# translation

lexentry: eng/xylophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylophone
trans_list: 木琴 | シロフォン
sense:
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/y-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: y-axis
trans_list: Y軸
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.


lexentry: eng/yacht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yacht
trans_list: ヨット
sense:
(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.


lexentry: eng/yachting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yachting
trans_list: ヨット遊び
sense:
(often, attributive) A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.


lexentry: eng/yak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yak
trans_list: ヤク
sense:
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.


lexentry: eng/yaksha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaksha
trans_list: 夜叉
sense:
(Hindu, _, mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.


lexentry: eng/yaksha__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yaksha
trans_list: 夜叉
sense:
(Southeast Asian, _, mythology) A kind of supernatural being, often depicted as having supernatural power, great strength, and frightening appearance; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.


lexentry: eng/yale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yale
trans_list: エアレー
sense:
A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yam
trans_list: ヤマノイモ | 山芋 | 自然薯
sense:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: ヤンデレ
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.


lexentry: eng/yang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yang
trans_list: 陽
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yaoi_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaoi hole
trans_list: やおい穴
sense:
(Japanese fiction, slang) In Japanese homoerotic fiction, a supposed male sexual organ (resembling the vulva) distinct from the penis and anus, derived from anatomical error in early illustrations.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yard
trans_list: 庭
sense:
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yard
trans_list: 帆桁
sense:
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.


lexentry: eng/yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yarrow
trans_list: セイヨウノコギリソウ
sense:
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.


lexentry: eng/yawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yawl
trans_list: ヨール
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: 欠伸 | あくび
sense:
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: 欠伸 | 欠伸する
sense:
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.


lexentry: eng/yaws__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaws
trans_list: 森林梅毒
sense:
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: 年
sense:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: 年
sense:
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: year
trans_list: 年
sense:
(by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: year
trans_list: 年
sense:
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.


lexentry: eng/yearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearn
trans_list: 切望 | 恋い慕う | 憧れる
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: 酵母 | イースト
sense:
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: イースト菌 | 酵母
sense:
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


lexentry: eng/yeehaw__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeehaw
trans_list: ヒーハー
sense:
(chiefly, Southern US, and, Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.


lexentry: eng/yellow-breasted_greenfinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-breasted greenfinch
trans_list: 黄腹河原鶸
sense:
Chloris spinoides, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.


lexentry: eng/yellow-eyed_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-eyed penguin
trans_list: キガシラペンギン
sense:
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow
trans_list: 黄色 | 黄色い
sense:
The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.


lexentry: eng/yellow_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow card
trans_list: イエローカード
sense:
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.


lexentry: eng/yellow_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow fever
trans_list: 黄熱
sense:
(pathology) An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.


lexentry: eng/yellow_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow jersey
trans_list: マイヨ・ジョーヌ
sense:
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.


lexentry: eng/yellow_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow light
trans_list: 黄信号
sense:
(US) A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible.


lexentry: eng/yellow_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow press
trans_list: イエロープレス | イエロー・ジャーナリズム
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, collective) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.


lexentry: eng/yellow_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow tea
trans_list: 黄茶
sense:
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste


lexentry: eng/yem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yem
trans_list: イェム
sense:
(clothing) A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.


lexentry: eng/yet__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yet
trans_list: まだ
sense:
(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yew
trans_list: イチイ | 櫟 | 一位
sense:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.


lexentry: eng/yin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yin
trans_list: 陰
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: ヨーヨー
sense:
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.


lexentry: eng/yobibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yobibyte
trans_list: ヨビバイト
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 280 (10248, 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176) bytes or 210 (1024) zebibytes, as opposed to a yottabyte.


lexentry: eng/yobidashi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yobidashi
trans_list: 呼び出し
sense:
(sumo) Any of the functionaries whose tasks include building the dohyo, making announcements, singing the shikona of each rikishi and advising them of preparation time.


lexentry: eng/yocto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yocto-
trans_list: ヨクト-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−24 short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).


lexentry: eng/yodel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodel
trans_list: ヨーデルする
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.


lexentry: eng/yodh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodh
trans_list: ヨウ素
sense:
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/yoga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoga
trans_list: ヨーガ | ヨガ | 瑜伽
sense:
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/yogurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yogurt
trans_list: ヨーグルト
sense:
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: 衡 | 軛 | 頸木
sense:
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.


lexentry: eng/yolk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yolk
trans_list: 卵黄 | 黄身 | 蛋黄
sense:
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.


lexentry: eng/yonder__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yonder
trans_list: あの
sense:
(archaic, _, or, _, dialect, as an adjective) Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.


lexentry: eng/yonder__Determiner__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yonder
trans_list: あの
sense:
(archaic, _, or, _, dialect, as a pronoun) One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.


