My words

きなこ餅

きなこもち

mochi sprinkled with soy flour

山羊

やぎ ヤギ

goat

白鷺

しらさぎ はくろ

heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets), white heron

小振り

こぶり

smallish, on the small side, somewhat small, undersized, small size, short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

空々しい

そらぞらしい

false, hypocritical

慇懃無礼

いんぎんぶれい

hypocritical courtesy, superficially polite but rude in intent

調味料

ちょうみりょう

flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), seasoning, condiments

温暖化

おんだんか

warming, global warming

振動

しんどう

oscillation, vibration, vibration, vibration

勤勉

きんべん

diligent, industrious

玄人

くろうと くろと

expert, professional, master, woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes

倍

ばい

twice, double, times, -fold

隙間

すきま

crevice, crack, gap, opening, spare moment, interval, break, pause, spare time, chink (in ones armor, armour), unpreparedness, carelessness

短期

たんき

short term

精神

せいしん

mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

抽選

ちゅうせん

lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

威張る

いばる えばる

to put on airs, to act big, to throw ones weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag

個人

こじん

individual, private person, personal, private

活躍

かつやく

activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service, to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role

しつこい

しつっこい

insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious, too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy

諄い

くどい

verbose, importunate, wordy, repetitious, long-winded, heavy (taste), rich, strong, cloying, gaudy, loud

暴れる

あばれる

to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

おはか参り

おはかまいり

ritual visit to the tomb of ones ancestors (bringing flowers, burning incense, cleansing the tombstone)

遺伝子組み換え食品

いでんしくみかえしょくひん

genetically modified food, GM food

電子

でんし

electron, (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics, electrons, electron

遺伝子

いでんし

gene, genetic, genes, gene

むかっと

feeling angry (or nauseated, etc.) suddenly

縁石

えんせき

curb (stone)

新線

しんせん

new railway line

交流

こうりゅう

(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse, alternating current, AC, alternating current (ac)