |
| leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) | :: リーシュマニア症 /リーシュマニアしょう, rīshumania shou/ |
| leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: , 余暇 /よか, yoka/, レジャー /rejā/ |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: 余暇 /よか, yoka/, 閑暇 /かんか, kanka/, 閑散 /かんさん, kansan/, 暇 /ひま, hima/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: 補題 /hodai/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: レンマ /renma/ |
| lemming {n} (rodent) | :: レミング /remingu/, 旅鼠 /タビネズミ, tabinezumi/ |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: 檸檬 /レモン, remon/, レモン /remon/ |
| lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: 檸檬色 /れもんいろ, remoniro/ |
| lemon {n} (taste) | :: レモン味 /レモンあじ, remon aji/ |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: レモネード /remonēdo/, はちみつレモン /hachimitsu remon/ |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: 西洋山薄荷 /せいようやまはっか, seiyō yamahakka/, レモンバーム /remonbāmu/ |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: レモングラス /remongurasu/ |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: レモン汁 /remon-jiru/, レモンジュース /remonjūsu/ |
| lemon meringue pie {n} (classic type of pie) | :: レモンメレンゲパイ /remon merenge pai/, レモン・メレンゲ・パイ /remon merenge pai/ |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: 狐猿 /きつねざる, kitsunezaru/, キツネザル /kitsunezaru/ |
| León {prop} (region in north-west Spain) | :: レオン |
| Lena {prop} (Lena River) | :: レナ川 /Rena-gawa/, レナ /Rena/ |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: 貸す /かす, kasu/ |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) | :: 貸手 /かして, kashite/ |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: 長さ /ながさ, nagasa/, 全長 /ぜんちょう, zenchō/ |
| lengthen {v} (to make longer) | :: 延ばす /nobasu/, 長くする /nagaku suru/, 延長する /enchō suru/ |
| lengthwise {adj} (adjective: in the long direction) | :: 縦 /tate/, 長手方向 /nagate hōkō/ |
| Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) | :: レーニン /Rēnin/ |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: レニングラード /Reningurādo/ |
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: レーニン主義 /rēnin-shugi/ |
| Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: レーニン主義者 /Rēnin shugisha/ |
| lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: 子音弱化 /しいんじゃっか, shiin jakka/ |
| Lennon {prop} (surname) | :: レノン /Renon/ |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: レンズ /renzu/ |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: 水晶体 /すいしょうたい, suishōtai/ |
| lens cap {n} (cap that protects a camera lens) | :: レンズキャップ /renzu kyappu/ |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: 四旬節 /しじゅんせつ, shijunsetsu/ |
| lenticular {n} (lenticular galaxy) SEE: lenticular galaxy | :: |
| lenticular galaxy {n} (galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter) | :: レンズ状銀河 /renzujō ginga/ |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: ヒラマメ /hiramame/, 扁豆 /hiramame/, レンズマメ /renzumame/ |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: レンズ豆 /renzumame/, ヒラマメ /hiramame/ |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: 獅子座 /ししざ, shishiza/, しし座 /ししざ, shishiza/ |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: 獅子宮 /ししきゅう, shishikyū/ |
| Leonardo {prop} (Italian artist) | :: レオナルド /Reonarudo/ |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: ヒョウ /hyō/, 豹 /ひょう, hyō/ |
| leopard seal {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) | :: 豹海豹 /hyōazarashi/ |
| leotard {n} (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: レオタード /reotādo/ |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: 癩病患者 /らいびょうかんじゃ, raibyōkanja/ |
| lepidocrocite {n} (hydrated iron oxide related hematite) | :: 鱗鉄鉱 /りんてっこう, rintekkō/ |
| leprechaun {n} (one of a race of Irish elves) | :: レプラコーン /repurakōn/ |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: ハンセン病 /ハンセンびょう, hansenbyō/, 癩病 /らいびょう, raibyō/ |
| lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: レプトン /reputon/, 軽粒子 /keiryūshi/ |
| leptospirosis {n} (disease) | :: レプトスピラ症 /reputosupira-shō/ |
| Lepus {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: 兎座 /うさぎざ, Usagiza/ |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: レズの /rezu no/, レズビアンの /rezubian no/, レズビアン /rezubian/ |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: レズ /rezu/, レズビアン /rezubian/, 女性同性愛者 /じょせいどうせいあいしゃ, josei dōsei'aisha/ |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Les Bleus {prop} | :: レ・ブルー /Re Burū/ |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lese majesty {n} (crime of violating majesty) | :: 不敬罪 /fukeizai/ |
| leshy {n} (a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology) | :: レーシー /rēshī/ |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: レソト /Resoto/ |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: ...より少なく /...yori sukunaku/, それほど...ない /sorehodo... nai/ |
| less {determiner} | :: より小さい /yori chiisai/ |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: -無し /-なし, -nashi/, 無- /む-, mu-/, -ない /-nai/ |
| lessee {n} (one to whom a lease is given) | :: 賃借人 |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: ニシセグロカモメ /nishisegurokamome/ |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: 姫立金花, ヒメリュウキンカ |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| Lesser Poland {prop} (a historical region of Poland) | :: マウォポルスカ /Mawoporusuka/ |
| lesser roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner | :: |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: アシナガワシ /ashinagawashi/ |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: コキアシシギ /kokiashishigi/ |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: 授業 /じゅぎょう, jugyō/, 学科 /がっか, gakka/, 課 /-か, -ka/ , レッスン /ressun/ |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: 賃貸人 |
| less than {adj} (the character <) | :: 小なり /しょうなり, shōnari/ |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: ...させる /...saseru/ |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: 貸す /かす, kasu/ |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: どころか /dokoroka/, もちろん /mochiron/ |
| let be {v} (not disturb) | :: 放っておく /ほうっておく, hōtte oku/, ほっとく /hottoku/ |
| let be {v} (used to assign a value) | :: とする /to suru/ |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: 既往は咎めず /kiō wa togamezu/, 過去のことは水に流せ /kako no koto wa mizu ni nagase/ |
| let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: 下げる /さげる, sageru/, 下ろす /おろす, orosu/ |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: 失望させる /しつぼうさせる, shitsubō saseru/ |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: 放す /hanasu/ |
| lethal {adj} (deadly) | :: 必殺の /hissatsu no/ |
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: 疲労 /ひろう, hirō/ |
| lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) | :: 無関心 /むかんしん, mukanshin/, 昏睡 /こんすい, konsui/ |
| Lethe {prop} (personification of oblivion) | :: レーテー /Rētē/, レテ /Rete/ |
| let loose {v} (release from restraint) | :: 切り放す /きりはなす, kirihanasu/, 放す /はなす, hanasu/ |
| let me see {phrase} | :: えっと /etto/, えーっと /ētto/, うーん /ūn/ |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: レートー /Rētō/ |
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: 行きましょう /いきましょう, ikimashō/ , 行こう /いこう, ikō/ |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: 急いで /いそいで, isoide/, 速く /はやく, hayaku/ |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: 寝た子を起こすな /ねたこをおこすな, neta ko-o okosu na/ |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: 文字 /もじ, moji/, 字 /じ, ji/ |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: 手紙 /てがみ, tegami/ |
| letterbox {adj} (transferred to home video formats) | :: レッターボックス /rettābokkusu/ |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: 郵便受け /ゆうびんうけ, yūbin'uke/ |
| letter of recommendation {n} (evaluation letter) | :: 推薦状 /すいせんじょう, suisenjou/ |
| letter to the editor {n} (letter to a periodical) | :: 投書 /とうしょ, tōsho/ |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: 光あれ /ひかりあれ, hikariare/ |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: レタス /retasu/ |
| lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) | :: レタス /retasu/ |
| letup {n} (A pause or period of slackening) | :: 休み /yasumi/, 減少 /genshou/, 減速 /gensoku/ |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) | :: レウ /reu/ |
| leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: ロイシン /roishin/ |
| leucoma {n} (opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye) | :: 白斑 /はくはん, hakuhan/ |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: 白血病 /はっけつびょう, hakketsubyō/ |
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: 白血球 /はっけっきゅう, hakkekkyū/ |
| lev {n} (currency of Bulgaria) | :: レフ /refu/ |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: レバント /Rebanto/ |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: 水平 /すいへい, suihei/ |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: 標準 /ひょうじゅん, hyōjun/ |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: 水準 /すいじゅん, suijun/, レベル /reberu/ |
| level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy | :: |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: 踏切 /ふみきり, fumikiri/ |
| level off {v} (to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating) | :: 頭打ち /Atamauchii/ |
| level up {v} (gaming) | :: レベルアップする /reberu appu suru/ |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: 梃子 /てこ, teko/ |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) | :: レバレッジ /rebarejji/, レバ /reba/ |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: 子ウサギ /ko-usagi/, 子兔 /こうさぎ, ko-usagi/ |
| Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: レビ /Rebi/ |
| leviathan {n} (Biblical sea monster) | :: レヴィアタン /reviatan/ |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levitation {n} | :: 空中浮遊 /くうちゅうふゆう, kūchūfuyu/, 空中浮揚 /くうちゅうふよう, kūchūfuyo/ |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: レビ記 /レビき, rebiki/ |
| levy {v} (to impose a tax) | :: 課す /かす, kasu/ |
| levy {v} (to impose a fine) | :: 科す /かす, kasu/ |
| levy {v} (to confiscate property) | :: 差し押さえる /さしおさえる, sashiosaeru/ |
| levy {v} (to draft into military service) | :: 徴兵する /ちょうへいする, chōhei suru/ |
| levy {v} (to wage war) | :: 開戦する /かいせんする, kaisen suru/ |
| lewd {adj} (lascivious) | :: 助け平 /sukebei/, 嫌らしい /iyarashii/, エッチ /etchi/ |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: 語彙素 /ごいそ, goiso/ |
| lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) | :: 語彙的 /ごいてき, goiteki/ |
| lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: 語彙的 /ごいてき, goiteki/ |
| lexical category {n} (linguistic category of words) | :: 品詞 /hinshi/ |
| lexical item {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) | :: 語彙項目 /ごいこうもく, goi kōmoku/ |
| lexical unit {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) SEE: lexical item | :: |
| lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: 辞書編集者 /じしょへんしゅうしゃ, jisho henshūsha/ |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: 辞書編集 /じしょへんしゅう, jisho henshū/, 辞書学 /じしょがく, jishogaku/ |
| lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) | :: 語彙論 /ごいろん, goiron/ |
| lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) | :: 語彙 /ごい, goi/ |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: ライデン瓶 /ライデンびん, Raiden-bin/ |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LGBT /eru jī bī tī/ |
| Lhasa {prop} (Capital of Xizang (Tibet)) | :: ラサ /Rasa/ |
| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance) | :: 里 /り, ri/ |
| Li {prop} (Li: the Chinese surname) | :: 李 /り, Ri/ |
| liability {n} (debt) | :: 負債 /ふさい, fusai/, 借金 /しゃっきん, shakkin/ |
| liaison {n} (linguistics: a sandhi) | :: リエゾン /riezon/ |
| liangpi {n} (noodle-like Chinese dish) | :: リャンピー /ryanpī/ |
| Liaoning {prop} (province of China) | :: 遼寧 /りょうねい, Ryōnei/ |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: 嘘つき /うそつき, usotsuki/ |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: 献酒 /けんしゅ, kenshu/, 神酒 /みき, miki, しんしゅ, shinshu/ |
| libation {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: 酒 /さけ, sake/ |
| liberal {adj} | :: リベラル /riberaru/, 自由 /じゆう, jiyū/ |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: 自由主義 /じゆうしゅぎ, jiyūshugi/ |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: 自由主義 /じゆうしゅぎ, jiyūshugi/ |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: 解放する /かいほうする, kaihō suru/ |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: 解放 /かいほう, kaihō/ |
| Liberdade {prop} (the Japanese community in Brazil) | :: リベルダージ /Riberudāji/ |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: リベリア /Riberia/ |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: リバタリアニズム /ribatarianizumu/ |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: 自由 /じゆう, jiyū/ |
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: 嫌らしい /iyarashii/, エッチ /etchi/ |
| libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) | :: 性衝動 /せいしょうどう, seishōdō/ |
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: リビドー /ribidō/ |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: 天秤座 /てんびんざ, tenbinza/, てんびん座 /てんびんざ, tenbinza/ |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: 天秤宮 /てんびんきゅう, tenbinkyū/ |
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: 司書 /ししょ, shisho/, 図書館員 /としょかんいん, toshokan'in/ |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: 図書館 /としょかん, toshokan/, ライブラリー /raiburarī/ |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: 双書 /そうしょ, sōsho/, 叢書 /そうしょ, sōsho/ |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: ライブラリー /raiburarī/ |
| library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: ライブラリー /raiburarī/ |
| library science {n} (interdisciplinary science) | :: 図書館学 /としょかんがく, toshokangaku/ |
| libration {n} (astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon) | :: 秤動 /ひょうどう, hyōdō/ |
| libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: リブレット /riburetto/ |
| libretto {n} (book containing such a text) | :: 台本 /だいほん, daihon/, リブレット /riburetto/ |
| Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: リーブルヴィル /Rīburuviru/ |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: リビア /Ribia/ |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: ライセンス /raisensu/, 免許 /めんきょ, menkyo/ |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: 免許 /めんきょ, menkyo/, ライセンス /raisensu/ |
| license {n} (excessive freedom) | :: 放縦 /hōjū/, やりたい放題 /yaritai hōdai/ |
| licensed {adj} (having been issued with a license) | :: 免許を持っている /menkyo wo motteiru/ |
| licensed {adj} (authorized by license) | :: 免許された /menkyo sareta/ |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: ナンバープレート /nanbāpurēto/ |
| licentious {adj} (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) | :: 猥褻な /わいせつ-な. waisetsu-na/ |
| licentious {adj} (disregard for accepted rules) | :: 破格の /はかく-の, hakaku-no/ |
| licentiousness {n} (Property of being licentious) | :: 猥褻 /わいせつ, waisetsu/ |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: 地衣類 /ちいるい, chiirui/ |
| lichenologist {n} (expert in lichenology) | :: 地衣類学者 /ちいるいがくしゃ, chiiruigakusha/ |
| Li-chiang {prop} (Lijiang) SEE: Lijiang | :: |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: 舐める /なめる, nameru/, 舐ぶる /ねぶる, neburu/ |
| lick {v} (colloquial: to defeat decisively) | :: 負かす /まかす, makasu/ |
| lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: 甘草 /かんぞう, kanzō, あまくさ, amakusa, あまき, amaki /, 甘木 /あまき, amaki/ , リコリス /rikorisu/ |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: リコリス菓子 /rikorisu kashi/ |
| licorice extract {n} (sweet flavorful tisane) | :: 甘草エキス /かんぞうエキス, kanzō ekisu/ |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: 蓋 /ふた, futa/ |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: 横になる /よこになる, yoko ni naru/, 横たわる /よこたわる, yokotawaru/ |
| lie {n} (golf term) | :: ライ /rai/ |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: 嘘を吐く /うそをつく, uso o tsuku/ |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: 嘘 /うそ, uso/, 虚言 /きょげん, kyogen/ |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: リヒテンシュタイン /Rihitenshutain/ |
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) | :: リヒテンシュタイン人 /Rihitenshutainjin/ |
| lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) | :: 嘘発見器 /うそはっけんき, uso-hakkenki/ |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: 臥す /ふす, fusu/, 身を伏せる /みをふせる, mi-o fuseru/, 俯せる /うつぶせる, utsubuseru/ |
| lie in wait {v} (to be hiding to ambush) | :: 張り込む /harikomu/ |
| lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: 担保物権 /たんぽぶっけん, tanpo bukken/ |
| Lien-chiang {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Lienchiang {prop} (administrative name for the Matsu Islands; county in eastern China) | :: 連江 /れんこう, Renkō/ |
| Lienkiang {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Lienkong {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Liepāja {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: リエパーヤ /Riepāya/ |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: 中尉 /ちゅうい, chūi/, 少尉 /しょうい, shōi/, 海軍大尉 /かいぐんたいい, kaiguntaii/ |
| lieutenant {n} (the second-in-command of a group) | :: 副官 /ふっかん, fukkan/ |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: 命 /いのち, inochi/, 生命 /せいめい, seimei/, 人生 /じんせい, jinsei/ , 生存 /せいぞん, seizon/ |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: 存在 /そんざい, sonzai/, 生活 /せいかつ, seikatsu/ |
| life {n} (the world in general, existence) | :: 存在 /sonzai/ |
| life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence) | :: 人生 /jinsei/, 命 /inochi/ |
| life {n} (duration) | :: 寿命 /jumyō/ |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life belt {n} (buoyant ring) | :: 浮き輪 /うきわ, ukiwa/ |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: 救命ボート /きゅうめいボート, kyūmei bōto/ |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: 生活環 /せいかつかん, seikatsukan/, ライフサイクル /raifusaikuru/ |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: 平均余命 /へいきんよめい, heikin yomei/, 平均寿命 /へいきんじゅみょう, heikin jumyō/ |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: 生命保険 /せいめいほけん, seimei-hoken/ |
| life is not all beer and skittles {proverb} (proverb) | :: 人生はおもしろおかしいことばかりではない /jinsei wa omoshirookashii koto bakari dewa nai/ |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: 救命胴衣 /きゅうめいどうい, kyūmeidōi/, ライフジャケット /raifujaketto/ |
| lifeless {adj} (dead) | :: 生命のない /せいめいのない, senmei no nai/ |
| life of Riley {n} (ideal life of care-free prosperity) | :: 左団扇 /ひだりうちわ, hidari-uchiwa/ |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: 浮き輪 /ukiwa/ |
| lifer {n} (prisoner sentenced to life in prison) | :: 囚人 /shūjin/ |
| life raft {n} (inflatable raft) | :: 救命いかだ /きゅうめいいかだ, kyūmei ikada/ |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| lifesaver {n} (that saves lives) | :: ライフセーバー /raifusēbā/ |
| lifesaver {n} (that is useful) | :: 天与 /てんよ, ten'yo/ |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: 終身刑 /しゅうしんけい, shūshinkei/ |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: ライフスタイル /raifu sutairu/, 生活様式 /せいかつようしき, seikatsu yōshiki/, 生き方 /いきかた, ikikata/ |
| lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: 生涯 /しょうがい, shōgai/, 一生 /いっしょう, isshō/, 一生涯 /いっしょうがい, isshōgai/ |
| lifework {n} (main occupation of one's life) | :: ライフワーク /raifuwāku/ |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: 車に乗せてやること /kuruma ni nosete yaru koto/ |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: エレベーター /erebētā/, 昇降機 /しょうこうき, shōkōki/ |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lift a finger {v} (to make minimal effort) | :: 指一本動かす /yubi ippon ugokasu/ |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: 靭帯 /じんたい, jintai/, 靱帯 /じんたい, jintai/ |
| ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: 配位子 /はいいし, haiishi/, リガンド /rigando/ |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: 合字 /gōji/ |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: リエージュ /Riēju/ |
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: ライガー /raigā/ |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: 引火する /いんかする, inka-suru/, 点火する /てんかする, tenka-suru/ |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: 照らす /てらす, terasu/ |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: 明るい /あかるい, akarui/ |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: 軽い /かるい, karui/ |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: 光 /ひかり, hikari/, 明かり /あかり, akari/ |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: 明かり /あかり, akari/, 灯り /あかり, akari/, 光源 /こうげん, kōgen/ |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: 光明 /こうみょう, kōmyō/, 妙案 /みょうあん, myōan/ |
| light {n} (point of view) | :: 視点 /してん, shiten/, 観点 /かんてん, kanten/ |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: 明かり /あかり, akari/, 火 /ひ, hi/ |
| light {n} (window or space for one) | :: 明かり取り /akari-tori/ |
| Light {prop} (44th sura of the Qur'an) | :: 光 /ひかり, Hikari/ |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: 電球 /でんきゅう, denkyū/ |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: 発光ダイオード /hakkō daiōdo/ |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: ライター /raitā/ |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: 灯台 /とうだい, tōdai/ |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: 灯台守 /とうだいもり, tōdaimori/ |
| light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) | :: 軽工業 /けいこうぎょう, keikōgyō/ |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: 稲妻 /いなずま, inazuma/, 雷光 /らいこう, raikō/, 雷 /かみなり, kaminari/, 稲光 /いなびかり, inabikari/ |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: 避雷針 /ひらいしん, hiraishin/ |
| lightning strike {n} (event during an electrical storm) | :: いなずま |
| light pen {n} (a computer input device) | :: ライトペン /raito pen/ |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: 光害 |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: ライトセーバー /raitosēbā/, 光の剣 /ひかりのけん, hikari no ken/ |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: ライト、カメラ、アクション！ /raito, kamera, akushon!/ |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: 灯台船 /とうだいせん, tōdaisen/ |
| light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: 光源 /こうげん, kōgen/ |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: 光速 /こうそく, kōsoku/ |
| light therapy {n} (phototherapy) SEE: phototherapy | :: |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: 光年 /こうねん, kōnen/ |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: 褐炭 /かったん, kattan/, 亜炭 /あたん, atan/ |
| Liguria {prop} (region) | :: リグーリア州 /リグーリアしゅう, Rigūria shū/ |
| Lijiang {prop} (a prefecture-level city in west China) | :: 麗江 /れいこう, Reikō/ |
| likable {adj} (having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable) | :: 好かれる /すかれる, sukareru/, 好まれる /このまれる, konomareru/ |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: …が好き /... がすき, ... ga suki/, 好む /このむ, konomu/ |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: …が好き /... がすき, ... ga suki/, 好む /このむ, konomu/ |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: いいね！する /ii ne! suru/ |
| like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: 好み /このみ, konomi/ |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: ...のように /...no yō ni/ |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: ...のように /...no yō ni/ |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: ...よう /...yō/ |
| like {particle} (colloquial: mild intensifier) | :: って言うか /っていうか, tte iuka/ |
| like {particle} (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations) | :: あのう /anō/, ええと /ēto/ |
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)) | :: 様の /yō no/, っぽい /ppoi/, みたい /mitai/ |
| like a duck takes to water {prep} (Very naturally) | :: 水を得た魚 /mizu o eta uo/ |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: 蛙の子は蛙 /kaeru no ko wa kaeru/ |
| likelihood {n} (probability) | :: 可能性 /かのうせい, kanōsei/ |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: 尤度 /ゆうど, yūdo/ |
| likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: きっと /kitto/, おそらく /osoraku/ |
| liken {v} (compare) | :: たとえる /tatoeru/ |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: 同様に /どうように, dōyō ni/ |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: そちらこそ /sochira koso/ |
| liking {n} (like) | :: 好み /このみ, konomi/ |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: ライラック /rairakku/, リラ /rira/, 紫丁香花 /murasakihashidoi/ |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: ライラック /rairakku/ |
| lilac {n} (colour) | :: ライラック色 /rairakku-iro/ |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: リリアン /Ririan/ |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lille {prop} (city in France) | :: リール /Rīru/ |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: リロングウェ /Rironguwe/ |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: ユリ /yuri/, 百合 /ゆり, yuri/ |
| Lily {prop} (female given name meaning "lily") | :: 百合 /yuri/ |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: 鈴蘭 /suzuran/ |
| Lima {prop} (the capital city of Peru) | :: リマ /Rima/ |
| lima bean {n} (butter bean) | :: ライマメ /raimame/ |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: 肢 /し, shi/, 手足 /てあし, teashi/ |
| limb {v} (to remove limbs) | :: 切り放す /きりはなす, kirihanasu/ |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) | :: 辺獄 /へんごく, hengoku/, 辺土 /へんど, hendo/ |
| limbo {n} (in-between state) | :: リンボ /rinbo/ |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: リンブルフ語 /rinburufu-go/ |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: 石灰 /せっかい, sekkai/ |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: ライム /raimu/ |
| lime {n} (colour) | :: ライム色 /raimu-iro/ |
| limelight {n} (type of stage lighting) | :: フットライト /futtoraito/, ライムライト /raimuraito/, きゃっこう /kyakkō/ |
| limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines) | :: リメリック /rimerikku/ |
| Limerick {prop} (town) | :: リムリック |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: 石灰岩 /せっかいがん, sekkaigan/ |
| lime sulfur {n} (mixture) | :: 石灰硫黄合剤 /せっかいいおうごうざい, sekkai iō gōzai/ |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: 限度 /げんど, gendo/, 限界 /げんかい,genkai/, リミット /rimitto/ |
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: 限られた /kagirareta/, 有限の /yūgen no/ |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: 有限責任会社 /ゆうげんせきにんがいしゃ, yūgen sekinin gaisha/, エルエルシー /eru-eru-shī/, ＬＬＣ |
| limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: 陸水学 /rikusuigaku/, 湖沼学 /koshōgaku/ |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limoncello {n} (liqueur) | :: リモンチェッロ /rimoncherro/, リモンチーノ /rimonchīno/ |
| limonene {n} (hydrocarbon) | :: リモネン /rimonen/ |
| Limousin {prop} (region) | :: リムーザン /Rimūzan/ |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: リムジン /rimujin/, リモ /rimo/ |
| limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: 足を引きずる /あしをひきずる, ashi-o hikizuru/ |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: 線 /せん, sen/, ライン /rain/ |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: 列 /れつ, retsu/ |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: 行 /ぎょう, gyō/ |
| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: 台詞 /せりふ, serifu/ |
| line {v} (to place (objects) into a line) | :: 並べる /naraberu/ |
| linear {adj} | :: リニア /rinia/, リンネル /rinneru/, 線形 /senkei 1,2/, 一次 /ichiji 2,3/ |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: 線型代数 /senkei daisū/, 線形代数 |
| linear combination {n} (sum) | :: 線型結合 /せんけいけつごう, senkei ketsugou/ |
| linearity {n} (state of being linear) | :: 直線性 /ちょくせんせい, chokusensei/ |
| linearity {n} (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) | :: 線形性 /せんけいせい, senkeisei/ |
| linear logic {n} | :: 線形論理 /せんけいろんり, senkeironri/ |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| lined antshrike {n} (A passerine bird of the antbird family) | :: セグロシマアリモズ /seguroshimaarimozu/ |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: 亜麻布 /あまぬの, amanuno/, リネン /rinen/, リンネル /rinneru/, 麻布 /まふ, mafu/ |
| linen {n} (items) | :: リネン製品 /りねんせいひん, rinennseihin/ |
| line number {n} (number of a line in a text file) | :: 行番号 /ぎょうばんごう, gyōbangō/ |
| line of sight {n} (A straight line along which an observer has a clear view) | :: 視線 /しせん, shisen/ |
| line of thought {n} (way of thinking) | :: 考え方 /kangaekata/ |
| liner {n} (large passenger carrying ship) | :: ライナー /rainā/ |
| line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: 線分 /senbun/ |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: 並ぶ /narabu/ |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: 子 /こ, ko-/ |
| Lingala {prop} (Bantu language) | :: リンガラ語 /ringara-go/ |
