| Word | Pic. | Meaning |
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| saido bre-ki (side brake) サイドブレーキ |
- | hand brake parking brake |
| saiho-dohgu 裁縫道具 |
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sewing materials |
| saka-agari 逆上がり |
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Practice forward upward circling. |
| sakaki 榊 |
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sakaki blanch is used for Shinto ritual photo by Atsushi Yamamoto |
| Sakamoto Ryoma 坂本竜馬 |
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| sakura 桜 |
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cherry blossom, cherry tree, |
sakurambo サクランボ |
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cherry |
| sakuramochi 桜餅 |
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one of the most popular traditional sweets. half crushed rice filled with an/sweet red beans which is covered with a salt pickled cherry leaf. You may eat a leaf together. |
| sakyuu 砂丘 |
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sand hill |
| samma 秋刀魚 |
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Pacific saury one of the most popular fish in Japan |
samma-no-shoyaki 秋刀魚の塩焼き |
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broiled samma (Pacific sary) with salt |
| samma oshi-zushi 秋刀魚 押し寿司 |
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Samma-no-oshi-zushi is one of the specialties of Wakayama Pref. |
| sanagi 蛹 |
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pupa |
| sankyaku 三脚 |
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tripod |
| sansai 山菜 |
- | mountain vegetables |
| sarasoju 沙羅双樹 |
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Natau-tsubaki (lit.Summer camelia)/Japanese steartia |
| saru 猿 |
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monkey |
| sarumawashi 猿回し |
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monkey entertainer "Sarumawashi" is one of the most popular Japanese traditional street performance. |
| sasakazari 笹飾り |
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decorated bamboo mede for the Tanabata festival. write your wish on the paper and put them on the twigs. |
| sashimi 刺身 |
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sliced raw fish, shellfish and crustaceans |
| satsuki さつき |
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azalea |
| satsumaimo サツマイモ |
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sweet potato |
| sazae サザエ |
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turban top shell |
| sazae no tsuboyaki サザエの壺焼き |
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Grilled sazae |
| sazareishi 細石 |
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sazareishi means small stones But we also call this kind of rock sazareishi. small stones get together and grow to be a rock. => Japan's national anthem |
| SCMaglev and Railway Park |
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Linear Tetsudo-kan |
| seiza 正座 |
- | a way of sitting fold one's legs under oneself sit up straight > agura |
| sekihan 赤飯 |
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| sekitan 石炭 |
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coal |
| sekken 石鹸 |
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soap |
| semi 蝉 |
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cicada |
| Sen'i Matsuri せんい祭 |
- | Sen'i Matsuri is held in Gifu-ekimae Ton'yagai on the first Sunday of April, July, October and December. 8:00-16:00 30%-90%off of Clothings, bedclothing, umbrella, kimono, etc. map |
| senko-hanabi 線香花火 |
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sparkler |
| senmaida 千枚田 |
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terrace type rice field |
| sennari-byoutan 千成瓢箪 |
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bottle gourd; ensign bearing cluster of gourds Sennari-byotan was used as a mark of Toyotomi Hireyoshi. |
| sennuki 栓抜き |
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corkscrew |
| senpuuki 扇風機 |
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electric fan |
| senro 線路 |
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rail |
| Seto-oohashi 瀬戸大橋 |
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| setsubun 節分 |
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| shabondama シャボン玉 |
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soap bubble |
| shachi シャチ |
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killer whale |
| shachihoko 鯱鉾 |
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imaged animal. symbol of Nagoya |
| shake no kirimi 鮭の切り身 |
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cliced salmon |
| shako 蝦蛄 |
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a mantis shrimp |
| shakutorimushi 尺取り虫 |
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looper, inchworm |
shichifukujin 七福神 |
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seven gods |
| shichi-go-san 七五三 |
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shichi means seven, go means five and san means three. Shichigosan is a traditional observance of children's growth. Boys of three and five years of age and girls of three and seven visit a local shrine on November 15.( Recentry most of the families visit shrines any day when they are free before November 15. |
| shichirin 七輪 |
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one of the traditional charcoal burners Shichi means seven, and rin was denomination of small money. The name came from that only samll amount of charcoals costed seven rin are enough to cook. |
| shida シダ |
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fern |
| shiitake 椎茸 |
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a kind of mushroom one of the most popular mucshrooms |
| shijimi 蜆 |
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Japanese freshwater clam great matches in miso soup |
| Shikemichi 四間道 |
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| shikikin 敷金 |
(damage) deposit | |
| Shikizakura 四季桜 |
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| shimeji シメジ |
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shimeji mushroom |
| shinkansen 新幹線 |
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Shinkansen |
| shinme 新芽 |
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sprout, bud, shoot |
| shinryoku 新緑 |
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fresh green, verdure |
| shimedaiko 締め太鼓 |
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a kind of drums |
| shimenawa 注連縄 |
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a straw rope used in Shintoism to indicate sacredness |
| Shimofuri (niku) 霜降り（肉） |
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densely-marbled meat (especialy beef) |
| Shinojima Daimyo Gyoretsu |
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Shinojima Daimyo Procession |
