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► 動詞
鞭打つ  [むちうつ]    meaning:  whip  rank: 4
☆ 老体鞭打っいている ⇨ He is working hard by whipping, pushing the limit of, his old body  (☛ Usually used figuratively)

► 名詞
  [(2)かがみ]    meaning:  mirror  rank: 1
☆ くの動物は鏡に映っ自分姿理解しない ⇨ Most animals don’t understand the reflections of themselves in mirrors

  [くるま]    meaning:  cart  rank: 1
☆ を車にせた ⇨ He put soil on the wheelbarrow  (☛ Things with wheels)

道具  [どうぐ]    meaning:  tool  rank: 1
☆ 他人自分利益のための道具に使う ⇨ He uses other people as tools for his own benefit
☆ 道具箱 ⇨ A tool box  (☛ A broad term for tools, utensils, equipment)

  [(1)はり]    meaning:  needle  rank: 1
☆ 指先に針がさった ⇨ I got stung by a needle in the fingertip
☆ 注射針 ⇨ An injection needle

鉛筆  [えんぴつ]    meaning:  pencil  rank: 2
☆ 鉛筆削り ⇨ A pencil sharpener

  [(2)かご]    meaning:  basket  rank: 2
☆ かご ⇨ A shopping basket

器具  [(1)きぐ]    meaning:  equipment  rank: 2
☆ 運動器具 ⇨ Exercise equipment
☆ 電気器具 ⇨ Electrical devices, appliances

  [(2)くし]    meaning:  skewer  rank: 2
☆ 鶏肉を串にした ⇨ He skewered chicken meat

消しゴム  [けしごむ]    meaning:  erase  rank: 2
☆ 消しゴム ⇨ A plastic eraser

  [(1)さじ]    meaning:  spoon  rank: 2
☆ 塩大匙一杯 (おおさじ) ⇨ One tablespoon of salt
☆ 小匙一杯 (こさじ) ⇨ A small spoonful of salt

扇風機  [(3)せんぷうき]    meaning:  fan  rank: 2
☆ ここまでいと扇風機だけではどうしようもない ⇨ Electric fans won’t do much when it is this hot

装置  [(1)そうち]    meaning:  equipment  rank: 2
☆ 爆弾の起爆装置 ⇨ The detonating device, detonator, of the bomb  (☛ A mechanical or electronic device that performs a specific task)

  [つぼ]    meaning:  pot  rank: 2
☆ 遺跡発掘された壺 ⇨ A pot excavated at an archaeological site

  [(1)なべ]    meaning:  pot  rank: 2
☆ は鍋をコンロにかけた ⇨ He set a pot on the stovetop

  [は]    meaning:  blade  rank: 2
☆ い刃 ⇨ A sharp blade

  [(2)はさみ]    meaning:  scissors  rank: 2
☆ 彼女ハサミ切った ⇨ She cut the paper with scissors

ブラシ  [ぶらし]    meaning:  brush  rank: 2
☆ ブラシ ⇨ A toothbrush

文房具  [(3)ぶんぼうぐ]    meaning:  stationery  rank: 2
☆ 文房具屋 ⇨ A stationery store

  [ほうき]    meaning:  bloom  rank: 2
☆ 彼女をほうきでいた ⇨ She sweeped the floor with a bloom

包丁  [ほうちょう]    meaning:  knife  rank: 2
☆ この包丁はがないといけない ⇨ This kitchen knife needs sharpening  (☛ A straight-edged kitchen knife)

  [(1)むち]    meaning:  whip  rank: 2
☆ として鞭でたれた ⇨ He was whipped as a punishment

  [や]    meaning:  arrow  rank: 2
☆ 矢がいた ⇨ The arrow penetrated the target

やかん  [やかん]    meaning:  kettle  rank: 2
☆ 彼女はやかんでかした ⇨ She boiled some water in a kettle

団扇  [(2)うちわ]    meaning:  fan  rank: 3
☆ 彼女は団扇を扇いでいる ⇨ She is using a hand fan  (☛ A hand fan)

  [(1)おけ]    meaning:  bucket  rank: 3
☆ 伝統的日本風呂では浴槽から桶で汲ん流す ⇨ In traditional Japanese bath, you pick up hot water from the bathtub and wash your body

金槌  [(3)かなづち]    meaning:  hammer  rank: 3
☆ は金槌で打ち込んだ ⇨ He drove in the nails with a hammer  (☛ Metal-head hammers)

剃刀  [(3)かみそり]    meaning:  razor  rank: 3
☆ 電気カミソリ剃る ⇨ I shave my beard with an electric razor

工具  [(1)こうぐ]    meaning:  tool  rank: 3
☆ 自転車整備必要な工具 ⇨ Tools required to service bicycles  (☛ Typically hand tools, used on machinery)

竿  [(2)さお]    meaning:  stick  rank: 3
☆ 釣り竿 ⇨ A fishing rod  (☛ Originally referred to bamboo rods)

  [(2)ざる]    meaning:  sieve  rank: 3
☆ 彼女はざるを使っ野菜洗った ⇨ She washed vegetables using a strainer

定規  [(1)じょうぎ]    meaning:  measure  rank: 3
☆ 30センチの定規 ⇨ A 30-centimeter ruler

  [(2)つな]    meaning:  rope  rank: 3
☆ は命綱無しで登った ⇨ He climbed the cliff without a lifeline rope  (☛ A thick rope.)

