| 巣
su | (bird) nest; (bee) hive; den; (spider) web |
| 酢
su | vinegar |
| 水泳
suei | swimming |
| 西瓜
suika | watermelon |
| 吸い込む
suikomu /-u; suikonda/ | to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe (vt)
to absorb; to soak up (vt) |
| 水槽
suisou | water tank; cistern
fish tank; aquarium |
| 水族館
suizokukan | aquarium |
| 水中眼鏡
suichuumegane | diving goggles; swimming goggles |
| 吸い付く
suitsuku | [X ni ~ ]to stick to X (by suction) (vi) |
| スイッチ
suitchi | (light) switch |
| 水筒
suitou | canteen; flask; water bottle |
| 水道
suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water
channel; strait
water course |
| 炊飯器
suíhànki | rice cooker |
| 吸う
suu /-u; sutta/ | to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale (vt) (opp. haku)
to suck; to sip; to slurp
to absorb; to soak up |
| 透かす・透かして見る
sukasu /-u ;sukashita/
sukashite miru | look through
to hold up to the light
to make an opening; to leave space; to space (lines) |
| 図鑑
zukan | pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual |
| 好き嫌い
suikíkìrai | likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness (~ga hageshii) |
| 透き通る
sukítoòru /-u; sukítoòtta/ | to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear (vi)
to be clear (voice, sound) (vi) |
| 隙間
sukima | crevice; crack; gap; opening
spare moment; interval
chink (in one's armor) |
| 掬う
sukuu /-u; sukutta/ | to scoop; to ladle out (vt) |
| 救う
sukuu /-u; sukutta/ | to rescue from; to help out of; to save (vt) |
| 筋
sûji | muscle; tendon
vein; artery
fiber; string
line; stripe; streak (etc.) |
| 鈴
suzu | bell (often globular) |
| 漱ぐ / 濯ぐ
susugu /-u; susuida/ | rinse out (the mouth)
rinse, wash out (vt) |
| 涼む
suzumu /-u; suzuida/ | to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air (vi) |
| 進む
susumu /-u; susuida/ | to advance; to go forward (vi)
precede; to go ahead (of)
to make progress; to improve (in one's studies)
to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead |
| 雀
suzume | sparrow |
| 裾
suso | hem (on clothes) |
| 簾
sudare | bamboo screen; rattan blind
bamboo mat (for rolling sushi) |
| 素敵
suteki /na/ | lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb (na-noun) |
| 砂
suna | sand |
| 素直
sunao /na/ | obedient; meek; docile; unaffected
honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings) (na-noun) |
| 砂場
sunaba | sandpit; sandbox |
| 拗ねる
sunêru /-ru; sunêta/ | to be peevish; to sulk; to pout (vi) |
| ずぶ濡れ
zubunure | completely wet; soaked; drenched |
| 滑り台
subéridài | a slide |
| 滑る
subêru /-u; subêtta/ | to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis) (vi)
fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
drop/go down, to fall (e.g. in status) |
| 澄ます
sumasu /-u; sumashita/ | to clear; to make clear (vt)
to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs |
| 住処
sumika | den; habitat; dwelling |
| 隅っこ
(sumikko) | corner; nook; recess |
| ずれる
(zureru /-ru; zureta/) | slide; slip off; get dislocated; be out of alignment/sync.; be slightly off (i.e. glasses on the face) (vi) |
| ずらす
(zurasu /-u; zurashita/) | shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way) (vt)
postpone, stagger (e.g. working hours) |
| ずらり
(zurari (to)) | in a row; in a line (adv) (gitaigo) |
| 擦り剥く
(surîmuku /-u; surîmuita/) | to skin (one's knee); to graze; scrape (peel) |
| 磨る
sûru /-u; sûtta/ | to rub; to chafe; to strike (match) (vt) |
| 狡い
zurûi /-katta/ | 1) cunning; sneaky; crafty (adj)
2) mean, unfair, dishonest (adj) |
| 擦れ違う
surechigau /-u; surechigatta/ | pass (by) each other; to brush past (vi)
miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
be at odds; to clash |
| 擦れる
surêru (-ru; surêta/ | to rub; to chafe (vi)
to wear out; to become worn |
| 性格
seikaku | personality |
| お喋り
oshaberi | talkative |
| 背比べ
seikûrabe | comparing heights |
| 清潔
seiketsu /na/ | cleanliness, hygienic, sanitary / pure (na-noun) |
| 成功
seikou (suru) | success (to succeed) |
| 星座
seiza | constelation(s) |
| 成長（する）
seichou (suru) | growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult (suru)
growth (of a company, the economy, etc.) |
| 制服
seifuku | (school/work) uniform (clothes) |
| 西部劇
seibugeki | a western (genre) |
| 整理（する）
seiri (suru) | sorting; arrangemen; putting in order (suru)
liquidation; settlement; clearance (e.g. debt) |
| 背負う
seou /-u; seotta/ | carry on one's back (vt)
