My words

宛名

あてな

(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address

拝啓

はいけい

Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern

帰省

きせい

homecoming, returning home

握る

にぎる

to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould, to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

雇用

こよう

employment (long term), hire, employment

技

わざ ぎ

technique, art, skill

紛らす

まぎらす

to divert, to distract, to conceal (one's sorrow with a smile, etc.)

紛らわしい

まぎらわしい

confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous, easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)

修行

しゅぎょう

training, practice, discipline, study, ascetic practices

偏り

かたより

deviation inclination offset bias prejudice polarization polarisation

垣根

かきね

hedge, fence

規模

きぼ

scale, scope, plan, structure

総務

そうむ

general affairs, general business, manager, director, adjutant general

勤務

きんむ

service, duty, work

掃く

はく

to sweep, to brush, to gather up

愚痴

ぐち

moha (ignorance, folly), idle complaint, grumble

口実

こうじつ

excuse, pretext

奇数

きすう

odd number

催促

さいそく

pressing demanding urging demand request claim

器具

きぐ

utensil, apparatus, implement, device, gadget

構造

こうぞう

structure, construction, structure

漁船

ぎょせん

fishing boat

誤差

ごさ

measurement error, calculation error, error, approximation error, error in calculation

物騒

ぶっそう

dangerous, disturbed, insecure

ひっくり返す

ひっくりかえす ひっくりがえす

to turn over to turn upside down to turn up to turn inside out to turn out to knock over to tip over to overturn (eg a decision) to upset to reverse

町長

ちょうちょう

town headman, town mayor

未経験

みけいけん

inexperience

塾

じゅく

coaching school, cramming school, juku

概念

がいねん

general idea, concept, notion

家畜

かちく

domestic animals, livestock, cattle