Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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boyaboya
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow(onomatopia)
na-adjective, auxillary suru verb, adverb
2.
long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)(onomatopia, archaism)
All readings:
ぼやぼや
、ボヤボヤ
paato
Common word
noun
1.
metre, meter(usually kana)
2.
All readings:
メートル《米》[1]
、メートル《米突》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
posuto
Common word
noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
pachinko
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ
daun
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)
mikkusu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mix
noun
2.
mixed-race person, multiracial person
pinto
Common word
noun
1.
focus (of a lens), focal point
2.
point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
haado
Common word
pachipachi
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
crackling, cracking, snapping, popping, clicking(onomatopia)
2.
clapping(onomatopia)
3.
incessantly (blinking)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ぱちぱち
panku
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt
demo
Common word
noun
1.
2.
purasu
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
plus, addition
noun
2.
positive number
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
gain, advantage, asset, positive feature
burashi
Common word
noun
1.
brush
prenominal
2.
brushy(only relevant for ブラシ and ブラッシ)
noun
3.
blush
Other readings:
ブラッシュ
、ブラッシ[1]
、ブラシュ[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
karaoke
Common word
noun
•
karaoke(usually kana)(from 空 and オーケストラ)
All readings:
からオケ《空オケ》
、カラオケ
noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
tacchi
Common word
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
touch
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
being involved in
kokku
Common word
noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)
noirooze
Common word
noun
•
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession
tesuto
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, quiz, test
2.
test, tryout, trial
noun
3.
rehearsal (in filming)
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