My words

衣装

いしょう

clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress

詰める

つめる

to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to work out (details), to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponents king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (ones finger as an act of apology), to catch (ones finger in a door, etc.), to continue ..., to keep doing ... without a break, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

染み込む

しみこむ

to soak into, to permeate, to penetrate

逆らう

さからう

to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

立ち上げる

たちあげる

to start (something), to start up, to boot (a computer), to launch (a business)

用心

ようじん

care, precaution, guarding, caution

猛暑

もうしょ

heat wave, fierce heat

政治家

せいじか

politician, statesman

監督

かんとく

supervision, control, superintendence, direction, director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

前提

ぜんてい

preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite, condition, assumption, hypothesis, given

方針

ほうしん

objective, plan, policy

実習

じっしゅう

practice, practising, training (esp. practical and hands-on), drill

外見

がいけん そとみ

outward appearance

内面

ないめん

inside, interior

和菓子

わがし

wagashi, traditional Japanese confectionery

伸ばす

のばす

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand

滞在

たいざい

stay, sojourn

伸びる

のびる

to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height), to grow stale (soba), to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed, to be exhausted, to be postponed, to be prolonged

扇子

せんす

folding fan

説教

せっきょう

propounding, preaching, sermonizing, remonstration, scolding, lecturing

駄洒落

だじゃれ ダジャレ

feeble joke, bad pun

画家

がか

painter, artist

勇ましい

いさましい

brave, valiant, gallant, courageous, stirring, vigorous, rousing

勘弁

かんべん

pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

相対的

そうたいてき

relative

周波数

しゅうはすう

frequency (esp. of waveforms), frequency

区別

くべつ

distinction, differentiation, classification

寸

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

尺

しゃく

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length

香典

こうでん

gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money