lexentry: eng/yotta-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yotta-
trans_list: ヨタ-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1024 (a short scale septillion or long scale quadrillion). Symbol: Y


lexentry: eng/you-know-who__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you-know-who
trans_list: くだんの | 例の
sense:
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: you
trans_list: 君 | お前 | 貴方 | 貴様 | あんた | おんどれ
sense:
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/you_and_whose_army__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you and whose army
trans_list: やれるものならやってみろ
sense:
(rhetorical question, sarcastic) Used in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what they say alone.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_judge_a_book_by_its_cover__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't judge a book by its cover
trans_list: 看板に偽りなし
sense:
(idiomatic, metaphorical) It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list: 蒔かぬ種は生えぬ
sense:
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.


lexentry: eng/you_get_what_you_pay_for__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you get what you pay for
trans_list: 安物買いの銭失い
sense:
(informal) In commercial transactions, the prices increase, as the quality of goods and services increases, i.e., the more one pays, the higher-quality the merchandise.


lexentry: eng/you_name_it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you name it
trans_list: など
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.


lexentry: eng/young_at_heart__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: young at heart
trans_list: 気が若い
sense:
(idiomatic) Having the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.


lexentry: eng/younger_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: younger brother
trans_list: 弟
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/your_mileage_may_vary__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: your mileage may vary
trans_list: 十人十色
sense:
(North America, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different.


lexentry: eng/yours_faithfully__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours faithfully
trans_list: 不一 | 不宣 | 敬具
sense:
(UK) A polite, formulaic end to a letter, used especially when the sender does not know the recipient's name, for example in a business letter.


lexentry: eng/yours_sincerely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours sincerely
trans_list: 敬具 | 不一 | 不宣
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, British) A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.


lexentry: eng/yourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yourself
trans_list: 自分
sense:
(emphatic pronoun) You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yourselves
trans_list: ご自分 | 御自分
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).


lexentry: eng/youth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: youth
trans_list: 青春時代
sense:
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.


lexentry: eng/yttrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yttrium
trans_list: イットリウム
sense:
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


lexentry: eng/yukhoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yukhoe
trans_list: ユッケ
sense:
One of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.


lexentry: eng/yum_cha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yum cha
trans_list: ヤムチャ | 飲茶
sense:
A traditional (usually daytime, sometimes nighttime) Chinese meal, consisting of several small courses (dim sum) and Chinese tea.


lexentry: eng/yumoji__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yumoji
trans_list: 湯文字
sense:
The traditional Japanese undergarment (like a loincloth or perizoma) for adult females; it may also be worn as a kimono underskirt, and as a single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath).


lexentry: eng/yunluo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yunluo
trans_list: 雲鑼
sense:
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of a set of tuned flat gongs in a frame, which are played with a stick; (sometimes) an individual gong, as a part of this instrument.


lexentry: eng/yuppie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuppie
trans_list: ヤッピー
sense:
(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/yuri__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuri
trans_list: 百合 | GL | ガールズラブ | ユリ
sense:
(especially, Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more women.


lexentry: eng/yurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yurt
trans_list: ゲル | 包 | ユルト
sense:
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).


lexentry: eng/z-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: z-axis
trans_list: Z軸
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.


lexentry: eng/zaatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zaatar
trans_list: ザアタル | ザータル
sense:
A Middle Eastern seasoning, having this herb or a mixture of herbs as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds.


lexentry: eng/zaibatsu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaibatsu
trans_list: 財閥
sense:
(business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.


lexentry: eng/zakat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zakat
trans_list: ザカート
sense:
(Islam) Almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.


lexentry: eng/zeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeal
trans_list: 熱情 | 熱意 | 情熱 | 意気込み | 気勢
sense:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: 熱狂者 | 狂信者
sense:
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.


lexentry: eng/zebibyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebibyte
trans_list: ゼビバイト
sense:
(computing) Strictly, 270 (10247, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 210 (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte.


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zebra
trans_list: 縞馬 | シマウマ
sense:
(pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.


lexentry: eng/zebra_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra crossing
trans_list: 横断歩道
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.


lexentry: eng/zebra_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra shark
trans_list: トラフザメ | 虎斑鮫
sense:
A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black and white stripes.


lexentry: eng/zebu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebu
trans_list: 瘤牛 | インド牛 | ゼブ | 犎牛
sense:
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus).


lexentry: eng/zemstvo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zemstvo
trans_list: ゼムストヴォ
sense:
(now, historical) A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zenith
trans_list: 天頂
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.


lexentry: eng/zepto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zepto-
trans_list: ゼプト-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−21 (short scale sextillionth or long scale trilliardth). Symbol: z


lexentry: eng/zero-sum_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-sum game
trans_list: ゼロサムゲーム | ゼロ和ゲーム
sense:
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zero
trans_list: 零点
sense:
(mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: zero
trans_list: ゼロ | 零
sense:
(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.


