# A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary/j/A
## A
### A ア

    The first letter of the Japanese syllabary as arranged according to the Go-jū-on; also the first of the five vowels. It has the sound of a in father.

### †A ア

    pron. I; me.

### †A ア

    (cont. of aze) n. A dike or narrow path between rice-fields.

### †A ア

    Exclam. in replying to a question: yes.

### †A ア

    Exclam. of pain or admiration.

### Aa アア

    Exclam. of pain, grief, praise or admiration: ah; alas; oh:

   ### aa kanashii kana,

       alas, how sad!

   ### aa nasake nai,

       oh, how cruel!

   ### aa ureshii ya,

       how delightful!
    Syn. ana, are, ara, aware.

### Aa アア

    adv. In that way; in that manner; so:

   ### — suru,

       doing so;

   ### — iu tōri ni,

       in that way;

   ### — shite iru to hito ni togamerareru,

       if you do so people will blame you.

### †Aashiya-koshiya アアシヤコシヤ

    Exclam. expressing the sound of laughter.

### Aba アバ

    n. The weight or stone used to sink a net in fishing:

   ### — ga hanaruru.
### Aba アバ

    interj. (com. coll. used in speaking to children) Good bye.
    Aba-aba or Abayo, id.

### Abai,-au アバフ

    t.v. To shield; protect; to screen from danger.
    Syn. kabau.

### Abai-ai,-au アバヒアフ

    (coll. for ubaiau) t.v. To seize or take by violence from one another.

### Abake,-ru アバケル

    i.v. To be broken open, as a grave; to be divulged, made public, as a secret.

### Abaki,-ku アバク

    t.v. To break open; to divulge, make public, as a secret:

   ### tsuka wo —,

       to open a grave or mound;

   ### hara wo —

       to cut open the abdomen;

   ### kōzui ga dote wo abakita,

       the inundation has broken open the dike;

   ### inji wo —,

       to divulge a secret.
    Syn. hiraku.

### †Abame,-ru アバメル

    t.v. To despise, contemn:

   ### Abameraru,

       to be despised.
    Syn. Itashimeru, anadoru.

### Abara アバラ

    n. The side of the chest:

   ### — ni,

       not close together; scattered.

### Abarabone アバラボネ

    n. A rib.

### Abaraya アバラヤ 敗宅

    n. A house dilapidated and in ruins.

### Abare,-ru アバレル

    i.v. To act in a wild, violent, unruly or turbulent manner; to be disorderly; riotous:

   ### sake ni yotte abareru,

       to be drunk and violent;

   ### uma ga —,

       the horse is refractory.
    Syn. rambō suru, aremawaru.

### Abaremono アバレモノ

    n. A riotous, unruly or disorderly person.

### Abari,-ru アバル

    i.v. To be waste; to be in a neglected, deserted or ruined condition.

### Abari アバリ

    (ami and hari) n. A bamboo needle used in making nets.

### Abata アバタ 痘斑

    n. Pock-marks.
    Syn. hōsō no ato, janko, imo.

### †Abatashi,-su アバタス

    t.v. To bring to light; to expose.

### Abatazura アバタヅラ

    n. A pock-marked face.
    Syn. imo-gao, jankozura.

### †Abekere アベケレ

    (ari and bekere) i.q. aru de arō, I think there are.

### Abekobe ni アベコベニ

    adv. In a contrary, opposite or reversed manner; inside out; upside down; vice versâ:

   ### hashi wo — motsu,

       to hold the chopsticks upside down;

   ### kimono wo — kiru,

       to wear the coat inside out.
    Syn. achi-kochi, sakasama, ura-ue.

### Abi アビ

    n. A species of wild duck.

### Abi,-ru アビル 浴

    t.v. To bathe: to wash the body; to pour or spill over:

   ### mizu wo —,

       to bathe with cold water;

   ### yu-abi wo suru,

       to wash one's self in hot water;

   ### mizu-abi ni yuku,

       to go in bathing.
    Syn. mokuyoku suru, yoku suru.

### Abijigoku アビヂゴク

    n. The lowest of the eight hells of the Buddhists.

### Abiki アビキ

    (ami and hiki) n. Drawing the net or seine. ​

### Abiko アビコ 石龍

    n. A species of lizard.

### Abise,-ru アビセル

    t.v. To bathe or wash another; to give a downward blow with a sword:

   ### hito ni mizu wo —,

       to bathe or wash a person;

   ### mizu wo abisete ageyō,

       let me bathe you.

### Abu アブ 虻

    n. A horse-fly:

   ### — hachi torazu

       (prov.).

### Abuku アブク

    (awa and fuku) n. Bubbles; froth; foam:

   ### mizu no —.
### Abumi アブミ 鐙

    n. A stirrup.

### Abumigawara アブミガワラ

    n. The large tile on the gable-end of a roof.

### Abumikuwa アブミクハ

    n. A kind of hoe.

### Abumishi アブミシ

    n. A stirrup-maker.

### Abumizuri アブミズリ

    n. The flanks of a horse which are struck by the stirrups.

### Abunagari,-ru アブナガル

    i.v. (coll.) To be timid; fearful; apprehensive of danger.

### Abunage アブナゲ

    n. Appearance of danger; dangerous; perilous:

   ### — na hashi;
   ### — ni miyeru.
### Abunai アブナイ

    coll. cont. of Abunaki.

### Abunaki,-ku-shi アブナキ 危

    adj. (coll.) Dangerous; perilous; hazardous; insecure:

   ### abunai,

       take care! look out!