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: ランジェリー /ranjerī/ |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: 苔桃 /コケモモ, kokemomo/ |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: リングワ・フランカ /ringuwa-furanka/, リンガフランカ /ringafuranka/, 共通語 /きょうつうご, kyōtsūgo/ |
| lingual {n} (sound articulated with the tongue) | :: 舌音 /ぜつおん, zetsuon/ |
| lingual bone {n} (hyoid bone) SEE: hyoid bone | :: |
| linguine {n} (ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle) | :: リングイネ /ringuine/, リングイーネ /ringuīne/, リングィーネ /ringwīne/, リングイーニ /ringuīni/, リングィーニ /ringwīni/ |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: 言語学者 /げんごがくしゃ, gengogakusha/ |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: 言語学 /げんごがく, gengogaku/ |
| lingzhi {n} (mushroom) | :: 霊芝 /れいし, reishi/ |
| Lin-i {prop} (Linyi) SEE: Linyi | :: |
| lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) | :: 裏地 /uraji/ |
| link {n} (connection) | :: 連結 /れんけつ, renketsu/ |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: リンク /rinku/ |
| Link {prop} (male given name) | :: リンク /Linku/ |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linkage disequilibrium {n} (non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci) | :: 連鎖不平衡 /れんさふへいこう, rensafuheikō/ |
| linker {n} (computer program that assembles objects) | :: リンカ /rinka/ |
| linker {n} (short oligonucleotide) | :: リンカ /rinka/ |
| linoleum {n} (inexpensive waterproof covering) | :: リノリウム /rinoriumu/ |
| lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) | :: リント布 /rinto fu/ |
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: 糸屑 /いとくず, itokuzu/, 綿埃 /わたぼこり, watabokori/, 臍の胡麻 /へそのごま, heso no goma/ |
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) | :: 鴨居 /kamoi/ |
| Linux {prop} (operating system) | :: リナックス /Rinakkusu/ |
| Linyi {prop} (a prefecture-level city in China) | :: 臨沂 /りんぎ, Ringi/ |
| Linz {prop} (city) | :: リンツ /Rintsu/ |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: ライオン /raion/, 獅子 /しし, shishi/ |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: 子ライオン /こらいおん koraion/ |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: 獅子舞 /ししまい, shishimai/ |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: 雌ライオン /めすらいおん, mesu-raion/, 母獅 /むし, mushi/ |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| lionfish {n} (venomous fish) | :: 蓑笠子 /ミノカサゴ, minokasago/ |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: 獅子心王 /shishishin'ō/ |
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: 獅子の分け前 /ししのわけまえ, shishi-no wakemae/, 旨い汁 /うまいしる, umai-shiru/ |
| lion tamarin {n} (any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus) | :: ライオンタマリン /raiontamarin/, 獅子猿 /ししざる, shishizaru/ |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: 唇 /くちびる, kuchibiru/ |
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: リップクリーム /rippukurīmu/, リップバーム /rippubāmu/ |
| Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: リペツク /Ripetsuku/ |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: リップグロス /rippugurosu/ |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: 脂質 /ししつ, shishitsu/, リピド /ripido/ |
| liposome {n} (an aqueous compartment) | :: リポソーム /riposōmu/ |
| liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: 脂肪吸引 /しぼうきゅういん, shibōkyūin/ |
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: 読唇術 /dokushinjutsu/ |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: 口先 /kuchisaki/, リップサービス /rippu sābisu/ |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: 口紅 /くちべに, kuchibeni/, リップスティック /rippusutikku/ |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: リップスティック /rippusutikku/ |
| lipstick tree {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto | :: |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: 口パク /kuchi-paku/, リップシンク /rippushinku/ |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: 口パクする /kuchipaku suru/, リップシンクする /rippushinku suru/ |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: 口パク /kuchipaku/, リップシンク /rippushinku/ |
| liquefaction {n} (Process of being made liquid) | :: 液化 /ekika/ |
| liquefied natural gas {n} (natural gas converted to liquid) | :: 液化天然ガス /ekika tennen gasu/ |
| liquefied petroleum gas {n} (LPG) | :: 液化石油ガス /ekika sekiyu gasu/ |
| liquefy {v} (make into a liquid) | :: 液化する /えきかする, ekika-suru/ |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: リキュール /rikyūru/ |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: 液体 /えきたい, ekitai/, 流体 /りゅうたい, ryūtai/, リキッド /rikiddo/ |
| liquidate {v} (to settle a debt) | :: 清算する /seisan suru/ |
| liquidate {v} (to settle the affairs) | :: 清算する /seisan suru/, 決着を付ける /kecchaku wo tsukeru/ |
| liquidate {v} (to kill someone) | :: 消す /kesu/, 抹殺する /massatsu suru/ |
| liquidation {n} (process of converting into cash) | :: 流動化 /ryūdōka/ |
| liquid courage {n} | :: 酔った勢い /よったいきおい, yottaikioi/ |
| liquid crystal {n} (phase of matter) | :: 液晶 /ekishō/ |
| liquid crystal display {n} (display device using liquid crystal) | :: 液晶ディスプレイ /ekishō disupurei/, LCD |
| liquid nitrogen {n} (nitrogen in the liquid state) | :: 液体窒素 /ekitai chisso/ |
| liquid phase {n} (one of the three fundamental structural phases of matter) | :: 液相 /えきそう, ekisō/ |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: 酒店 /さかみせ, sakamise, さかだな, sakadana, しゅてん, shuten/, 酒屋 /さかや, sakaya/, 酒房 /しゅぼう, shubō/ |
| lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: リラ /rira/ |
| Lisa {prop} (female given name) | :: リサ /Risa/ |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: リスボン /Risubon/ |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: 一覧 /いちらん, ichiran/, リスト /risuto/, 表 /ひょう, hyō/ |
| list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list) | :: リスト /risuto/ |
| list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: 列記する /rekki-suru/, リストする /risuto suru/ |
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: 聞く /きく, kiku/ |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: 聞く /きく, kiku/ |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: 聞く /きく, kiku/ |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: 聞く /きく, kiku/ |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: 聞き手 /ききて, kikite/, 聴取者 /ちょうしゅしゃ, chōshusha/, リスナー /risunā/ |
| listener {n} ((computing) a function that runs in response to an event) | :: リスナー /risunā/ |
| listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: 物憂げ /ものうげ, monouge/ |
| Liszt {prop} (surname) | :: リスト /Risuto/ |
| litas {n} (currency of Lithuania) | :: リタス /ritasu/ |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: 逐語的な /ちくごてきな, chikugoteki na/ |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: 文字通り /もじどおり, mojidōri/ |
| literal {adj} (consisting of, or expressed by, letters) | :: 文字上の /mojijō no/ |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: 文字通り /mojidōri/, 額面通り /gakumendōri/ |
| literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish | :: |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: 文学 /ぶんがく, bungaku/ |
| literary {adj} (appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing) | :: 文語の /ぶんごの, bungo no/ |
| Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
| literary language {n} (register of a language used in literary writing) | :: 書き言葉 /かきことば, kakikotoba/ |
| literate {adj} (able to read, having literacy) | :: 読み書きができる /yomikaki ga dekiru/ |
| literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) | :: 博識の /はくしき, hakushiki no/ |
| literati {n} (well-educated, literary people) | :: 文学者 /ぶんがくしゃ, bungakusha/ |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: 文献 /ぶんけん, bunken/, 文学 /ぶんがく, bungaku/ |
| literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture) | :: 文学 /ぶんがく, bungaku/ |
| literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: 文献 /ぶんけん, bunken/, 資料 /しりょう, shiryō/ |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: リチウム /richiumu/ |
| lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: 水素化アルミニウムリチウム /suisoka aruminiumu richiumu/ |
| lithium carbonate {n} (Li2CO3) | :: 炭酸リチウム /たんさんリチウム, tansan richiumu/ |
| lithium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: 水素化リチウム /umi richiumu/ |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: リトグラフ /ritogurafu/ |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: 岩石圏 /がんせきけん, gansekiken/ |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: リトアニア /Ritoania/ |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: リトアニアの /Ritoania no/, リトアニア人の /Ritoania-jin no/, リトアニア語の /Ritoania go no/ |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: リトアニア語 /Ritoania-go/ |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: リトアニア人 /Ritoania-jin/ |
| Lithuanian Hound {n} (Lithuanian Hound) | :: リトアニアン・ハウンド /Ritoanian haundo/ |
| litigation {n} (conduct of a lawsuit) | :: 訴訟 /そしょう, soshō/ |
| litmus {n} (dyestuff from lichen) | :: リトマス /ritomasu/ |
| litmus paper {n} | :: リトマス紙 /ritomasu shi/ |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: リットル /rittoru/, ㍑ /rittoru/ |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: 一腹の子 /hito hara no ko/ |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: ごみ /gomi/ |
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it) | :: ごみを すてる /gomi-o suteru/ |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: 小さい /ちいさい, chiisai/ |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: 少ない /すくない, sukunai/ |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: 少し /すこし, sukoshi/, ちょっと /chotto/ |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: リトル・ブラック・ドレス /ritoru burakku doresu/ |
