応援団
cheering squad; supporters' group
→ The cheering squad livens up the match.
記者団
press corps; group of reporters
→ The prime minister answers questions from the press corps.
消防団
volunteer fire brigade
→ Join the local volunteer fire brigade.
バレエ団
ballet company
→ Go to see a performance by a famous ballet company.
合唱団
choir; chorus
→ The voices of the children's choir resound.
少数派
minority; minority group
→ At the meeting, my opinion was in the minority.
多数派
majority; majority group
→ The decision is made based on the majority opinion.
反対派
opposition group; opponents
→ Opponents of the new bill hold a demonstration.
実力派
highly skilled; known for real ability
→ She is known as a highly skilled singer.
演技派
actor known for acting ability
→ He is one of the most skilled young actors.
保守派
conservative faction
→ The conservative faction within the party is strongly opposing it.
正統派
orthodox; authentic style
→ Dine at an authentic, traditional French restaurant.
警官隊
police squad; police force
→ A police squad was deployed to quell the riot.
救急隊
emergency medical team
→ The emergency team rushes to the accident scene.
消防隊
fire brigade; firefighting team
→ The firefighters desperately fight the fire.
登山隊
mountaineering expedition
→ The mountaineering team set off for Everest.
探検隊
expedition team; exploration party
→ The expedition heads deep into the jungle.
アジア系
Asian; of Asian descent
→ He is an Asian American.
理工系
science and engineering field
→ Go on to a university specializing in science and engineering.
文系
humanities and social sciences
→ I am good at humanities subjects.
外資系
foreign-affiliated; foreign-capital company
→ Get a job at a foreign-affiliated company.
太陽系
solar system
→ Earth is one of the planets in the solar system.
神経系
nervous system
→ Stress causes abnormalities in the nervous system.
生態系
ecosystem
→ Deforestation affects the ecosystem.
機械類
machinery; machines
→ Inspect the machinery in the factory.
アクセサリー類
accessories
→ Organize accessories when moving house.
下着類
underwear
→ Take extra underwear for the trip.
食器類
tableware; dishes
→ Put the washed tableware away in the cupboard.
アルコール類
alcoholic beverages
→ The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors is prohibited.
通信網
communications network
→ The communications network was severed by the disaster.
交通網
transportation network
→ This city has a well-developed transportation network.
道路網
road network
→ The road network extends throughout the country.
放送網
broadcasting network
→ A television station with a worldwide broadcasting network.
連絡網
contact network; communication chain
→ Create a contact network for emergencies.
情報網
information network
→ Investigate using one's own information network.
鉄道網
railway network
→ Japan's railway network is extremely punctual.
芸能界
entertainment industry; show business
→ She retired from show business.
経済界
business community; economic circles
→ A meeting attended by leaders of the business community.
映画界
film industry; movie world
→ Receive the highest award in the film industry.
サッカー界
football world; soccer community
→ He is a star in the football world.
自然界
natural world
→ The harsh laws of the natural world.
時間帯
time slot; time period
→ Trains are crowded during commuting hours.
火山帯
volcanic belt
→ Japan lies in the Pacific volcanic belt.
気候帯
climatic zone
→ Study climatic zones such as tropical rainforests.
価格帯
price range
→ This product is offered across a wide price range.
首都圏
metropolitan area; capital region
→ The population is concentrated in the capital region.
北極圏
Arctic Circle; Arctic region
→ Ice in the Arctic region is beginning to melt.
支配圏
sphere of control; domain
→ The empire's sphere of control expands.
英語圏
English-speaking world
→ I want to study abroad in an English-speaking country.
大気圏
atmosphere
→ The rocket breaks through the atmosphere.
勢力圏
sphere of influence
→ Enter the enemy's sphere of influence.
暴風圏
storm-wind zone; violent-wind area
→ There is a risk of entering the typhoon's violent-wind zone.
ファン層
fan base; fan demographic
→ His music is supported by a broad fan base.
読者層
readership; reader demographic
→ The readership of this magazine is women in their twenties.
年齢層
age group
→ A product aimed at a wide range of age groups.
中高年層
middle-aged and older people
→ Middle-aged and older people have a strong interest in health.
若年層
younger generation; young age group
→ Voter turnout among younger people is declining.
貧困層
poor; low-income population
→ Support for the poor is an urgent priority.
健康面
health aspect
→ Please take good care of your health.
安全面
safety aspect
→ This car excels in terms of safety.
精神面
mental aspect; psychological side
→ Sports are also useful for strengthening one's mentality.
