káiga n 絵画 painting, picture
káigai n 海外 overseas, abroad: ~-ryokø 海外旅行 overseas travel
kaigan n 海岸 seashore, coast, beach: ~-sen 海岸線 shoreline, coastline
kai-gara n 貝殻 shell (of shellfish)
káigi n 会議 meeting, conference [FORMAL] (= míitingu ミーティング): ~-chü 会議中 in conference, in a meeting; ~-shitsu 会議室 conference room
káigun n 海軍 navy: ~-kichi 海軍基地 navy base
kaigyō n 開業 [BOOKISH] opening a business: ~ shimásu 開業します opens a business
kaihatsu n 開発 [BOOKISH] development; kenkyū-kaihatsu n 研究開発 research and development, R&D
kaiheitai n 海兵隊 marines, Marine Corps
kaihi n 会費 membership fee, dues: nen-~ 年会費 annual membership fee
kaihō n 解放 [BOOKISH] liberation
kaihō n 開放 [BOOKISH] open: ~ shimásu 開放します opens, leaves open (windows, doors, etc.)
kaíi adj かいい [INFORMAL] = kayúi かゆい・痒い (itchy)
kai-in n 会員 member: ~-sei (no) 会員制(の) membership system, members-only
kaijō n 開場 [BOOKISH] opening (of place/event); ~-jíkan 開場時間 opening time; ~´-shiki 開場式 opening ceremony
kaijō n 会場 hall
kaijō (de/no) adv, adj 海上(で/の) on the sea (surface)
kaijū n 怪獣 monster: ~-eiga 怪獣映画 monster film
kaika n 開花 flowering
kaika n 階下 downstairs
kaikaku n 改革 [BOOKISH] reformation, reinvention
kaikan n 会館 public hall, building
kaikan n 開館 [BOOKISH] opening (a hall)
kaikan n 快感 [BOOKISH] pleasure, pleasant feeling: ~ o ajiwaimásu/oboemásu 快感を味わいます/覚えます feels pleasure
kaikei n 会計 1. o-~ お会計 accounts; bill, check (= o-kanjø お勘定) 2. accountant (= ~-gá-kari 会計係, ~-shi 会計士)
kaiken n 会見 [BOOKISH] interview: kisha-~ 記者会見 press conference
kaiketsu n 解決 [BOOKISH] solution, settlement
kaiki n 回帰 [BOOKISH] revolution, recurrence, retouring: kita-~-sen 北回帰線 the Tropic of Cancer: minami-~-sen 南回帰線 the Tropic of Capricorn
kaíko n 解雇 [BOOKISH] dismissal (from employment), discharge
káiko n 蚕 silkworm
kaikyaku n 開脚 legs spread (exercise)
kaikyo n 快挙 remarkable/wonderful achievement: ~ o nashitogemásu 快挙を成し遂げます has great accomplishments
kaikyō n 海峡 strait(s)
kaikyō n 回教 Islam (= Isuramu-kyø イスラム教)
kaikyū n 階級 class, rank: chüryü-~ 中流階級 the middle class
kaimásu, kau v 買います, 買う buys
kaimásu, káu v 飼います, 飼う raises, keeps (pets, farm animals, etc.)
kaimen n 海綿 sponge
kai-mono n 買い物 shopping
kaioki n 買い置き 1. things bought in for the future, hoarded things 2. hoarding
kaiō-sei n 海王星 Neptune
kairaku n 快楽 pleasure
kairi n [BOOKISH] 解離 disaggregation, dissociation
kairi n 海里 nautical mile
kairyō n [BOOKISH] 改良 improvement, modification
kairyū n 海流 ocean current
kaisai n 開催 [BOOKISH] holding, opening (an event)
kaisan shimásu (suru) v 解散します(する) breaks up, disperses
kaisatsu n 改札 ticket examining/punching/collecting: ~-guchi 改札口 (ticket) wicket
kaisei n 改正 [BOOKISH] revision
kaisei n 快晴 clear and fine weather
kaiseki (ryōri) n 懐石(料理) an as-sortment of elegant ceremonial-type Japanese foods, Japanese foods in season
kaisetsu n 解説 explanation, comment; nyü´su ~ ニュース解説 news commentary; kaisétsu-sha n 解説者 commentator
kaisha n 会社 company, business concern; “the office” (= kígyø 企業): ~-in 会社員 company employee (= sha-in 社員, sararii-man サラリーマン)
káishaku n 解釈 [BOOKISH] interpretation, explanation, exposition
kaisho n 楷書 block-style letter (of Japanese): ~-tai 楷書体 printed style/square of writing Chinese characters
kaisō n 海藻・海草 seaweed
kaisō n 回送 1. forwarding (mail matter, letter, etc.) 2. deadhead (an empty car, etc.): ~-sha 回送 車 a car out of service, an off-duty taxi; ~-ressha 回送列車 deadhead train
kaisō n 回想: recollection; kaisō shiin n 回想シーン retrospective scene
kaisū n 回数 the number of times; kaisū´-ken n 回数券 ticket book (for commuting), coupon ticket
kaisui n 海水 seawater; kaisui-yoku n 海水浴 sea bathing: ~-yoku o shimásu 海水浴をします has a bath in the sea
kai-te n 買い手 buyer
kaitei n 改訂 revision (of documents, books, etc.): ~-ban 改訂版 revised version
kaitei n 海底 bottom of the sea
kaiteki (na) adj 快適(な) comfortable, peasant
kaiten n 回転 revolution, rotation
kaiten n 開店 opening a shop (for the first time or for the day)
kaitō n 解答 answer
kaitō n 回答 reply
kai-torimásu, kai-tóru v 買い取ります, 買い取る buys up
kaiun n 開運 fortune, good-luck
kaiwa n 会話 conversation
kaizen n 改善 improvement
kaizoku n 海賊 pirate: ~-ban 海賊版 pirated edition
káji n 火事 a fire (accidental): Káji da! 火事だ! Fire!
káji n 舵 helm: ~ o torimásu 舵をとります takes the helm, steers
káji n 家事 housework: ~-tetsudai 家事手伝い housework helper
kájiki n カジキ swordfish
kajirimásu, kajíru v かじります, かじる gnaws, nibbles
kajō n 過剰 glut, surplus, excess: ~ (no) 過剰(の) superfluous, surplus: ~-hannø 過剰反応