Tuttle Compact Japanese Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Samuel E. Martin

precious (= taisetsu (na) 大切(な))

      dáijin n 大臣 minister (cabinet)

      dai-jō´bu adj 大丈夫 OK, all right; safe (and sound); no need to worry, no problem: dai-jō´bu desu 大丈夫です It’s all right.

      daikei n 台形 trapezoid

      dáikichi n 大吉 very good luck, excellent luck

      daikin n 代金 the price/charge, the bill: daikin hikikae (de) 代金引換え(で) (= daibiki (de) 代引 き(で)) C.O.D., collect (on delivery)

      daikō n 代行 acting as agent

      daikō´-sha n 代行者 agent (= dairi-nin 代理人)

      daikō n 代講 substitute class/teacher

      daikoku-bashira n 大黒柱 pillar, breadwinner: ikka no daikokubashira 一家の大黒柱 the supporter of a family

      daikon n 大根 giant white radish

      daikon-óroshi n 大根おろし grated radish

      dáiku n 大工 carpenter

      daikyū n 代休 compensation day, substitute holiday

      daiméishi n 代名詞 pronoun

      daimoku n 題目(o-daimoku お題目) topic (= dái 題)

      daimyō´ n 大名(o-daimyō お大名) feudal lord

      dainamaito n ダイナマイト dynamite

      dainamikku n ダイナミック dynamic

      dainashi n 台無し ruin, spoil: dainashi ni shimásu 台無しにします ruins, spoils, messes

      dainingu-kitchin (DK) n ダイニングキッチン (DK) a combined dining room-kitchen, an eat-in kitchen

      dainingu-rūmu n ダイニングルーム dining room

      daí (no) … adj 大(の) …, dai-… 大 … big, great

      dai-kibo (na) adj 大規模(な) large scale

      dai-kirai (na) adj 大嫌い(な) loathing, aversion

      dái-suki (na) adj 大好き(な) favorite, greatly liked

      dai-tasū n 大多数 large number; majority

      dairi n 代理 commission, agent, agency

      dairi-bo n 代理母 surrogate mother

      dairí-nin n 代理人 agent

      dairí-ten n 代理店 agency

      dairiseki n 大理石 marble (stone)

      daishi n 台紙 mount, board (art)

      dai-shō n 大小 size

      dai-shō n 代償 price, compensation

      dái-sū n 代数 algebra, literal arithmetic

      daitai adv 大体 in general, on the whole, approximately, almost (= oyoso およそ)

      daitán (na) adj 大胆(な) bold

      daite v 抱いて → dakimásu 抱きます

      daitōryō n 大統領 president (of a nation)

      dáiya n 1. ダイヤ schedule (train) 2. (= daiyamóndo) ダイヤ(モンド) diamond

      daiyaku n 代役 substitute, alternate

      daiyaru n ダイヤル dial

      daiyō n 代用 substitution: ~ shimásu 代用します substitutes

      daiza n 台座 [BOOKISH] pedestal, seat

      daizai n 題材 material, subject matter: kankyōhogo o daizai ni shita eiga 環境保護を題材にした 映画 film on ecology

      dáizu n 大豆・ダイズ soy beans

      dajare n 駄洒落 pun, equivoque

      …´-daka … 高 1. quantity, volume; sum 2. higher by …: hyakuén-daka 百円高 100 yen up

      dakanai v 抱かない = dakimasén 抱きません (not hug)

      dákara (sa) conj だから(さ) and so; therefore; that’s why

      … daké suffix … だけ only, just: … (-ta) daké de … (た)だけで just from (having done it)

      dakemásu, dakeru v 抱けます, 抱ける can hug, can hold in the arms

      dakenai v 抱けない = dakemasén 抱けません (cannot hug)

      dakete v 抱けて → dakemásu 抱けます

      dakimásu, daku v 抱きます, 抱く holds in the arms

      daki-shimemásu v 抱き締めます → dakimásu 抱きます

      dakyō n 妥協 compromise: ~ shimásu 妥協します compromises

      daku v 抱く → dakimásu 抱きます [INFINITIVE]

      damarimásu, damáru v 黙ります, 黙る is/ becomes silent; shuts up

      damashimásu, damásu v 騙します, 騙す deceives, cheats

      damátte v 黙って → damarimásu 黙ります

      damé (na) adj 駄目(な) no good, no use, won’t; bad, broken, malfunctioning; don’t!: damé ni narimásu 駄目になります gets ruined, spoiled; damé ni shimásu 駄目にします ruins it, spoils it

      dámu n ダム dam

      dán n 段 1. step(s); grade, order 2. (page) column; scene, act 3. (…dán … 段) case, event

      dan-bō´ru n ダンボール・段ボール corrugated cardboard

      dan-chō no omoi n 断腸の思い heartbreaking grief

      dan-dán adv 段々 gradually

      dan-kai n 段階 grade, rank, stage (of a process)

      dan-raku n 段落 paragraph

      dan-tei n 断定 decision, conclusion: ~ shimásu 断定します decides, concludes

      dan-zoku-teki (na) adj 断続的(な) intermittent

      dan n 団 group, party, team

      dan-chi n 団地 housing development

      dan-chō n 団長 leader, head

      dango n 団子(o-dango お団子) dumpling

      dan-tai n 団体 organization, group

      dan n 壇 platform : dan-jō ni agarimásu 壇上に上 がります steps onto the platform

      dan n conversation, talk

      dan-shō n 談笑 chatting: ~ shimásu 談笑します has a pleasant chat

      dan-wa n 談話 [BOOKISH] conversation: danwashitsu 談話室 common room

      dan-… prefix 男… male

      dán-jo n 男女 male and female: dánjo-kyōgaku 男女共学 coeducation; dánjo-byōdō 男女平等 sexual equality

      dan-kon n 男根 penis

      dan-sei n 男性 male

      dán-shi n 男子 boy: dánshi-gakusei/seito 男子学 生/生徒