My words

機会

きかい

chance, opportunity

並木

なみき

roadside tree, row of trees

並べる

ならべる

to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line, to enumerate, to itemize, to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)

並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal

列島

れっとう

archipelago, chain of islands

行列

ぎょうれつ

matrix, matrix

専門

せんもん

speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert, area of expertise

専攻

せんこう

major subject, special study

経営

けいえい

management, administration

信じる

しんじる

to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

信用

しんよう

confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence, trust

首相

しゅしょう

Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier

相互

そうご

mutual, reciprocal

認める

みとめる

to recognize, to recognise, to observe, to notice, to deem, to judge, to assess, to approve, to deem acceptable, to allow, to admit, to accept, to confess (to a charge), to watch steadily, to observe carefully, to renown, to give renown to, to appreciate, to acknowledge

閉まる

しまる

to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense

閉める

しめる

to close, to shut

閉じる

とじる

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

閉会

へいかい

closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

珍しい

めずらしい

unusual, rare, curious, new, novel, fine (e.g. gift)

笑う

わらう

to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted

観客

かんきゃく

audience, spectator, spectators

観察

かんさつ

observation, survey, observation

船

ふね

ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

風船

ふうせん

balloon (esp. small, toy variety)

余裕

よゆう

surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope

形式

けいしき

form (as opposed to substance), formality, method, system, style, format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), math expression, form

形

かたち よう

form, shape, figure, visage

人形

にんぎょう

doll, puppet, figure

枚

まい

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

駐車

ちゅうしゃ

parking (e.g. car)