経済面
economic aspect; financial side
→ I want to study abroad, but I have financial concerns.
マイナス面
negative aspect; downside
→ You should not look only at the negative aspects of things.
プラス面
positive aspect; upside
→ Emphasize the positive aspects of this plan.
疑問視
question; regard as doubtful
→ The feasibility of his proposal is being questioned.
問題視
regard as a problem
→ Changes in young people's language use are regarded as a problem.
重要視
attach importance to; value
→ Our company values motivation more than experience.
ライバル視
regard as a rival
→ He seems to regard me as a rival.
客観視
view objectively
→ It is difficult to view one's own actions objectively.
特別視
treat as special
→ It is unfair to treat only him as special.
価値観
values; sense of values
→ They broke up because of differences in values.
人生観
outlook on life
→ A serious illness changed my outlook on life.
世界観
worldview; fictional world
→ I am drawn into the film's unique world.
宇宙観
view of the universe; cosmology
→ Study ancient people's view of the universe.
結婚観
view of marriage
→ Young people's views on marriage are becoming more diverse.
職業観
view of work; career values
→ Please tell us about your own view of work during the interview.
支配欲
desire to dominate; controlling urge
→ That leader has a strong desire to dominate.
金銭欲
greed for money; desire for wealth
→ Blinded by greed for money, one becomes involved in crime.
出世欲
ambition for promotion; career ambition
→ He has strong career ambitions and is always working hard.
独占欲
possessiveness; desire for exclusive possession
→ She is very possessive of her partner.
現実味
realism; sense of reality
→ That plan lacks realism.
人間味
human warmth; humanity
→ His works are full of human warmth.
真実味
ring of truth; credibility
→ His story is specific and has a ring of truth.
新鮮味
freshness; novelty
→ This design no longer feels fresh.
人情味
human warmth; compassion
→ I like the warm, human atmosphere of the old downtown area.
管理下
under management; under control
→ This facility is under strict city management.
支配下
under rule; under control
→ That country was under another country's rule for a long time.
占領下
under occupation
→ After the war, Japan was temporarily placed under American occupation.
戦時下
in wartime; under wartime conditions
→ Supplies were extremely scarce during wartime.
就職難
difficulty finding employment; job shortage
→ Because of the recession, severe employment difficulties continue this year.
経営難
business difficulties
→ Sales fall sharply, putting the company in financial difficulty.
資金難
funding shortage; financial difficulty
→ The new project stopped because of funding difficulties.
クリーム状
cream-like; creamy consistency
→ Mix the butter until it becomes creamy.
粉状
powdery; powdered form
→ Grind the medicine into powder.
帯状
band-shaped; belt-shaped
→ Clouds are spreading in a band-like formation.
ひも状
string-like; cord-shaped
→ Stretch the dough into a long cord shape.
リング状
ring-shaped
→ Make ring-shaped doughnuts.
パウダー状
powdery
→ Powdery snow is falling.
一口大
bite-sized
→ Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
実物大
life-size; full-size
→ A life-size dinosaur model is on display.
はがき大
postcard-sized
→ Print a postcard-sized photograph.
名刺大
business-card-sized
→ Carry a small notebook the size of a business card.
解決策
solution; measure for solving a problem
→ Search for an early solution to the problem.
対応策
countermeasure; response measure
→ Consider measures for handling customer complaints.
防止策
preventive measure
→ Thoroughly implement measures to prevent the accident from recurring.
改善策
improvement measure
→ Propose improvement measures to make operations more efficient.
具体策
concrete measure
→ Concrete measures are needed to prevent global warming.
支援策
support measure; assistance policy
→ The government announced support measures for households raising children.
所有権
ownership; property right
→ I have ownership of this land.
決定権
decision-making authority
→ The company president has the final decision-making authority.
選挙権
right to vote; suffrage
→ At age 18, one is granted the right to vote.
永住権
permanent residency
→ After living there for many years, I finally obtained permanent residency in the United States.
著作権
copyright
→ Using someone else's writing without permission constitutes copyright infringement.
主導権
initiative; leadership; control
→ Take control of the meeting.
心配性
worrywart; tendency to worry
→ She worries easily and checks the locks many times.
貧乏性
frugal-to-a-fault nature; inability to waste things
→ I can't throw things away because of my overly frugal nature.
苦労性
tendency to worry and take on burdens
→ A person who tends to take on troublesome work voluntarily.
飽き性
easily bored; fickle nature
→ He gets bored easily, so his hobbies never last long.