| shiohigari 潮干狩り |
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shelfish gathering |
| shiojake 塩じゃけ |
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salted salmon. shio means salt and jake (sáke) means salmon. preservable food. Salted salmon is usually sold in cut pieces like in a photo. Broiled shiojake is one of the typical Japanese breakfast menu. A whole salted salmon is called aramakijake and we often use it for oseibo in December. |
| shippo-yaki 七宝焼き |
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cloisonné |
| Shirasawa Keikoku 白沢渓谷 |
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The only valley in Nagoya. |
| shiratama-zenzai 白玉ぜんざい |
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sweet red-bean (azaki ) soup with cakes made from glutinous rice-flour granules |
| Shiri ni hi ga tsuku 尻に火がつく |
- | (Figuration) be in a helpless situation, pressed for time |
| Shiri ga omoi 尻が重い |
- | (Figuration) too lazy to get off one's rear |
| shirodashi 白だし |
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shirodashi is made by white soy sauce, mirin ( sweet sake), salt, essence of dried fish, etc. Shirodashi is very convenient when you cook Japanese food like osumashi (Japanese soup) or nabe-mono, etc. |
| Shirotori Koen 白鳥公園 |
- | Shirotori Park |
| shirozake 白酒 |
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| shishamo シシャモ |
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shishamo smelt or capelin Shishamo lives only on the Pacific side of Hokkaido and it is Japan's endemic species. Now almost all fish regarded and sold as "shishamo" in a supermarket are capelin. |
| shishimai 獅子舞 |
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Japanese Lion dance It was originaly introduced from China and developed in Japanese style. |
| shishitoh しし唐 |
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a kind of piment |
| shiso 紫蘇 |
beefsteak plant | |
| shobosha 消防車 |
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fire engine |
| shoboshi 消防士 |
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fireman |
| Shochi Mimai 暑中見舞い |
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Summer Greeting |
| sho-ene 省エネ |
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Save or economize energy |
| shokaki 消火器 |
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fire extinguisher |
| shokupan 食パン |
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bread |
| shoshinsha mark (wakaba mark) 初心者マーク |
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sign of beginner driver (otherwise Wakaba Mark) wakaba means young leaves |
| Shotokutaishi 聖徳太子 |
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| shoyu 醤油 |
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soy sauce |
shukusaijitsu 祝祭日 |
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national holidays |
| Shuu-katsu 就活 |
Shuukatsu is shortened ward of "Shuushoku-Katsudo 就職活動" Job hunting, Job search |
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| shumai シュウマイ |
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shaomai: Chinese steam meat dumpling |
| shungiku 春菊 |
- | a kind of chrysanthemum--we eat leaves |
| Sain(sign) サイン |
- | autograph signature |
| soba (flower) 蕎麦 |
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buckwheat flower |
| soba 蕎麦 |
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buckwheat |
| sojiki 掃除機 |
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cleaner |
| somen 素麺 |
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white thin Japanese noodles |
| sora 空 |
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sky |
| Sori Kantei 総理官邸 |
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prime minister's residence |
| Shuu cream (sounds like shoe cream) シュークリーム |
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Cream puff |
| Short cut ショートカット |
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short hair |
| ShoshokuDanshi 草食男子 |
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Young men, up to 40-year old, who are very cooperative, domestic and gentle but not aggressive in matters of love. They are not interested in conspicuous consumption, like cars. Someone said that the economic stagnation following the bubble's implosion has an influenced on their mentality. |
| Silver seat | Priority seat | |
| Splash スプラッシュ |
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Amphibious Sightseeing Bus in Kobe City. |
| subuta 酢豚 |
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sweet-and-sour pork |
| sugidama 杉玉 |
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Sugidama (lit. cedar ball). It's also called Sakabayashi. In old days, sake brewers would hang sakabayashi their door to signal that fresh production is ready. They hung it right after they pressed the first sake. You can still see it in local areas like Takayama. |
| suiden 水田 |
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rice field |
| suika 西瓜 |
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watermelon |
| suika-wari スイカ割り |
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Watermelon cracking One of the popular game on the beach. |
| suiren 水連 |
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water lily |
| suisha 水車 |
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waterwheel |
| Sumaato (smart) スマート |
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Slender Slim |
| sumi 炭 |
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charcoal |
| suna-asobi 砂遊び |
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play with the sands |
| suna-dokei 砂時計 |
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hourglass |
| sunahama 砂浜 |
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beach |
| sunoko スノコ |
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This type sunoko is a board to protect futon from moisture in the closet |
| suri スリ |
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pickpocket |
| sushi 寿司 鮓、鮨 |
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Japanese traditional fast food. It always involves vinegared rice with fish, shell meat, vegetables, egg, etc. sushi trivia |
| sushi-shokunin 寿司職人 |
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Sushi craftsman, sushi technician |
| sushi-zu 鮓酢 |
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Vinegar for sushi If you use sushi-zu, it's very easy to make sushi-meshi (sushi rice) |
| susuki 芒 |
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Japanese pampas grass one of the seven grasses in Autumn ( aki-no-nanakusa ) |
| suutai 素謡 |
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| suzu-harae 鈴祓 |
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Shrine maiden ring bells above children to purify them |
| suzume 雀 |
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sparrow |