悲観  ひかん (n) pessimism/disappointment 引き上げる  ひきあげる (v1) to withdraw/to leave/to pull out/to retire 率いる  ひきいる (v1) to lead/to spearhead (a group)/to command (troops) 引き起こす  ひきおこす (v5s) to cause 引下げる  ひきさげる (v1) to pull down/to lower/to reduce/to withdraw 引きずる  ひきずる (v5r) to seduce/to drag along/to pull/to prolong/to support 引取る  ひきとる (v5r) to take charge of/to take over/to retire to a private place 否決  ひけつ (n,vs) rejection/negation/voting down 非行  ひこう (n) delinquency/misconduct 日頃  ひごろ (n-adv,n-t) normally/habitually/ 久しい  ひさしい (adj) long/long-continued/old (story) 悲惨  ひさん (adj-na,n) (1) tragedy/disaster (2) misery/wretched/pitiful ビジネス  (n) business 比重  ひじゅう (n) specific gravity 美術  びじゅつ (n) art/fine arts 秘書  ひしょ (n) (private) secretary 微笑  びしょう (n,vs) smile 歪む  ひずむ (v5m) to warp/to swerve/to deflect/to be crooked/to be distorted/to be bent/to incline/to slant/to be perverted/to be gross-grained/to get bent/to be strained 密か  ひそか (adj-na,n) secret/private/surreptitious 浸す  ひたす (v5s) to soak/to dip/to drench ひたすら  (adj-na,adv) (uk) nothing but/earnestly/intently 左利き  ひだりきき (n) left-handedness/sake drinker/left-hander 引っ掻く  ひっかく (v5k) to scratch/ 必修  ひっしゅう (n) required (subject) びっしょり  (adj-na,adv) wet through/drenched 必然  ひつぜん (n) inevitable/necessary 匹敵  ひってき (n,vs) comparing with/match/rival/equal 一息  ひといき (n) puffy/a breath/a pause/an effort/ 人影  ひとかげ (n) man's shadow/soul 人柄  ひとがら (adj-na,n) personality/character/personal appearance/gentility 人気  ひとけ (n) sign of life/ 一頃  ひところ (n-adv,n-t) once/some time ago/ 人質  ひとじち (n) hostage/prisoner 一筋  ひとすじ (adj-na,n) a line/earnestly/blindly/straightforwardly/ 人目  ひとめ (n) glimpse/public gaze 日取り  ひどり (n) fixed date/appointed day 雛  ひな (n) young bird/chick/doll 雛祭  ひなまつり (n) Girls' (dolls') Festival 日向  ひなた (n) sunny place/in the sun 非難  ひなん (n,vs) blame/attack/criticism 避難  ひなん (n,vs) taking refuge/finding shelter 日の丸  ひのまる (n) the Japanese flag 火花  ひばな (n) spark ひび  (壁の~) (n) (uk) crack/fissure/flaw 悲鳴  ひめい (n) shriek/scream 冷やかす  ひやかす (v5s) to banter/to make fun of/to jeer at/to cool/to refrigerate 日焼け  ひやけ (n) sunburn 票  ひょう (n,n-suf) label/ballot/ticket/sign 標語  ひょうご (n) motto/slogan/catchword 描写  びょうしゃ (n) depiction/description/portrayal ひょっと  (adv,n) possibly/accidentally/ びら 平たい  ひらたい (adj) flat/even/level/simple/plain びり  (n) last on the list/at the bottom/ 比率  ひりつ (n) ratio/proportion/percentage 微量  びりょう (n) minuscule amount/extremely small quantity/ 昼飯  ひるめし (n) lunch (masc.)/midday meal 比例  ひれい (n) proportion 疲労  ひろう (n,vs) fatigue/weariness 広まる  ひろまる (v5r) to spread/to be propagated 敏感  びんかん (adj-na,n) sensibility/susceptibility/sensitive (to)/well attuned to 貧困  ひんこん (adj-na,n) poverty/lack 品質  ひんしつ (n) quality 貧弱  ひんじゃく (adj-na,n) poor/meagre/insubstantial 品種  ひんしゅ (n) brand/kind/description ヒント  (n) hint 頻繁  ひんぱん (adj-na,n) frequency 貧乏  びんぼう (adj-na,n) poverty/destitute/poor ファイト  (n) fight ファイル  (n) file ファン  (n) fan/fun 不意  ふい (adj-na,adj-no,n) sudden/abrupt/unexpected/unforeseen フィルタ  (n) filter/ 封  ふう (n) seal 封鎖  ふうさ (n) blockade/freezing (funds) 風車  ふうしゃ (n) (1) windmill/ 風習  ふうしゅう (n) custom/ 風俗  ふうぞく (n) (1) manners/customs (2) sex service/sex industry ブーツ  (n) boots 風土  ふうど (n) natural features/topography/climate/spiritual features ブーム  (n) boom フォーム  (n) foam/form 部下  ぶか (n) subordinate person 不可欠  ふかけつ (adj-na,n) indispensable/essential ぶかぶか  (adj-na,adv,n,vs) too big/baggy 深める  ふかめる (v1,vt) to deepen/to heighten/to intensify 不吉  ふきつ (adj-na,n) ominous/sinister/bad luck/ill omen/inauspiciousness 不況  ふきょう (adj-na,n) recession/depression/slump 布巾  ふきん (n) tea-towel/dish cloth 福  ふく (n) good fortune 複合  ふくごう (n,vs) composite/complex 福祉  ふくし (n) welfare/well-being 覆面  ふくめん (n) mask/veil/disguise 膨れる  ふくれる (v1) to get cross/to get sulky/to swell (out)/to expand/to be inflated/to distend/to bulge 不景気  ふけいき (adj-na,n) business recession/hard times/depression/gloom/sullenness/cheerlessness 耽る  ふける (v5r) to indulge in/to give oneself up to/to be obsessed by/to be engrossed in/to be lost in/to be absorbed in 老ける  ふける (v1) to age 富豪  ふごう (n) wealthy person/millionaire 布告  ふこく (n,vs) edict/ordinance/proclamation/ ブザー  (n) buzzer 負債  ふさい (n) debt/liabilities 不在  ふざい (n) absence ふさわしい  (adj) appropriate 不順  ふじゅん (adj-na,n) irregularity/unseasonableness 負傷  ふしょう (n,vs) injury/wound 侮辱  ぶじょく (n) insult/contempt/slight 不審  ふしん (adj-na,n) incomplete understanding/doubt/question/distrust/suspicion/strangeness/infidelity 不振  ふしん (adj-na,n) dullness/depression/slump/stagnation 武装  ぶそう (n,vs) arms/armament/armed 札  ふだ (n) (1) token/label (2) ticket/card (3) charm/talisman 負担  ふたん (n) burden/charge/responsibility 不調  ふちょう (adj-na,n) bad condition/not to work out (ie a deal)/disagreement/break-off/disorder/slump/out of form/ 復活  ふっかつ (n,vs) revival (e.g. musical)/restoration 物議  ぶつぎ (n) public discussion (criticism)/ 復旧  ふっきゅう (n,vs) restoration/restitution/rehabilitation 復興  ふっこう (n) revival/renaissance/reconstruction 物資  ぶっし (n) goods/materials 仏像  ぶつぞう (n) Buddhist image (statue) 物体  ぶったい (n) (1) superior airs/air of importance (2) overemphasis/ 沸騰  ふっとう (n,vs) boiling/seething 不当  ふとう (adj-na,n) injustice/impropriety/unreasonableness/undeservedness/unfair/invalid 不動産  ふどうさん (n) real estate 無難  ぶなん (adj-na,n) safety/security 赴任  ふにん (n,vs) (proceeding to) new appointment 腐敗  ふはい (n) decay/depravity 不評  ふひょう (n) bad reputation/disgrace/unpopularity/ 不服  ふふく (adj-na,n) dissatisfaction/discontent/disapproval/objection/complaint/protest/disagreement 普遍  ふへん (adj-na,n) universality/ubiquity/omnipresence 踏まえる  ふまえる (v1) to be based on/to have origin in 踏み込む  ふみこむ (v5m) to step into (someone else's territory)/to break into/to raid/ 不明  ふめい (adj-na,n) unknown/obscure/indistinct/uncertain/ambiguous/ignorant/lack of wisdom/anonymous/unidentified 部門  ぶもん (n) class/group/category/department/field/branch 扶養  ふよう (n) support/maintenance ふらふら  (adj-na,adv,n,vs) unsteady on one's feet/stagger/reel/totter/dizzy ぶらぶら  (adv,n,vs) dangle heavily/swing/sway to and fro/aimlessly/idly/lazily/loiter/loaf/be idle/stroll idly 振り  ふり (suf) style/manner 振り返る  ふりかえる (v5r) to turn head/to look over one's shoulder/to turn around/to look back 振り出し  ふりだし (n) outset/starting point/drawing or issuing (draft)/ 不良  ふりょう (adj-na,n) badness/delinquent/inferiority/failure 浮力  ふりょく (n) buoyancy/floating power/ 武力  ぶりょく (n) armed might/military power/the sword/force ブル  (n) bull 震わせる  ふるわせる (v1) to be shaking/to be trembling/ 無礼  ぶれい (adj-na,n) impolite/rude 付録  ふろく (n) appendix/supplement フロント  (n) front 憤慨  ふんがい (n) indignation/resentment 文化財  ぶんかざい (n) cultural assets/cultural property 分業  ぶんぎょう (n) division of labor/specialization/assembly-line production 