冷え性
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
→ Because I am sensitive to cold, I can't do without thick socks in winter.
照れ性
shy; easily embarrassed
→ She is shy and quickly blushes when praised.
情報源
information source
→ Get news from a reliable information source.
発生源
source; point of origin
→ Identify the source of the bad smell.
エネルギー源
energy source
→ Sunlight is an important energy source.
資金源
source of funds; funding source
→ Cut off the criminal organization's source of funds.
収入源
source of income
→ It is important to have multiple sources of income.
供給源
source of supply
→ A dam that is a major source of water supply.
誤作動
malfunction; erroneous operation
→ The machine malfunctioned and stopped.
誤情報
false information; misinformation
→ Avoid being misled by false information online.
誤使用
misuse; incorrect use
→ Prevent accidents caused by incorrect use of the product.
誤発注
incorrect order; ordering mistake
→ I entered the wrong quantity and placed an incorrect order.
誤送信
send by mistake; misdirected transmission
→ I accidentally sent the email to the wrong person.
当ホテル
this hotel; our hotel
→ Our hotel provides the highest level of service.
当大学
this university; our university
→ Graduates of this university are active in many fields.
当問題
this issue; the issue in question
→ This issue is currently under investigation.
当情報
this information
→ Unauthorized reproduction of this information is prohibited.
当ホームページ
this website; our website
→ Thank you for visiting our website.
当商品
this product
→ This product is sold in supermarkets nationwide.
当地区
this district; this area
→ Waste separation rules are strict in this area.
猛反対
fierce opposition
→ The construction plan was scrapped due to fierce opposition from residents.
猛練習
intensive practice
→ Practice intensively every day for the tournament.
猛スピード
tremendous speed; breakneck speed
→ The car sped away at tremendous speed.
猛攻撃
fierce attack
→ Come under a fierce attack from the enemy.
猛吹雪
severe blizzard
→ The flight was canceled because of a severe blizzard.
猛特訓
extremely intensive training
→ Endure the coach's extremely intensive training.
純和風
purely Japanese style
→ Stay at a purely Japanese-style inn.
純国産
entirely domestically produced
→ Food made entirely from domestically produced ingredients.
純文学
pure literature; literary fiction
→ He debuted as a writer of literary fiction.
原材料
raw materials; ingredients
→ Check the ingredients on the product packaging.
原住民
indigenous people; native inhabitants
→ Study the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
私生活
private life
→ A celebrity's private life was exposed in a scoop.
私小説
I-novel; autobiographical novel
→ Write an autobiographical novel based on one's own experiences.
養父母
adoptive parents
→ She was raised with great love by her adoptive parents.
直輸入
direct import
→ Wine imported directly from overseas.
定位置
designated place; fixed position
→ Return used items to their designated place.
乱開発
reckless development; uncontrolled development
→ Reckless development of forests causes environmental problems.
密輸入
smuggling; illegal import
→ Be arrested for smuggling drugs.
活火山
active volcano
→ Japan has many active volcanoes.
試運転
test run; trial operation
→ A test run of the new train will be conducted.
深呼吸
deep breath; deep breathing
→ Take a deep breath to ease the tension.
微調整
fine adjustment; fine-tuning
→ Make final fine adjustments to the design.
過保護
overprotective; excessive protection
→ If parents are too overprotective, their children cannot become independent.
即戦力
immediately productive worker; ready-to-work talent
→ Mid-career recruitment seeks people who can contribute immediately.
双方向
two-way; bidirectional
→ Two-way communication via the Internet.
広範囲
wide range; extensive area
→ The effects of the typhoon extend over a wide area.
真犯人
real culprit; true offender
→ The real culprit in the case was finally arrested.
生真面目
overly serious; extremely earnest
→ He is so serious that he does not understand jokes.
有意義
meaningful; worthwhile
→ Spend one's day off meaningfully.
省エネ
energy saving; energy conservation
→ Make an effort to save energy for the global environment.
素足
bare feet; without socks
→ In summer, I wear sandals with bare feet.
素手
bare hands
→ Clean the toilet with bare hands.
素肌
bare skin; natural skin
→ Skin care that preserves the beauty of natural skin.
素顔
makeup-free face; true self
→ Her true self that she does not show on television.
素早い
quick; swift
→ Respond quickly to trouble.
丸二年
a full two years
→ A full two years have passed since I came to Japan.
丸一日
a full day; whole day
→ I wasted an entire day playing games.
丸暗記
rote memorization
→ Memorize historical dates by rote.