| little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) | :: 男の子 /おとこのこ, otoko no ko/, 男児 /だんじ, danji/ |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: 少しずつ /すこしずつ, sukoshizutsu/, 追々 /oioi/ |
| little emperor {n} (spoiled child) | :: 小皇帝 /しょうこうてい, shōkōtei/ |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: 小指 /こゆび, koyubi/ |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: 女の子 /おんなのこ, onna no ko/, 女児 /じょじ, joji/ |
| little grebe {n} (bird) | :: 鸊鷉 /かいつぶり, kaitsuburi, かいつむり, kaitsumuri/, 鳰 /にお, nio, かいつぶり, kaitsuburi, かいつむり, kaitsumuri/, 鳰鳥 /におどり, niodori/, 浮巣鳥 /うきすどり, ukisudori/, 息長鳥 /しながどり, shinagadori/, 潜り /むぐり, muguri/ |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: 小金目梟 /コキンメフクロウ, kokinmefukurō/ |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: 赤ずきん /あかずきん, aka-zukin/ |
| little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister | :: |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: ヨーロッパトウネン /yo-roppatounen/ |
| little wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: 典礼 /てんれい, tenrei/, 奉神礼 /ほうしんれい, hōshinrei/, 礼拝 /れいはい, reihai/ |
| Liu-chou {prop} (Liuzhou) SEE: Liuzhou | :: |
| Liuzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: 柳州 /りゅうしゅう, Ryūshū/ |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: 生きる /いきる, ikiru/, 暮らす /くらす, kurasu/ |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: 住む /すむ, sumu/ |
| live {adj} (having life) | :: 生きてる /いきてる, ikiteru/, |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: ライブ /raibu/ |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: 生の /なまの, nama no/ |
| live album {n} (album) | :: ライブアルバム /raibu arubamu/ |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: 生計 /せいけい, seikei/ |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: 肝臓 /かんぞう, kanzō/, 肝 /きも, kimo/ |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: レバー /rebā/ |
| liver cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the liver) | :: 肝癌 /かんがん, kangan/ |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: リバモリウム /ribamoriumu/ |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: リバプール /Ribapūru/ |
| Liverpool {prop} (NY, Canada or Australia) | :: リバプール /Ribapūru/ |
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: 苔植物門 |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: 家畜 /かちく, kachiku/ |
| lividity {n} (livor mortis, suggillation) SEE: livor mortis | :: |
| living {n} (style of life) | :: 暮らし /くらし, kurashi/, 生活 /せいかつ, seikatsu/ |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: 生きている化石 /ikiteiru kaseki/, 生きた化石 /ikita kaseki/ |
| living hell {n} (continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment) | :: 生き地獄 /いきじごく, ikijigoku/ |
| living language {n} (a language which is still spoken) | :: 現用言語 /げんようげんご, gen'yō gengo/ |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: 居間 /いま, ima/, リビング /ribingu/ |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes) | :: リビング・ウィル /ribingu wiru/ |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: リヴォニア /Rivonia/ |
| livor mortis {n} (settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body) | :: 死斑 /しはん, shihan/ |
| Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: リボルノ /Riboruno/, リヴォルノ /Rivoruno/ |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: 蜥蜴 /とかげ, tokage/, トカゲ /tokage/ |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| lizardfish {n} (member of the family Synodontidae) | :: 鱛 /エソ, eso/ |
| lizardman {n} | :: リザードマン |
| Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: リュブリャナ /Ryuburyana/ |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: ラマ /rama/, リャマ /ryama/ |
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold) | :: ほら /hora/ |
| loa {n} (spirits of voodoo) | :: ロア /roa/ |
| load {n} (burden) | :: 荷物 /にもつ, nimotsu/, 荷 /ni/ |
| load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: 積載量 /せきさいりょう, sekisairyō/, 船腹 /funabara/ |
| load {n} (a large number or amount) | :: 多量 /たりょう, taryō/, 多く /ōku/ |
| load {n} (the volume of work required to be performed) | :: 仕事量 /しごとりょう, shigotoryō/ |
| load {n} (the electrical current or power delivered by a device) | :: 負荷 /ふか, fuka/ |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: 載せる /のせる, noseru/, 積む /つむ, tsumu/, 積み込む /つみこむ, tsumikomu/ |
| load {v} (to fill with munition) | :: 弾を込める /たまをこめる, tama o komeru/, 装塡する /そうてんする, sōten suru/ |
| load {v} (to read into memory) | :: 読み込む /よみこむ, yomikomu/ |
| loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: パン一塊 /pan hito katamari/, パン一斤 /pan ikkin/ |
| loam {n} (type of soil) | :: ローム /rōm/ |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: 貸付け /かしつけ, kashitsuke/, ローン /rōn/, 貸付金 /かしつけきん, kashitsuke-kin/ |
| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: 見よ /miyo/, 驚くべきことに /odoroku beki kotoni/ |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: 高利貸し /こうりがし, kōrigashi/ |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: 外来語 /がいらいご, gairaigo/, 借用語 /しゃくようご, shakuyōgo/ |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) | :: 大嫌い /daikirai/, 忌み嫌う /imikirau/, 唾棄する /daki suru/ |
| loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) | :: 嫌悪 /ken'o/, むかつき /mukatsuki/ |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| Lobamba {prop} (traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini) | :: ロバンバ /Robanba/ |
| lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: ロビー /robī/, 休息所 /きゅうそくじょ, kyūsokujo/ |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: ロビー /robī/, 圧力団体 /あつりょくだんたい, atsuryoku dantai/ |
| lobby group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: 精神外科 /せいしんげか, seishingeka/ |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: 伊勢海老 /ise ebi/, イセエビ /ise ebi/, ロブスター /robusutā/ |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: 現地 /げんち, genchi/ |
| local {adj} (math: applying to a limited space) | :: 局所 /kyokusho/ |
| local area network {n} (network) | :: ローカル・エリア・ネットワーク /rōkaru-eria-nettowāku/ |
| local color {n} (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) | :: 地域色 /chiikishoku/ |
| local government {n} (government whose remit covers less than that of the nation) | :: 地方公共団体 /ちほうこうきょうだんたい, ちほうこうきょうだんたい, chihō kōkyō dantai/, 地方自治 /ちほうじち, chihō jichi/ |
| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way) | :: 局部銀河群 /きょくぶぎんがぐん, kyokubu gingagun/ |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: 局在化 /きょくざいか, kyokuzaika/, 局所化 /きょくしょか, kyokushoka/, 地方化 /ちほうか, chihōka/ |
| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: ローカライゼーション /rōkaraizēshon/ |
| localize {v} (make local) | :: 地域化する /ちいきかする, chiïkika suru/, ローカライズする /rōkaraizu suru/ |
| location {n} (place) | :: 位置 /いち, ichi/, 場所 /ばしょ, basho/, 地点 /ちてん, chiten/ |
| location {n} (act of locating) | :: 配置, 設置 |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: 処格 /shokaku/, 地格 /ちかく, chikaku/ "land case", 前置格 /ぜんちかく, zenchikaku/ "prepositional case" |
| lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: 悪露 /おろ, oro/ |
| Loch Ness {prop} (lake in the Great Glen of Scotland) | :: ネス湖 /nesuko/ |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: 錠前 /じょうまえ, jōmae/, 錠 /じょう, jō/, ロック /rokku/ |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: 閘門 /こうもん, kōmon/ |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: 鍵を掛ける /かぎをかける, kagi o kakeru/ |
| lockdown {n} (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: ロックダウン /rokkudaun/, 都市封鎖 /toshi fūsa/ |
| locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: ロッカー /rokkā/ |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: ロケット /roketto/ |
| lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: ロックアウト /rokkuauto/ |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: 錠前屋 /じょうまえや, jōmaeya/ |
| lock up {v} (to imprison or incarcerate someone) | :: 閉じ込める /とじこめる, tojikomeru/ |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: 汽車 /きしゃ, kisha/, 機関車 /きかんしゃ, kikansha/ |
| locus {n} (set of all points given by an equation or condition) | :: 軌跡 /きせき, kiseki/ |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: 飛蝗 /ばった, batta/, イナゴ /いなご, inago/ |
| lode {n} (vein of metallic ore) | :: 鉱脈 /kōmyaku/ |
| lodestar {n} (guiding tenet) | :: 指導原理 /しどうげんり, shidō kenri/ |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: 宿泊 /しゅくはく, shukuhaku/ |
| lodicule {n} (small scale) | :: 鱗被 /りんぴ, rinpi/ |
| Lodz {prop} (city in Poland) | :: ウッチ /Utchi/ |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: 黄土 /おうど, ōdo/, 黄砂 /こうさ, kōsa/ |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) | :: 素晴らしい /subarashii/, 立派な /rippa na/, 崇高な /sūkō na/, 高尚な /kōshō na/ |
| lofty {adj} (idealistic) | :: 高遠な /kōen na/ |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: 丸太 /まるた, maruta/, 丸木 /まるき, maruki/ |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: 薪 /まき, maki/ |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: 測程儀 /そくていぎ, sokuteigi/ |
| log {v} (to cut down trees) | :: 伐採 /bassai/ |
| log {n} (chronological record) | :: 記録 /kiroku/, ログ /rogu/ |
| log {v} (make an entry in a log) | :: 記録する /kirokusuru/ |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: 対数 /たいすう, taisū/ |
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: 日誌 /にっし, nisshi/, 航海日誌 /こうかいにっし, kōkainisshi/ |
| logbook {n} (record of the ownership of a motor car) | :: 自動車登録台帳 /jidōsha tōroku daichō/ |
| log cabin {n} (small simple dwelling made from wood) | :: 丸太小屋 /まるたごや, marutagoya/, 小屋 /こや, koya/ |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck | :: |
| loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) | :: フナガモ |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: 論理 /ろんり, ronri/ |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: 論理学 /ろんりがく, ronrigaku/ |
| logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: 論理 /ろんり, ronri/ |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: 論理学者 /ronri gakusha/ |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: ログインする /roguin-suru/, サインインする /sain'in-suru/ |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: ログイン /roguin/, ユーザー名 /yūzāmei/, 利用者名 /りようしゃめい, riyōshamei/ |
| login {n} (logging in) | :: ログイン /roguin/ |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: 学者 /がくしゃ, kakusha/ |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: 物流 /ぶつりゅう, butsuryū/, 運送 /うんそう, unsō/ |
| logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: 兵站 /へいたん, heitan/ |
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: ロゴ /rogo/, ロゴタイプ /rogotaipu/ |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| logogram {n} (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: 表語文字 /hyōgo moji/ |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity | :: |
| Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the word of God as incarnate) | :: 言 /kotoba/ |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: ロゴタイプ /rogotaipu/ |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: ログアウトする /roguauto suru/ |
| Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: ログローニョ /Rogurōnyo/ |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: 学 /-がく, -gaku/, -ロジー /-rojī/ |
| loin {n} (part of the body) | :: 腰部 /yōbu/ |
| loincloth {n} (garment) | :: ロインクロス /roinkurosu/, 褌 /fundoshi/ |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| Loire {prop} (river) | :: ロワール /Rowāru/ |
| Loir-et-Cher {prop} (department of France) | :: ロワール＝エ＝シェール /rowāru/ |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: ロジバン /Rojiban/ |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: ロキ /Roki/ |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: w, www, ワラ (wara), （笑） /わらい, warai, しょう, shō, わら, wara, かっこ わらい, kakkowarai, かっこ しょう, kakkoshō, かっこ わら, kakkowara/, 草 /kusa/ |
| lolcat {n} (image macro of a kitten or cat with a humurous caption) | :: ロルキャット /rorukyatto/ |
| lolicon {n} (An individual fixated on young, generally prepubescent, girls) | :: ロリコン /rorikon/ |
| lolita {n} (sexually alluring girl) | :: ロリ /rori/ |
| Lolita {prop} (female given name) | :: ロリタ /Rorita/ |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: 飴ん棒 /あめんぼう, amenbō/, ペロペロキャンディ /peroperokyandi/ |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: ロメ /Rome/ |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: ロンバルディア /Ronbarudia/, ロンバルディア州 /ロンバルディアしゅう, Ronbarudia shū/ |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: ロンドン /Rondon/ (倫敦 /ロンドン, Rondon/ dated) |
| London {prop} (in Canada) | :: ロンドン /Rondon/ |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: ロンドン人 /ロンドンじん, Rondon-jin/ |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: ロンドン地下鉄 /Rondon chikatetsu/ |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: 一人の /ひとりの, hitori no/ |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: 孤独 /こどく, kodoku/, 寂しさ /さびしさ, sabishisa/ |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: 寂しい /さびしい, sabishii/ |
| lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary | :: |
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: ぼっち /botchi/ |
| lonesome {adj} (unhappy due to being alone) | :: 寂しい /さびしい, sabishii/ |
| lone wolf {n} (wolf that is not part of a pack) | :: 一匹狼 /いっぴきおおかみ, ippiki ōkami/ |
| lone wolf {n} (person who avoids the company of others) | :: 一匹狼 /いっぴきおおかみ, ippikiōkami/ |
| lone wolf {n} (criminal who acts alone) | :: 一匹狼 /いっぴきおおかみ, ippiki ōkami/ |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: 長い /ながい, nagai/ |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: 長い /ながい, nagai/ |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: 昔々 /むかしむかし, mukashi-mukashi/, ずっと前に /zutto mae ni/, とっくに /tokku ni/ |
| longan {n} (tree) | :: リュウガン /ryūgan/ |
| longan {n} (fruit) | :: 竜眼 /リュウガン, ryūgan/ |
| Long Beach {prop} (city in California) | :: ロングビーチ /Rongu-Bīchi/ |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: オオハシシギ /oohashishigi/ |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: 弓 /ゆみ, yumi/, ロングボウ |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: 虎斑木菟 /トラフズク, tora fuzuku/ |
| longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: 寿命 /じゅみょう, jumyō/, 長寿 /ちょうじゅ, chōju/, 不老不死 /ふろうふし, furōfushi/ |
| long for {v} (to miss) | :: あこがれる /akogareru/, 憧れる /akogareru/, 恋い慕う /koishitau/ |
| longhorn beetle {n} (any Cerambycid) | :: カミキリムシ /kamikirimushi/, 髪切虫 /かみきりむし, kamikirimushi/ |
| longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: 憧れ /akogare/, 切望 /せつぼう, setsubō/ |
| Long Island {prop} (island in New York) | :: ロングアイランド /ronguairando/ |
| Long Island iced tea {n} (cocktail made with iced tea) | :: ロングアイランド・アイスティー /Rongu Airando aisu tī/ |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: 経度 /けいど, keido/ |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: 経線 /けいせん, keisen/ |
| longitudinal {adj} (relating to length, or to longitude) | :: 経度の /keido no/ |
| longitudinal {adj} (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) | :: 縦の /tate no/ |
| longitudinal {adj} (forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction) | :: 進行方向の /shinkōhōkō no/ |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: 縦波 /tatenami/ |
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: タイツ /taitsu/, 股引 /momohiki/, ズボン下 /zubon shita/ |
| long-legged {adj} (having long legs) | :: 足の長い /あしのながい, ashi no nagai/ |
| longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) | :: 延縄 /はえなわ, haenawa/ |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: ... 万歳 /ばんざい, banzai/, 寿 /ことぶき, kotobuki/ |
| long nineteenth century {n} | :: 長い19世紀 /nagai 19 seiki/ |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: ロングシップ /rongushippu/ |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| longsword {n} (a kind of sword) | :: 太刀 /tachi/, ロングソード /rongusōdo/ |
| long-tailed tit {n} (bird) | :: エナガ /enaga/ |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: 長期の /chōki no/ |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: 久しぶり /ひさしぶり, hisashiburi/, お久しぶりです /o-hisashiburi desu/ |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: ヒバリシギ /hibarishigi/ |
| long ton {n} (avoirdupois ton) | :: 英トン /えいトン, eiton/ |
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) | :: 長波 /ちょうは, chōha/ |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: 冗長な /じょうちょうな, jōchō na/ |
| longyi {n} (a sarong-like garment worn around the waist) | :: ロンジー /ronjī/ |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: 糸瓜, へちま, たわし |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: 見る /みる, miru/ (also: to see), 観る /みる, miru/ (actively), 見てみる /mitemiru/, ご覧になる /ごらんになる, go-ran ni naru/ , 拝見する /はいけんする, haiken surú/ |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: 見える /みえる, mieru/ |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: 探す /さがす, sagasu/, 求める /もとめる, motomeru/ |
| look {v} (to face) | :: 向かう /むかう, mukau/ |
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: 世話をする /sewa o suru/, 面倒を見る /mendō o miru/ |
| look and feel {n} (visual design and behaviour of a user interface) | :: ルック・アンド・フィール /rukku-ando-fīru/ |
| look at {v} | :: Adverb:よく /yoku/, じっくり /jikkuri/, or しっかり /shikkari/ + 見る /miru/, 観察 /kansatsu/ |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: 転ばぬ先の杖 /ころばぬさきのつえ, korobanu saki no tsue/ |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: 見下す /mikudasu/, 軽んじる /karonjiru/, 軽視する /keishi suru/, 軽蔑する /keibetsu suru/ |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: 探す /さがす, sagasu/ |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: 楽しみにする /tanoshimi ni suru/ |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: らしい /rashii/ |
| looks {n} (appearance) | :: 容貌 /ようぼう, yōbō/, ルックス /rukkusu/ |
| look up {v} (used other than as an idiom) | :: 見上げる /みあげる, miageru/ |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: 検索する /けんさくする, kensaku suru/, 調べる /しらべる, shiraberu/ |
| lookup table {n} | :: 参照テーブル /sanshō tēburu/, ルックアップテーブル /rukkuappu tēburu/ |
| look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: 見上げる /miageru/, 仰ぐ /aogu/, 重んじる /omonjiru/, 重視する /jūshi suru/, 尊敬する /sonkei suru/, 尊重する /sonchō suru/ |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: 織機 /しょっき, shokki/, 機 /はた, hata/ |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: 嘴黒阿比 /hashiguroabi/ |
| loong {n} (Chinese dragon) SEE: Chinese dragon | :: |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: 輪 /わ, wa/, ループ /rūpu/ |
| looper {n} (measuring worm) SEE: measuring worm | :: |
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: 銃眼 /じゅうがん, jūgan/ |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: 抜け道 /ぬけみち, nukemichi/ |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: 緩んだ /yurunda/ |
| loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed | :: |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: 小銭 /こぜに, kozeni/ |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: ゆるめる /yurumeru/, ほどく /hodoku/ |
| lopseed {n} (any of the plant family Phrymaceae) | :: 蝿毒草 /はえどくそう, haedokusō/ |
