Vocabulary list for Loan Words

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noun
1.
loan
2.
roan
3.
lawn (i.e. short grass)
4.
lawn (type of cotton cloth)

auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
All readings:
ぶらぶら
ブラブラ

noun
orientation

noun, no-adjective
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mix
noun
2.
mixed-race person, multiracial person

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

noun, na-adjective
narcissistic(abbreviation, slang)

noun
butter(food term)

noun
office

noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
eraser(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:消しゴム
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
competition, contest

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

noun
trousers, pants(also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period)

na-adjective
1.
high (e.g. spirits), merry
prenominal
2.
high
See also:ロー (antonym)
noun
3.
high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

noun
sheet, bed sheet

noun
1.
zip fastener, zipper, zip(poss. from 巾着 (きんちゃく))
2.
chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)

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, auxillary suru verb
file

noun
1.
menu
2.
schedule, program, programme(only relevant for メニュー)
3.
(computer) menu(computer term)(only relevant for メニュー)
Other readings:
ムニュ

noun
button(usually kana)(kanji is only used for push-buttons)
Other readings:
ぼたん《釦》
ぼたん《鈕》

noun
sandal

noun
speed

noun
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

noun
1.
air conditioner
2.
cooler

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm

to-adverb, adverb
1.
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.), buoyantly(onomatopia)
no-adjective, na-adjective, to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
soft, fluffy, spongy(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
unsteadily, flightily, fickly, frivolously(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ふわふわ

noun
boyfriend, male friend

noun
lamp, light

noun
contest

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
oil, lubricant, grease
3.
(cooking) oil
4.
(massage) oil, ointment
5.
kerosene
6.
engine oil

noun, no-adjective
dress

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

noun
journalism

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト

noun
1.
muffler, scarf, comforter
2.
muffler (for a vehicle exhaust), silencer

noun
1.
skiing
2.
ski, skis

noun
concrete(usually kana)
All readings:
こんくりいと《混凝土》
コンクリート

noun, no-adjective
1.
single
See also:ダブル
2.
single bed, hotel room with a single bed(abbreviation)
3.
single-breasted
4.
single-cuffed
5.
single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters)(abbreviation)
6.
singles (e.g. in tennis)(abbreviation, sports term)
noun
7.
single(abbreviation, baseball term)
8.
single-figure handicap (in golf)(sports term)
9.
shingle

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

noun
pistol

noun
can-can

noun
Olympics

noun, auxillary suru verb
rough sketch

noun
1.
bell
2.
bel, B
See also:デシベル

noun
1.
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot)
2.
vacuum bottle, thermos flask

noun
mushroom(usually kana)
All readings:
きのこ《茸》
きのこ《蕈》
きのこ《菌》
たけ《茸》
たけ《蕈》
たけ《菌》
キノコ

prefix
1.
kilo-, 1000
noun
2.
kilogram, kilogramme(abbreviation)
3.
kilometre, kilometer(abbreviation)
prefix
4.
kilo-, 1024, 2^10(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
minus, negative (quantity), subtraction, taking away
noun
2.
deficit
3.
disadvantage, drawback, handicap
prenominal
4.
negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

noun
carpet

noun
teamwork
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