文語  ぶんご (n) written language/literary language 分散  ぶんさん (n,vs) dispersion/decentralization/variance (statistics) 分子  ぶんし (n) numerator/molecule 紛失  ふんしつ (n,vs) losing something 噴出  ふんしゅつ (n,vs) spewing/gushing/spouting/eruption/effusion 文書  ぶんしょ (n) document/writing/letter/note/records/archives/ 紛争  ふんそう (n) dispute/trouble/strife ふんだん  (adj-na,n) plentiful/abundant/lavish/ 分担  ぶんたん (n,vs) apportionment/sharing 奮闘  ふんとう (n) hard struggle/strenuous effort 分配  ぶんぱい (n) division/sharing 分母  ぶんぼ (n) denominator 粉末  ふんまつ (n) fine powder 分離  ぶんり (n) separation/detachment/segregation/isolation 分裂  ぶんれつ (n,vs) split/division/break up ペア  (n) pair/pear 兵器  へいき (n) arms/weapons/ordinance 並行  へいこう (adj-na,n,vs) (going) side by side/concurrent/abreast/at the same time/occurring together/parallel/parallelism 閉口  へいこう (n) shut mouth 閉鎖  へいさ (n,vs) closing/closure/shutdown/lockout/unsociable 兵士  へいし (n) soldier 平常  へいじょう (adj-na,n-adv,n-t) normal/usual 平方  へいほう (n) square (e.g. metre)/square 並列  へいれつ (n,vs) arrangement/parallel/abreast ベース  (n) base/bass 辟易  へきえき (n,vs) wince/shrink back/succumbing to/being frightened/disconcerted/ ぺこぺこ  (adj-na,adv,n,vs) fawn/be very hungry ベスト  (adj-na,n) best/vest ベストセラー  (n) best-seller 隔たる  へだたる (v5r) to be distant 縁  へり (n) a means, e.g. of living/ へりくだる  (v5r) to deprecate oneself and praise the listener/ 経る  へる (v1) to pass/to elapse/to experience 弁解  べんかい (n) explanation/justification/defence/excuse 変革  へんかく (n) change/reform/revolution/upheaval (the) Reformation 返還  へんかん (n,vs) return/restoration 便宜  べんぎ (adj-na,n) convenience/accommodation/advantage/expedience 偏見  へんけん (n) prejudice/narrow view 弁護  べんご (n) defense/pleading/advocacy 返済  へんさい (n,vs) repayment 弁償  べんしょう (n) next word/compensation/reparation/indemnity/reimbursement 変遷  へんせん (n,vs) change/transition/vicissitudes 返答  へんとう (n) reply 変動  へんどう (n,vs) change/fluctuation 弁論  べんろん (n) discussion/debate/argument 穂  ほ (n) ear (of plant)/head (of plant) 保育  ほいく (n,vs) nursing/nurturing/rearing/lactation/suckling/ ボイコット  (n) boycott ポイント  (n) point 法案  ほうあん (n) bill (law) 防衛  ぼうえい (n) defense/protection/self-defense 防火  ぼうか (n) fire prevention/fire fighting/fire proof 崩壊  ほうかい (n,vs) collapse/decay (physics)/crumbling/breaking down/caving in 妨害  ぼうがい (n,vs) disturbance/obstruction/hindrance/jamming/interference 法学  ほうがく (n) law/jurisprudence 封建  ほうけん (n) feudalistic/ 豊作  ほうさく (n) abundant harvest/bumper crop 方策  ほうさく (n) plan/policy/ 奉仕  ほうし (n) attendance/service 方式  ほうしき (n) form/method/system 放射  ほうしゃ (n) radiation/emission/ 放射能  ほうしゃのう (n) radioactivity 報酬  ほうしゅう (n) remuneration/recompense/reward/toll 放出  ほうしゅつ (n,vs) release/emit/ 報じる  ほうじる (v1) to inform/to report 報ずる  ほうずる (v5z) to inform/to report 紡績  ぼうせき (n) spinning 呆然  ぼうぜん (adj-na,n) dumbfounded/overcome with surprise/in blank amazement/ 放置  ほうち (n,vs) leave as is/leave to chance/leave alone/neglect 膨張  ぼうちょう (n) expansion/swelling/increase/growth 法廷  ほうてい (n) courtroom 報道  ほうどう (n) information/report 冒頭  ぼうとう (adv,n) beginning/start/outset 暴動  ぼうどう (n) insurrection/rebellion/revolt/riot/uprising 褒美  ほうび (n) reward/prize 暴風  ぼうふう (n) storm/windstorm/gale 葬る  ほうむる (v5r) to bury/to inter/to entomb/to consign to oblivion/to shelve 放り込む  ほうりこむ (v5m) to throw into/ 放り出す  ほうりだす (v5s) to throw out/to fire/to expel/to give up/to abandon/to neglect/