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: 多弁な /たべんな, taben na/ |
| loquat {n} (fruit) | :: 枇杷 /ビワ, biwa/ |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: 枇杷 /ビワ, biwa/ |
| lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) | :: 卿 /kyō/ |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: 主 /しゅ, Shu/, 神様 /かみさま, Kamisama/ |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: 主 /Shu/ |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: 主の祈り /shyo no inori/ |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: ロレーヌ /Rorēnu/ |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: ロサンゼルス /Rosanzerusu/, ロス /Rosu/, 羅府 /らふ, Rafu/ |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: なくす /nakusu/, 落とす /おとす, otosu/, 失う /うしなう, ushinau/ |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: 負ける /まける, makeru/ |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: 痩せる /やせる, yaseru/ |
| lose count {v} (to forget the number of times that something has happened) | :: 数えきれなくなる (kazoekinaku naru), 数がわからなくなる (kazo ga wakaranakunaru) |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: 面目を失う /めんぼくをうしなう, menboku o ushinau/ |
| lose one's virginity {v} (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) | :: 処女を失う /しょじょをうしなう, shojo o ushinau/, 童貞を失う /どうていをうしなう, dōtei o ushinau/ |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loser {n} (person who fails to win) | :: 敗者 /はいしゃ, haisha/ |
| loser {n} (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life) | :: 負け犬 /makeinu/, 負け組 /makegumi/ |
| lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: 体重を減らす /たいじゅうをへらす, taijū-o herasu/, 痩せる /やせる, yaseru/ |
| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: 損失 /そんしつ, sonshitsu/ |
| loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) | :: 損益 /そんえき, son'eki/ |
| loss {n} (engineering: power expended without doing useful work) | :: 損失 /そんしつ, sonshitsu/ |
| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: ロスリーダー |
| lossless {adj} (not losing information) | :: ロスレス /rosuresu/, 可逆 /kagyaku/ |
| lossy {adj} (reducing the amount of information in data) | :: 非可逆 /hikagyaku/ , 不可逆 /fukagyaku/ |
| lost {adj} | :: 失った (うしなった, ushinatta), 負けた (まけた, maketa) |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: 遺失物取扱所 /いしつぶつとりあつかいじょ, ishitsubutsu toriatsukaijo/, 落とし物センター /おとしものセンター, otoshimono sentā/ |
| lost generation {prop} | :: 失われた世代 /うしなわれたせだい, ushinawaretasedai/ |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| lot {n} (part or fate) | :: 宿命 /shukumei/ |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lot {prop} (nephew of Abraham) | :: ロト /Roto/ |
| lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: ローション /rōshon/, 化粧水 /kesōsui/ |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: 宝くじ /たからくじ, takarakuji/, 富くじ /とみくじ, tomikuji/, くじ /kuji/ |
| lotto {n} (game of chance similar to bingo) | :: ロト /roto/ |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: ロータス /rōtasu/, 蓮 /はす, hasu/ |
| lotus land {n} (a place inducing contentment) | :: 満足と放縦の牧歌的な土地 /まんぞくとほうじゅうのぼっかてきなとち, manzoku to hōjū no bokkateki na tochi/ |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: 蓮の実 /hasu no mi/ |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: 音が大きい /おとがおおきい, oto ga ōkii/, 大声 /おおごえ, ōgoe/, 騒々しい /そうぞうしい, sōzōshii/, 喧しい /やかましい, yakamashii/, 煩い /うるさい, urusai/ |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: 煩い /うるさい, urusai/, 姦しい /かしましい, kashimashii/, 囂しい /かまびすしい, kamabisushii/, 騒がしい /さわがしい, sawagashii/, 騒々しい /そうぞうしい, sōzōshii/, 騒然 /そうぜん, sōzen/, 喧しい /やかましい, yakamashii/ |
| loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) | :: 派手な /はでな, hade na/, けばけばしい /kebakebashii/, どぎつい /dogitsui/, 毒々しい /どくどくしい, dokudokushii/ |
| loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) | :: 大声で /おおごえで, ōgoe de/, 大きな声で /おおきなこえで, ōki na koe de/ |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: 拡声器 /かくせいき, kakuseiki/, 拡声機 /かくせいき, kakuseiki/, ラウドスピーカー /raudosupīkā/, スピーカー /supīkā/ |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: ルイ /Rui/ |
| louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: ルイドール /ruidōru/ |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: ルイジアナ州 /Ruijiana-shū/ |
| lounge {n} (waiting room) | :: ラウンジ /raunji/, 待合室 /まちあいしつ, machiaishitsu/ |
| lounge {n} (living room) | :: 居間 /いま, ima/, リビングルーム /ribingu rūmu/ |
| lounge {n} (establishment) | :: ラウンジ /raunji/, 休憩室 /きゅうけいしつ, kyūkeishitsu/ |
| loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) | :: ルーペ /rūpe/ |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: 虱 /しらみ, shirami/, シラミ /shirami/, 寄生虫 /きせいちゅう, kiseichū/ |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: ルーヴェン /Rūven/ |
| louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: ルーバー /rūbā/ |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: ルーバー /rūbā/ |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: ルーバー /rūbā/ |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: ルーヴル /Rūvuru/ |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: 愛らしい /airashii/ |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: 愛 /あい, ai/, 愛情 /あいじょう, aijō/, 愛好 /あいこう, aikō/ |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: 恋人 /こいびと, koibito/ |
| love {n} | :: 恋 /こい, koi/, 恋愛 /れんあい, ren'ai/, 愛 /あい, ai/ |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: 愛する /あいする, ai suru/, 恋する /こいする, koi suru/, 愛でる /めでる, mederu/, 好む /このむ, konomu/, 愛好する /あいこうする, aikō suru/ |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: 大好きである /daisuki dearu/, 気に入る /ki ni iru/ |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: 情事 /じょうじ, jōji/, 色恋沙汰 /いろこいざた, irokoizata/, 色恋 /いろこい, irokoi/, ラブアフェア /rabu afea/, 不倫 /ふりん, furin/ |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: 一目惚れ /ひとめぼれ, hitomebore/ |
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: ラブバード /rabu bādo/ |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: キスマーク /kisumāku/ |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: 私生児 /しせいじ, shiseiji/, ラブチャイルド /rabu chairudo/, 落とし子 /おとしご, otoshigo/, 隠し子 /かくしご/ |
| loved {adj} (Being the object of love) | :: 愛され |
| love egg {n} (egg-shaped sex toy) | :: ローター /rōtā/ |
| love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: ラブホテル /rabu hoteru/, ラブホ /rabuho/, 連れ込み宿 /つれこみやど, tsurekomiyado/ , ブティックホテル /butikku hoteru/ , ファッションホテル /fasshon hoteru/ |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: あばたもえくぼ /abata mo ekubo/ |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: ラブレター /raburetā/, 恋文 /こいぶみ, koibumi/, 付け文 /つけぶみ, tsukebumi/ |
| love-lies-bleeding {n} (plant) | :: ヒモゲイトウ /himo-geitō/, 仙人穀 /センニンコク, sennin-koku/ |
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: 綺麗 /kirei/ |
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: 良い /yoi/ |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: 恋人 /こいびと, koibito/, 恋人 /あいじん, aijin/ |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: 愛人 /あいじん, aijin/ |
| lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: 愛好家 /あいこうか, aikōka/ |
| love seat {n} (A sofa for two people) | :: ソファ /sofa/ |
| love song {n} (song about love) | :: 愛の歌 /あいのうた, ai no uta/, ラブソング /rabu songu/, 恋歌 /れんか, renka/, 情歌 /じょうか, jōka/ |
| love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: 三角関係 /さんかくかんけい, sankaku kankei/ |
| loving {adj} (expressing a large amount of love) | :: 愛する /あいする, ai-suru/ |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: 低い /ひくい, hikui/ |
| low {adj} (of pitch) | :: 低音 /ていおん, teion/ |
| low {adj} (despicable) | :: 最低 /saitei/ |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| low-born {adj} (born of humble parentage) | :: 賎しい /iyashii/, 下賎な /gesen na/, チープな /chīpu na/ |
| low-budget {adj} (Achieved with a relatively small financial outlay) | :: 低予算 /teiyosan/ |
| low cost carrier {n} (an airline selling very cheap tickets) | :: LCC /erushīshī/, 格安航空会社 /かくやすこうくうがいしゃ, kakuyasu kōkū gaisha/ |
| Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers) | :: 低地地域 /ていちちいき, Teichi Chiiki/ |
| lowdown {n} (the whole truth) | :: 真相 /しんそう, shinsō/, 内幕 /うちまく, uchimaku, ないまく, naimaku/ |
| low Earth orbit {n} (satellite orbit around the Earth) | :: 低高度軌道 |
| lower {v} (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: 下げる /さげる, sageru/, 下ろす /おろす, orosu/ |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: 小文字 /こもじ, komoji/ |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: 下院 /かいん, kain/ |
| lower lip {n} | :: 下唇 /したくちびる, shitakuchibiru/, 下唇 /かしん, kashin/ |
| lower reaches {n} (the part of a river that is near where it ends) | :: 下流 /かりゅう, karyū/, 川下 /かわしも, kawashimo/ |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: ニーダーザクセン /Nīdāzakusen/ |
| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: 最小公分母 /saishō kōbunbo/ |
| lowest common denominator {n} (most simple shared interest) | :: 最小公倍数 /saishō kōbaisū/ |
| low-fat {adj} (not having a high number of calories from fat) | :: 低脂肪 /teishibō/ |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: 低地ドイツ語 /teichi Doitsu-go/ |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: 低地 /ていち, teichi/ |
| low-level language {n} (computer language whose source code is a somewhat user-friendly version of a computer architecture's assembly language) | :: 低級言語 /ていきゅうげんご, teikyūgengo/, 低水準言語 /ていすいじゅんげんご, teisuijungengo/ |