陶器  [(1)とうき]    meaning:  pottery  rank: 3
☆ 陶器の植木鉢 ⇨ A pottery flower pot

  [(2)なわ]    meaning:  rope  rank: 3
☆ は縄でられていた ⇨ He was tied up with a rope  (☛ Thicker ropes)

刃物  [(1)はもの]    meaning:  knife  rank: 3
☆ 刃物の携行禁止されている ⇨ It is banned to carry bladed tools  (☛ Includes knives, swords, etc.)

  [(1)はり]    meaning:  staple  rank: 3
☆ ホチキスの針がれた ⇨ The stapler ran out of staples

バケツ  [ばけつ]    meaning:  bucket  rank: 3
☆ はバケツに汲んだ ⇨ He scooped up water with a bucket  (☛ From English “bucket”)

  [ふるい]  [篩いに掛ける]    meaning:  filter  rank: 3
☆ 彼等候補者をふるいにかけた ⇨ They filtered the candidates

ホース  [(1)ほーす]    meaning:  hose  rank: 3
☆ 庭用のホース ⇨ A garden hose  (☛ Mispronounced “hose”)

望遠鏡  [ぼうえんきょう]    meaning:  telescope  rank: 3
☆ 望遠鏡でた ⇨ I looked at the moon with a telescope

  [ぼん]    meaning:  tray  rank: 3
☆ 御盆に載っ食事 (おぼん) ⇨ A meal set on a tray  (☛ Usually 御 is added as 御盆)

物差し  [(3)ものさし]    meaning:  measure  rank: 3
☆ てをじ物差しで測ることは出来ない ⇨ You cannot measure, judge, everything with the same ruler, criteria

  [(2)ゆみ]    meaning:  bow  rank: 3
☆ 彼女は弓をいた ⇨ She drew her bow

  [(1)おの]    meaning:  axe  rank: 4
☆ は斧で切り倒した ⇨ He fell a wood with an axe

  [きり]    meaning:  drill  rank: 4
☆ は錐を使っけた ⇨ He made a hole using a gimlet  (☛ A small hand gimlet)

顕微鏡  [けんびきょう]    meaning:  microscope  rank: 4
☆ 電子顕微鏡 ⇨ An electron microscope

差し  [(2)さし]    meaning:  measure  rank: 4
☆ 彼女は差しでさを測った ⇨ She measured the length with a ruler

猿ぐつわ  [(3)さるぐつわ]    meaning:  restrict  rank: 4
☆ は猿ぐつわをされていた ⇨ He was gagged

  [(2)つえ]  [杖を突く]    meaning:  cane  rank: 4
☆ 祖父は杖をついてく ⇨ My grandfather uses a cane to walk

天秤  [てんびん]    meaning:  scale  rank: 4
☆ 天秤 ⇨ A balance scale  (☛ Usually a small desktop scale)

出刃包丁  [(3)でばぼうちょう]    meaning:  knife  rank: 4
☆   (☛ A straight-edged kitchen knife for fish)

電卓  [でんたく]    meaning:  calculate  rank: 4
☆ 電卓は当初高価だった ⇨ Calculators were initially very expensive  (☛ An abbreviation of “電子卓上計算機=electronic desktop calculator”)

  [(2)のみ]    meaning:  chisel  rank: 4
☆ をのみで削った ⇨ He chiseled the wood

万力  [まんりき]    meaning:  vise  rank: 4
☆ を万力で固定した ⇨ He fixed the plate with a vise

耳掻き  [(3)みみかき]    meaning:  ear  rank: 4
☆ 耳掻き ⇨ An ear pick

虫眼鏡  [(3)むしめがね]    meaning:  lens  rank: 4
☆ は虫眼鏡を使っかいている ⇨ He is looking at the details with a magnifying glass

メス  [(1)めす]    meaning:  knife  rank: 4
☆ メスで切っ ⇨ A scar cut, made, by scalpel  (☛ A medical scalpel. From Dutch)

焼き物  [やきもの]    meaning:  pottery  rank: 4
☆ 焼き物の ⇨ A pottery vase

弓矢  [(2)ゆみや]    meaning:  arrow  rank: 4
☆ 弓矢はにはわない ⇨ Bows and arrows cannot beat guns