丸覚え
rote learning; memorizing whole
→ Simply memorizing without understanding the meaning is useless.
丸写し
copy verbatim; copy wholesale
→ I was scolded for copying my friend's homework word for word.
丸見え
fully visible; completely exposed
→ The inside of the room is completely visible from outside.
丸焼き
roast whole; whole roast
→ Roast a whole pig at the barbecue.
丸出し
completely exposed; blatantly showing
→ His rural accent is completely obvious.
丸洗い
wash whole
→ These sneakers can be washed whole in a washing machine.
分かれ目
turning point; dividing point
→ This is the turning point that will decide victory or defeat.
変わり目
transition period; changeover
→ It is easy to become ill when the seasons change.
割れ目
crack; fissure
→ Wind comes in through a crack in the wall.
結び目
knot
→ Adjust the knot of one's tie.
切れ目
break; gap; pause
→ Take a breath at a break in the text.
継ぎ目
joint; seam
→ Water leaks from the pipe joint.
土地柄
local character; nature of the area
→ This is an area where heavy snowfall is characteristic.
場所柄
given the nature of the place
→ Given the nature of the place, we should speak quietly.
仕事柄
because of one's job; by nature of one's work
→ Because of my job, I often come home late at night.
季節柄
given the season; due to the season
→ Given the season, please take good care of yourself.
人柄
personality; character
→ He is trusted because of his sincere character.
家柄
family background; lineage
→ She comes from a respectable family.
間柄
relationship
→ The two have a close relationship and can be completely at ease with each other.
大柄
large-built; big-framed
→ A large-built man entered the room.
小柄
small-built; petite
→ She is petite but very strong.
食べ盛り
growing age with a big appetite
→ My junior-high-school son is at the age when he eats a lot.
働き盛り
prime working age
→ People in their forties are in their prime working years and are busy.
育ち盛り
growing age
→ Growing children need proper nutrition.
伸び盛り
period of rapid growth
→ The young athlete is currently in a period of rapid development.
いたずら盛り
mischievous age
→ My three-year-old nephew is at a mischievous age, so I can't take my eyes off him.
男盛り
prime of manhood
→ He is in his mid-thirties and in the prime of manhood.
花盛り
full bloom; prime
→ The cherry blossoms in the park are at their peak.
町並み
streetscape; townscape
→ Walk through the old townscape.
山並み
mountain range; line of mountains
→ A beautiful mountain range can be seen in the distance.
家並み
row of houses
→ Rows of houses continue through the residential area.
毛並み
coat; quality of fur; pedigree
→ This dog has a beautiful coat.
人並み
average; ordinary; like everyone else
→ I want to live an ordinary life like everyone else.
小学生並み
elementary-school level
→ His kanji knowledge is only at elementary-school level.
プロ並み
professional-level
→ Her cooking skills are at a professional level.
月並み
commonplace; conventional; cliché
→ It may sound clichéd, but congratulations.
窓越し
through a window
→ Look at the scenery outside through the window.
ガラス越し
through glass
→ See a lion through the glass at the zoo.
壁越し
through the wall
→ I can hear the conversation in the next room through the wall.
肩越し
over one's shoulder
→ Look back over one's shoulder.
カウンター越し
across the counter
→ Talk with the bartender across the counter.
カーテン越し
through the curtain
→ Morning sunlight shines through the curtain.
力任せ
by brute force
→ Pull the door open by brute force.
運任せ
leave to chance; depend on luck
→ There is nothing to do but leave the result to chance.
人任せ
leave to others; rely entirely on others
→ You must not leave your work entirely to others.
居心地
comfort of a place; how it feels to stay somewhere
→ This café is very comfortable to spend time in.
寝心地
sleeping comfort
→ The new bed is extremely comfortable to sleep on.
座り心地
sitting comfort
→ This sofa is uncomfortable to sit on.
乗り心地
ride comfort
→ Experience the ride comfort of a luxury car.
生きがい
reason for living; purpose in life
→ Her work is her reason for living.
働きがい
rewarding aspect of work; job fulfillment
→ Look for a workplace that offers a sense of fulfillment.
やりがい
sense of fulfillment; worth doing
→ It is a difficult job, but I find it very rewarding.
家族ぐるみ
whole-family involvement
→ Our whole family has a close relationship with the family next door.
地域ぐるみ
community-wide; involving the whole area
→ The whole community works together on crime-prevention activities.
町ぐるみ
town-wide; involving the whole town
→ The whole town works together to make the festival lively.