Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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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)
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
remon
Common word
noun
•
lemon(usually kana)
Other readings:
れもん《檸檬》[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
gurasu
Common word
chekku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
check, plaid, checkered
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting
noun
3.
check (banking), cheque, bill (restaurant)
4.
check (chess)
dokyumento
Common word
konpurekkusu
Common word
noun
1.
complex, inferiority complex
2.
complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
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
torakku
Common word
nikoniko
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
with a friendly grin, smilingly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
にこにこ
regyuraa
Common word
chippu
Common word
saakuru
Common word
noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)
daburu
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
2.
3.
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
tenpura
Common word
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
saboru
Common word
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)
See also:サボタージュ
Other readings:
さぼる
shokku
Common word
noun
1.
shock (psychological)
2.
crisis (esp. financial)
3.
shock (physical, mechanical)
4.
shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)(medical term)
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