My words

交替

Kōtai

alternation; change; shift; relief; relay

化する

かする

to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

労働力不足

ろうどうりょくぶそく

labor shortage (labour)

合否

ごうひ

success or failure, result

書面

しょめん

document, letter

後日

ごじつ ごにち

in the future, another day, later

この所

このところ

lately, recently

近眼

きんがん ちかめ

nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia

更に

さらに

furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more

口数

こうすう くちかず くちすう

number of words a person speaks, number of dependents (words, shares, accounts), unit of an investment trust, unit

開花

かいか

flowers budding, blooming, flowering, showing results, becoming popular, blooming

逆転

ぎゃくてん

(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)

ぼろぼろ

ボロボロ

worn-out, torn, crumbling, tattered, tears or grain of rice falling

急ぐ

いそぐ

to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

兄

あに このかみ にい けい

elder brother, pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure, Mister, Mr

公にする

おおやけにする

to make public

清掃中

Seisō-chū

Cleaning in progress

清掃

せいそう

cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

閉鎖

へいさ

closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable

強風

きょうふう

strong wind, high wind, moderate gale

閉館

へいかん

closing of a building

張り紙

はりがみ

paper patch, paper backing, poster, sticker, label

公式文書

Kōshiki bunsho

official document

文書

ぶんしょ もんじょ

document, writing, letter, paperwork, note, records, archives, document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)

証明

しょうめい

proof, verification, certification, proof

来客

らいきゃく らいかく

visitor, caller

体力

たいりょく

stamina, endurance, physical strength, resilience, resistance to disease, strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

入選

にゅうせん

chosen (in a competition)

故障

こしょう

breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order, damage, hurt, objection, protest, failure

議員

ぎいん

member of the Diet, congress or parliament