My words

紳士

しんし

gentleman

だるさ

Daru-sa

tiredness

首都圏

しゅとけん

the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of citys centre) (center)

障子

しょうじ

shoji (paper sliding door)

決済

けっさい

settlement, payment of account

這う

はう

to creep, to crawl

扶養

ふよう

support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse), maintenance

先天

せんてん

inherent, innate

擬音語

ぎおんご

onomatopoeic word example of onomatopoeia

擬態語

ぎたいご

word that mimics something that does not make a sound (e.g. the fluttering of a butterflys wings) mimetic word

二重敬語

にじゅうけいご

redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

追い出す

おいだす

to expel, to drive out

三密

さんみつ

three mysteries (buddhas body speech and mind)

名乗り

なのり

giving ones name (or rank, etc.), self-introduction name readings of kanji

守宮

やもり ヤモリ

gecko, house lizard

寿命

じゅみょう

life span life

八つ橋

やつはし

type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto), cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie) zigzag bridge

肉桂

にっけい にっき

cinnamon cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)

前身

ぜんしん

antecedents, ancestor, previous position, previous existence, predecessor organization, predecessor organisation

椎茸

しいたけ

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

屑る

Kuzuru

scrape

前向き

まえむき

facing forward, front-facing, forward-looking, positive, proactive

基地局

きちきょく

base station

ばい菌

ばいきん バイきん

germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould something harmful, vermin

共感

きょうかん

sympathy empathy response

根気

こんき

patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy

投入病

Tōnyō-byō

Diabetes

失明

しつめい

loss of eyesight blindness

濯ぐ

すすぐ ゆすぐ そそぐ

to rinse, to wash out to have ones revenge, to wipe out a disgrace

昇格

しょうかく

raising of status