   ### abunakunai,

       there is no danger;

   ### abunakute yukarenai,

       it is dangerous and I cannot go;

   ### abunai koto,

       or

   ### abunaime,

       a dangerous affair.
    Syn. ayauki, kennon, kiken

### Abunakkashii,-ki-ku アブナツカシ

    adj. (coll.) Seeming dangerous; doubtful.

### Abunasa アブナサ

    n. The danger, peril, hazard.

### Abunō アブナウ

    adv. (coll. cont. of abunaku) vid. abunaki:

   ### — gozarimasu,

       it is dangerous; take care! (polite).

### Abura アブラ 油

    n. Oil; fat; grease; sweat:

   ### — wo tsugu,

       to pour oil, as into a lamp;

   ### — wo shimeru,

       to make oil by pressing;

   ### — wo sasu,

       to oil, as machinery;

   ### — de ageru,

       to fry in oil;

   ### — no shimi,

       a grease spot;

   ### — no ashi,

       sweaty feet.

### Abura-age アブラアゲ

    n. Fried in oil or grease.

### Abura-ashi アブラアシ

    n. Sweaty feet.

### Abura-daru アブラダル

    n. An oil-tub; a barrel for holding oil.

### Aburade アブラデ

    n. Sweaty hands.

### Aburae アブラエ

    n. An oil-painting.

### Aburage アブラゲ

    n. Anything fried in oil or grease, especially fried tôfu.

### Aburagiri アブラギリ

    n. The Elaococcus verrucosus$^*$.

### Aburahi アブラヒ

    n. An oil light.

### Aburajimi アブラジミ

    n. A grease spot; stained with grease.

### Aburakami アブラカミ

    n. Oil-paper; i.q., tō-yugami.

### Aburakashi,-su アブラカス

    t.v. To cause another to lose an engagement.

### Aburakasu アブラカス

    n. Oil-cake (the refuse after the oil is pressed out).

### Aburakawa アブラカハ

    n. A membrane.

### Aburake アブラケ

    n. Oily, fatty, greasy:

   ### — ga nai.
### Aburami アブラミ

    n. The fat, or fatty part, as of flesh.

### Aburamushi アブラムシ

    n. The cockroach; (met.) a troublesome person, a bore.

### Aburana アブラナ

    n. The rape-seed plant, Brassica Orientalis$^*$.

### Aburanuki アブラヌキ

    n. A thing or person that extracts grease; the act of extracting grease.

### Aburasashi アブラサシ

    n. An oil can.

### Aburashi アブラシ

    n. An oiler (of machinery).

### Aburashime アブラシメ

    n. An oil-press.

### Aburashiri アブラシリ

    n. The coccix of a bird.

### Aburatsubo アブラツボ

    n. An oil-jar.

### Aburatsugi アブラツギ

    n. An oil-can (for filling a lamp).

### Aburatsuki アブラツキ

    n. A dish for holding the oil of a lamp. i.q. abura-zura.

### Aburawata アブラワタ

    n. Fish roe or milt; also a rag used in applying pomatum to the hair.

### Aburaya アブラヤ

    n. An oil shop; a seller of oil.

### Aburazara アブラザラ

    n. A lamp-cup, or dish for holding the oil.

### Aburazuno アブラヅノ

    n. The end of an axle-tree, to which oil is applied.

### Abure,-ru アブレル 溢

    i.v. i.q. afure.

### Aburemono アブレモノ

    n. A ruffian; a disorderly fellow.
    Syn. kambō-mono, abaremono.

### Aburi,-ru アブル 烘

    t.v. To roast: to toast; to hold or place near a fire in order to warm, or dry; to grill; to broil; to torrefy, roast:

   ### te wo —,

       to warm the hands at a fire.
    Syn. yaku, kawakasu, hosu.

### Aburi-kawakashi,-su アブリカハカス

    t.v. To dry at a fire.

### Aburiko アブリコ

    n. A gridiron.

### Aburi-kogashi,-su アブリコガス

    t.v. To char, scorch or blacken at the fire; to torrefy.

### Aburi-koroshi,-su アブリコロス

    t.v. To roast to death; to burn at the stake.

### Achi アチ

    adv. There; that place; yonder:

   ### — ye iki na,

       get out of the way.

### Achi-kochi アチコチ 彼此

    adv. Here and there; all about; more or less; about; upside down:

   ### — wo sagashite mo miezu,

       I searched all over but could not find it;

   ### — ni san ri arimashō,

       it is about three miles;

   ### fude wo — ni motta,

       held the pen upside down.
    Syn. soko-koko, abekobe.

### Achira アチラ

    adv. There; that place; yonder; i.q. achi.

### Ada アダ 虛

    (used only in comp.) Vain; empty; useless; fruitless; ineffectual; trifling; fickle; frivolous; transitory; frail:

   ### — na,

       or

   ### — naru,

       adj. id.

   ### — ni,

       adv. Vainly, uselessly; unprofitably:

   ### issen no ada-zeni mo tsukawazu,

       not spending one penny uselessly.
    Syn. itazura, muda, munashiki.

### Ada アダ 婀娜,
   ### — na,

       or

   ### — naru.

       adj. Charming; lovely:

   ### — naru sugata,

       a charming figure.

### Ada アダ 仇

    An enemy, adversary, foe; harm, injury:

   ### — suru,

       to oppose; to be hostile, inimical; to do harm;