| low-pitched {adj} (having a low pitch) | :: 低音 /ていおん, teion/ |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: 干潮 /かんちょう, kanchō/, 低潮 /ていちょう, teichō/ |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: 忠実な /ちゅうじつな, chūjitsu-na/, 忠誠な /ちゅうせいな, chūsei-na/ |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: 忠誠心 /ちゅうせいしん, chūseishin/, 忠誠 /ちゅうせい, chūsei/, 忠義 /ちゅうぎ, chūgi/ |
| Lo-yang {prop} (Luoyang) SEE: Luoyang | :: |
| lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: 菱 /hishi/ |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: 錠剤 /じょうざい, jōzai/, ロズンジ /rozunji/, トローチ /torōchi/ , のど飴 /nodo ame/ |
| Ltd. {n} | :: 有 /yū/ |
| Lua {prop} (a programming language (transliterations)) | :: ルア /Rua/ |
| Luanda {prop} (capital city of Angola) | :: ルアンダ /Ruanda/ |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: 潤滑剤 /じゅんかつざい, junkatsuzai/ |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: 注油する /ちゅうゆする, chūyu-suru/ |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: ルカヌス /Rukanusu/ |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: ルツェルン /Rutserun/ |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: ルキアノス /Rukianosu/ |
| Lucite {prop} (brand of tough transparent thermoplastic) | :: プレキシガラス /purekishigarasu/ |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: 運 /うん, un/, 運勢 /うんせい, unsei/ |
| Lucknow {prop} (capital of Uttar Pradesh, India) | :: ラクナウ /Rakunau/ |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: 幸運 /こううん, kōun/, 運のよい /うんのよい, un no yoi/, ラッキー /rakkī/ |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: 運の良い /うんのよい, un no yoi/ |
| lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) | :: 縁起物 /えんぎもの, engimono/, 御呪い /おまじない, omajinai/, 呪符 /じゅふ, jufu/ |
| lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) | :: 儲かる /mōkaru/ |
| lucubrate {v} (work diligently by artificial light; to study at night) | :: 蛍雪の功を積む /keisetsu no kou wo tsumu/ |
| Luddite {n} (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery) | :: ラッダイト /raddaito/ |
| Ludhiana {prop} (city in India) | :: ルディヤーナー /Rudiyānā/ |
| Lufthansa {prop} (German airline) | :: ルフトハンザ /Rufutohanza/ |
| Lugansk {prop} (Luhansk) SEE: Luhansk | :: |
| luge {n} (A racing sled) | :: リュージュ /ryūju/ |
| luge {n} (The sport of racing on luges) | :: リュージュ /ryūju/ |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: 荷物 /にもつ, nimotsu/, 手荷物 /てにもつ, tenimotsu/ |
| luggage cart {n} (vehicle pushed by travellers) | :: 手荷物カート /tenimotsu kāto/ |
| Luhansk {prop} (city) | :: ルハーンシク /Ruhānshiku/, ルガーンスク /Rugānsuku/ |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: ルガンスク人民共和国 /Rugansuku jinmin kyōwakoku/ |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lukashenko {prop} (surname) | :: ルカシェンコ /Rukashenko/, ルカシェンカ /Rukashenka/ |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: ルーク /Rūku/ |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: ルーク /Rūku/ |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: ルカによる福音書 /Ruka ni yoro fukuinsho/ |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: ぬるい /nurui/, 生暖かい /nama-atatakai/, 生ぬるい /namanurui/ |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: 冷めた /sameta/, 白けた /shiraketa/, 気が進まない /ki ga susumanai/ |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: 子守歌 /こもりうた, komoriuta/, ララバイ /rarabai/ |
| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: 腰痛 /ようつう, yōtsū/ |
| lumbar vertebra {n} (any of five lower vertebrae) | :: 腰椎 /ようつい, yōtsui/ |
| lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: 材木 /ざいもく, zaimoku/, 木材 /もくざい, mokuzai/ |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: 樵 /きこり, kikori/, 木こり /きこり, kikori/ |
| lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: ルーメン /rūmen/ |
| lumen {n} (anatomy: cavity within tubular organ) | :: 内腔 /ないくう, naikū/ |
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
| luminous energy {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: 光度エネルギー /kōdo enerugī/, 光量 /kōryō/ |
| luminous flux {n} | :: 光束 /kōsoku/ |
| luminous intensity {n} (measure of light) | :: 光度 /kōdo/ |
| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: 塊 /かたまり, katamari/, たんこぶ /tankobu/ |
| lumpenproletariat {n} (the social underclass, the riffraff) | :: ルンペン /rumpen/ |
| lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: 一時金 /いちじきん, ichijikin/ |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunar calendar {n} (a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon) | :: 太陰暦 /たいいんれき, taiinreki/, 陰暦 /いんれき, inreki/ |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: 月食 /げっしょく, gesshoku/ |
| Lunarian {n} (imaginary inhabitant of the Moon) | :: 月世界の人 /Gessekai no hito/, 月人 /つきびと, tsukibito/, ルナリアン /runarian/ |
| Lunar New Year {n} (Lunar new year) SEE: Chinese New Year | :: |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: 月相 /げっそう, gessō/, 月の位相 /つきのいそう, tsuki no isō/ |
| lunar year {n} (a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon) | :: 太陰年 /たいいんねん, taiinnen/ |
| lunatic {n} (insane person) | :: 気違い /kichigai/ |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: 昼食 /ちゅうしょく, chūshoku/, 昼ご飯 /ひるごはん, hirugohan/, お昼 /おひる, o-hiru/, ランチ /ranchi/, 昼飯 /hirumeshi/, 昼餉 /hiruge/ |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: 昼食をとる /chūshoku o toru/ |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: 弁当箱 /bentōbako/, お弁当箱 /obentōbako/ |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: 肺臓 /はいぞう, haizō/, 肺 /はい, hai/ |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: 肺癌 /はいがん, haigan/ |
| lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) | :: ハイギョ /haigyo/, 肺魚 /はいぎょ, haigyo/ |
| lunisolar calendar {n} | :: 太陰太陽暦 /taiin taiyōreki/, 陰暦 /inreki/, 旧暦 /kyūreki/ |
| lunokhod {n} (a Soviet lunar rover) | :: ルノホート /runohōdo/ |
| Luoyang {prop} (city in Henan) | :: 洛陽 /らくよう, Rakuyō/ |
| Lupus {prop} (summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: 狼座 /おおかみざ, Ōkamiza/ |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: 誘惑する /ゆうわくする, yūwaku suru/, 誘い出す /さそいだす, sasoidasu/ , 誘い込む /さそいこむ, sasoikomu/ |
| lurker {n} (internet slang) | :: ROM /romu/ |
| Lusaka {prop} (capital of Zambia) | :: ルサカ /Rusaka/ |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: 色欲 /しきよく, shikiyoku/, 淫欲 /いんよく, in'yoku/, 情欲 /じょうよく, jōyoku/ |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: リュート /ryūto/ |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: ルテチウム /rutechiumu/, 鎦 |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: ルター派の /Rutā-ha no/ |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: ルーテル教会 /rūteru kyōkai/ |
| lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: ルクス /rukusu/ |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: ルクセンブルク /Rukusenburuku/ |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: ルクセンブルグ人 /Rukusenburugu-jin/ |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: ルクセンブルクの /Rukusenburugu no/ |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: ルクセンブルク語 /Rukusenburuku-go/ |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| luxon {n} (particle) | :: ルクソン /rukuson/ |
| luxuriant {adj} (abundant in growth or detail) | :: 繁茂した /はんもした, hanmo shita/ |
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: 豪華 /ごうか, gōka/ |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: 高級品 /kōkyū-hin/ |
| Luzon {prop} (largest island of the Philippines) | :: ルソン島 /Ruson-tō/, ルソン /Ruson/ |
| Luzon Strait {prop} (strait between Taiwan and Luzon) | :: ルソン海峡 /Ruson kaikyō/ |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: リヴィウ /Riviu/ |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: ...く /-ku/ , ...に /-ni/ |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: 茘枝 /れいし, reishi/, レイシ /reishi/, ライチ /raichi/ |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: 茘枝 /れいし, reishi/, レイシ /reishi/, ライチ /raichi/ |
| Lydia {prop} (historical region) | :: リュディア /ryudia/, リューディア /ryūdia/ |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: リディア /Ridia/ |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: 灰汁 /あく, aku/, あく /aku/ |
| Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: ライム病 /Raimu-byō/ |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: リンパ液 /リンパえき, rinpa-eki/ |
| lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) | :: リンパ系 /rinpa-kei/ |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: リンパ節 /リンパせつ, rinpasetsu/ |
| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: リンパ球 /リンパきゅう, rinpakyū/ |
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: リンパ腫 /rinpa-shu/ |
| lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: リンチを加える /rinchi-o kuwaeru/, 私刑を加える /shikei-o kuwaeru/ |
| lynching {n} (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: リンチ /rinchi/, 私刑 /しけい, shikei/ |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: ヤマネコ /yamaneko/, 山猫 /やまねこ, yamaneko/, オオヤマネコ /ōyamaneko/, 大山猫 /おおやまねこ, ōyamaneko/, リンクス /rinkusu/ |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: リヨン /Riyon/ |
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: ライアー /raiā/ |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: 作詞家 /さくしか, sakushika/, 作詞者 /さくししゃ, sakushisha/ |
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) | :: 抒情詩 /jojōshi/ |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: 歌詞 /かし, kashi/ |
| lysergic acid {n} (the organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid) | :: リゼルグ酸 /rizerugu san/ |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: リシン /rishin/ |
| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) | :: リソソーム /risosōmu/, 水解小体 /suikaishoutai/ |
| lyxose {n} (aldopentose found in some bacteria) | :: リキソース /rikisōsu/ |