lexentry: eng/zero__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero
trans_list: ゼロ | 零 | 〇
sense:
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_tolerance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero tolerance
trans_list: ゼロトレランス
sense:
The strict policy of enforcing law(s) or the rule(s), and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.


lexentry: eng/zeroth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeroth
trans_list: ゼロ番目 | 第ゼロ | 第零 | 零番目
sense:
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.


lexentry: eng/zeta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeta
trans_list: ゼータ
sense:
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)


lexentry: eng/zetta-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zetta-
trans_list: ゼタ-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1021 (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard). Symbol: Z


lexentry: eng/zeugma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeugma
trans_list: 軛語法
sense:
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.


lexentry: eng/ziggurat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ziggurat
trans_list: ジッグラト
sense:
(archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories


lexentry: eng/zinc_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinc oxide
trans_list: 亜鉛白 | 亜鉛華 | 酸化亜鉛
sense:
(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.


lexentry: eng/zip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zip
trans_list: 圧縮する
sense:
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.


lexentry: eng/zip_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip code
trans_list: ジップコード
sense:
(US) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.


lexentry: eng/zip_fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip fastener
trans_list: ジッパー | ジップファスナー | チャック | ファスナー | 線ファスナー
sense:
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.


lexentry: eng/zip_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zip up
trans_list: …のファスナーを締める
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, or, intransitive) To close as if with a zip fastener, especially one's mouth; to stop talking.


lexentry: eng/zipline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zipline
trans_list: ジップライン
sense:
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.


lexentry: eng/zircon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zircon
trans_list: ジルコン
sense:
(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.


lexentry: eng/zirconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconium
trans_list: ジルコニウム
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.


lexentry: eng/zither__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zither
trans_list: ツィター
sense:
(string instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.


lexentry: eng/zitting_cisticola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zitting cisticola
trans_list: 雪加
sense:
A passerine bird of species Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: 十二宮 | 星座
sense:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: ゾディアック | 黄道帯
sense:
(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.


lexentry: eng/zodiac_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiac sign
trans_list: サイン
sense:
(astrology) Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac.


lexentry: eng/zombie__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: zombie
trans_list: ゾンビ
sense:
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.


lexentry: eng/zone__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zone
trans_list: ぼーっとする
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.


lexentry: eng/zongzi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zongzi
trans_list: ちまき | 粽
sense:
A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in large flat leaves, and cooked by steaming or boiling.


lexentry: eng/zoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoology
trans_list: 動物学
sense:
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.


lexentry: eng/zoom_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom in
trans_list: クローズアップ | ズームイン | 拡大
sense:
(intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.


lexentry: eng/zoom_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom lens
trans_list: ズームレンズ
sense:
(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.


lexentry: eng/zoom_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom out
trans_list: ズームアウト | 縮小
sense:
(intransitive) To decrease the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a reduced magnification of the image, or a wider-angle view.


lexentry: eng/zoom_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zoom out
trans_list: 縮小
sense:
(intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed.


lexentry: eng/zoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoonosis
trans_list: ズーノーシス
sense:
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/zorbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zorbing
trans_list: ゾービング | ゾーブ
sense:
(originally, _, New Zealand) A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill.


lexentry: eng/zucchetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zucchetto
trans_list: カロッタ
sense:
A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy


lexentry: eng/zydeco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zydeco
trans_list: ザイデコ | ザディコ
sense:
A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.


lexentry: eng/zygote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygote
trans_list: 接合子 | 受精卵
sense:
(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/zymogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zymogen
trans_list: 酵素前駆体
sense:
(biochemistry) A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.


lexentry: eng/zymology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zymology
trans_list: 醸造学
sense:
The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking; zymurgy.


lexentry: eng/Æsir__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Æsir
trans_list: アサ神族 | アース神族
sense:
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.


lexentry: eng/Ü-Tsang__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ü-Tsang
trans_list: ウー・ツァン
sense:
One of the three traditional regions of Tibet covering a land area largely corresponding to most of the Tibet Autonomous Region.


lexentry: eng/éclair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclair
trans_list: エクレア | エクレール
sense:
A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.


lexentry: eng/übermensch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: übermensch
trans_list: 超人
sense:
(in Nietzschean, _, philosophy) An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. (There is no consensus regarding the exact nature of the figure of the übermensch in Nietzsche’s philosophy.)


lexentry: eng/Ōyamatsumi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ōyamatsumi
trans_list: 大山津見 | 大山祇 | 大山積 | 大山積命 | 大山積神
sense:
(Japanese god, Shinto) A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.


lexentry: eng/śarīra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: śarīra
trans_list: 仏舎利
sense:
(Buddhism) A relic, especially a pearl-like object, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters.


lexentry: eng/λ!slash!4_film__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: λ/4 film
trans_list: λ/4板
sense:
(technology) Film having a retardation of a quarter of a specified wavelength, used with a polarizer film to lower the reflectance of a display significantly.


