My words

特徴

とくちょう

feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

年収

ねんしゅう

annual income

痙攣

けいれん

convulsion, cramp, spasm, twitch, fit, convulsion

霰

あられ

dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.), graupel, hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm)

霙

みぞれ

sleet (mixture of snow and rain), shaved ice topped with honey

沈む

しずむ

to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed

気候変動

きこうへんどう

climate change, Climate Change, climatic variation

満席

まんせき

full house, all seats occupied, fully occupied

自発

じはつ

spontaneous

鼓動

こどう

beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing

鎮静剤

ちんせいざい

painkiller, sedative, tranquilizer, tranquiliser

処分

しょぶん

disposal, dealing (with a problem), disposition, measure, procedure, punishment, putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

所有物

しょゆうぶつ

property, possession

音漏れ

おともれ

sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.), sound leakage

欧米

おうべい

Europe and America, the West

要請

ようせい

appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand, axiom

有罪

ゆうざい

guilt, culpability

占む

しむ

to occupy, to hold, to command, to account for

回避

かいひ

evasion, avoidance

苦痛

くつう

pain, agony, bitterness

道のり

みちのり どうてい

distance, journey, itinerary, way, process

一本調子

いっぽんぢょうし いっぽんちょうし

monotone

減り張り

めりはり メリハリ

modulation (of voice), variation, variety, liveliness, full-bodied

医療

いりょう

medical care, medical treatment

応用

おうよう

application, put to practical use

美容整形

びようせいけい

cosmetic surgery

一層

いっそう

much more, still more, all the more, more than ever, single layer (or storey, etc.), rather, sooner, preferably

解決

かいけつ

settlement, solution, resolution

克服

こくふく

conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness), overcoming, bringing under control, subjugation, victory over

政治

せいじ

politics, government, politics