Japanese vocabulary

7,312 words. Shared concept pictures with the Japanese word shown as text on each card.

不満 (ふまん) – dissatisfaction (but doesn't fully capture the emotional nuance); がっかり (がっかり) – disappointment (but less specific)

我慢 (がまん) – patience, endurance (but doesn't fully convey the spiritual aspect); 忍耐 (にんたい) – perseverance (but less emotional)

期待 (きたい) – expectation (but doesn't carry the same emotional weight of reliance)

尊厳 (そんげん) – dignity (but less encompassing); 名誉 (めいよ) – honor (but more formal)

義理 (ぎり) – sense of duty, obligation (but lacks the breadth of meaning); 男気 (おとこぎ) – manliness, chivalry (but more limited in scope)

許すこと (ゆるすこと) – forgiving (but doesn't have the same emotional weight); 和解 (わかい) – reconciliation (but more formal)

誇り (ほこり) – pride (but doesn't capture the protective aspect); 義侠心 (ぎきょうしん) – chivalry, sense of justice (but more limited in scope)

ゴシップ (goshippu) - 'gossip' is a loanword, and is the closest. Another option is うわさ話 (uwasa banashi) - 'gossip'.

関係 (kankei) is similar, but doesn't fully encompass the social influence aspect inherent in the Chinese use. A phrase is more accurate: つながり (tsunagari) and 人脈 (jinmyaku) - 'connections' and 'personal network'.

野次馬根性 (yajiuma konjou) - 'spectator mentality' is close in spirit, but less positive. A better explanation would be: 賑わっているところへ行く (nigiwatte iru tokoro e iku) - 'to go to where it's lively' or 雰囲気を楽しむ (fuinki o tanoshimu) - 'to enjoy the atmosphere'.

頑張って (ganbatte) is the closest, but it's more general encouragement. A good phrase is: 応援する (ouen suru) - 'to support' or 頑張れ (ganbare) - 'do your best!'

苦労する (kurou suru) - 'to have a hard time' is the closest single word, but it lacks the nuance of voluntarily undergoing hardship for a greater good. A better phrase is: 苦難に耐える (kunan ni taeru) - 'to endure hardship'.

恩返し (on gaeshi) - 'returning a favor' is close, but often implies more transactional. A more descriptive phrase is: 恩に報いる (on ni mukeru) - 'to repay a kindness' or 恩を返す (on o kaesu) - 'to return a favor'.

貯める (tameru) - 'to save/accumulate' is close, but doesn't quite capture the sense of 'collecting' items over time. The best phrase is: 少しずつ貯める (sukoshi zutsu tameru) - 'to save little by little' or コツコツ貯める (kotsukotsu tameru) - 'to save diligently'.

賑やか (nigiyaka) is close, but doesn't quite capture the *vibrancy* of a busy street festival. A phrase would be: 人がたくさんいて活気がある (hito ga takusan ite kakki ga aru) - 'There are many people and it's lively.'

面子 (menzi) is similar in meaning, but Japanese usage is rarer and can feel more literal. The best way to convey the full meaning is a longer explanation: 体面 (taimen) - 'dignity' or メンツを保つ (mentsu o tamotsu) - 'to save face' or 顔を立てる (kao o tateru) - 'to give face'.