Vocabulary list for Loan Words

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noun
theme, topic, subject matter, motif, project, slogan

noun
guidebook

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dump
2.
dump truck(abbreviation)

noun
office

noun
1.
collar
2.
color, colour
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
hair colouring (coloring)
noun
4.
calla (variety of arum lily)

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

noun
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg), tonne(usually kana)
All readings:
トン《屯》[1]
トン《噸》[1]
トン《瓲》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
Other readings:
ドアー

noun
taste (in fashion, music, etc.), sense (e.g. of humour), flair

noun
rule

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

noun
couple

noun
1.
belt (waist, seat, etc.), strap
2.
belt, zone, area
3.
drive belt, machine belt

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
hit, base hit, safe hit, single(baseball term)
2.
hit, success
3.
hit (e.g. boxing, hockey), blow(sports term)
4.
hit (i.e. as a search result)(computer term)

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

noun
1.
plan, scheme
2.
(payment) plan, package, deal, offer

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
contact
2.
contact lens(abbreviation)

noun
shower

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:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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
1.
mistake, error, failure
noun
2.
Miss
3.
myth

noun
1.
(one's) figure, build, physique, shape
2.
style

noun
butter(food term)

noun
Beijing (China), Peking
Other readings:
北京【ペイチン】

noun
sandal

noun
1.
top
2.
top position
3.
senior management, senior bureaucrat

noun
teamwork

noun
1.
air conditioner
2.
cooler

noun
Christ(usually kana)
Other readings:
クリスト《基督》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
change

noun, auxillary suru verb
strike (i.e. industrial action)

noun
1.
present, gift
auxillary suru verb
2.
to give a present or gift

noun
cycle

noun
1.
course, route, trail
2.
course (of study), program
3.
lane (in running, swimming, etc.)
4.
course (of action), policy, track, path
5.
course (of a multi-course meal)
6.
full-course meal, multi-course meal(abbreviation)
7.
plan (type of offered service), course, option
8.
pitch(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rental

noun
tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
All readings:
天ぷら【てんぷら】
天麩羅【てんぷら】
天婦羅【てんぷら】
天プラ【てんプラ】
天麸羅【てんぷら】
テンプラ

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

noun, no-adjective
sport, sports

noun
radio
Other readings:
ラヂオ

noun
neon (Ne)

noun
market

prenominal
new

noun
pistol

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passing (a test, examination, etc.)
noun
2.
pass (for admission, transport, etc.), ticket
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
pass (of a ball)(sports term)
4.
(giving something a) pass, skipping (one's turn)
noun
5.
path (file, directory, graphics)(computer term)

noun
1.
volleyball(abbreviation)
2.
valley
See also:
3.
ballet
See also:バレエ
4.
barré (chord in guitar technique)(music term)
See also:セーハ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
Other readings:
さぼる

noun
bestseller
Other readings:
ベスト・セラー

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, quiz, test
2.
test, tryout, trial
noun
3.
rehearsal (in filming)

noun, auxillary suru verb
balance
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