be burdened with; to take responsibility for
have (something) in the background |
| 咳
seki | cough |
| 赤十字
sekijuuji | Red Cross |
| 石炭
sekitan | Coal |
| 石鹸
sekken | soap |
| ゼッケン
zékkèn | cloth worn over shirt with competitor's number; athlete's number (loanword from German) |
| 接着剤
setchakuzai | Adhesive, glue |
| 背のびる
(senobiru /-ru; senobita/) | standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself |
| 栓
sèn | stopper, plug |
| 線
sên | line, stripe, (telephone) line, wire, rawy, beam
route lane (line of a railroad) |
| 洗剤
sénzài | detergent |
| 選手
sénshù | athletes, player |
| 先祖
sênzo | ancestors |
| 戦争
sensou | war |
| 全体
zentai | whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter) |
| 宣伝（する）
senden (suru) | publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda |
| 先頭 （する）
sentou (suru) | head; lead; vanguard; first |
| 煎餅
sénbèi | rice cracker |
| 発条(仕掛け)
zenmai(jikake) | spring; clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
(homonym with 'royal fern', from shape) |
| 線路
senro | railway track; railway line |
| 造花
zouka | artificial flower making (craft)
artificial flower; imitation flower |
| 双眼鏡
sougankyou | binoculars |
| 倉庫
sôuko | storehouse; warehouse; godown |
| 操縦（する）
soujuu (suru) | steering; piloting; flying; control; operation / management; handling
to pilot; operate(-suru) |
| 想像（する）
souzou (suru) | imagination; guess
to imagine (-suru) |
| 遭難（する）
sounan (suru) | disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
meet an accident, become stranded (-suru) |
| 底
soko | bottom; sole |
| そっくり
soḱkùri | exactly like; just like (gitaigo)
all, in its entirety; completely (na-noun) |
| そっと
sotto | softly; gently; quietly; lightly
stealthily; secretly |
| ぞっと(する) / ぞっとしない
zotto (suru) / zotto shinai | 1)shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified
(neg)not very appealing; pretty disgusting |
| 外側
sotogawa | exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral |
| 粗末（にする）
somatsu (ni suru) | crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby (na-noun)
handle, treat roughly (-suru) |
| 轌 (橇)
(sori) | sleigh, sled |
| 剃る
sôru /-u; sôtta/ | to shave (vt) |
| 反る
soru /-u; sotta/ | to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend (vi)
to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers) |
| 揃える
soroeru /-ru; soroeta/ | gather; to get together; to complete (a collection) (vt)
arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
to make uniform; to make even; to match |
| 算盤
soroban | abacus |
| 損（する）
son (-suru) /na/ | loss; damage; harm; unprofitable / disadvantage; handicap; drawback (na-noun)
to lose (money, etc.) / to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught (-suru verb) |
| 水星
suisei | Mercury |
| 石油
sekiyu | petroleum, crude oil |
| 水力発電
suiryokuhatsuden | hydroelectric |
| 正義
seigi | justice; righteousness |
| そよ風
soyókàze | breeze (nice and comfortable) |
| すやすや
suyasuya | (sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly (gitaigo) |
| ぞろぞろ
zorozoro | in a crowd; in droves; in a stream / crawling (of insects); swarming (gitaigo) |
| すいすい
suisui | lightly and smoothly (of movements, progression); swiftly; glidingly (gitaigo) |
| 設計技師
(sekkei gishi) | architect/designer (engineer) |
| 掃除機
soujiki | vacuum cleaner |
| 擂る
sûru /-u; sûtta/ | grind (seed with pestle); rub; to strike (match); file (down)(vt) |
| お揃い
(o)soroi | being/going together / matching (clothing)/ set; uniform (all matching) <verb-stem> |
| 石蝋
sekirou | paraffin wax |
| 接種
sesshu | vaccination, inoculation (shot) |
| 透き通る
sukitooru (-u; sukitootta) | transparent; to be see-through; to be clear (vi) |
| 図々しい
zuuzuushii /-katta/ | impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; cheeky |
| すっきり
sukkiri (to) | refreshingly; with a feeling of relief / (a weight) off one's shoulder / shapely; neatly / without trouble /clearly (see hakkiri) (adv-to) |
| スピード違反
supiido ihan | speed limit violation (i.e. ticket) |
| スマート
sumaato /na/ | stylish (clothing, etc.)(na-noun)
slim; slender / skillful |
| すらすら
surasura (to) | smoothly; easily; readily (gitaigo)
(i.e., solve problems, work moving along, say a passage, give the answer, lie, able to read etc.) |
| そそっかしい
sosókkashìi /-katta/ | careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash (adj) |
| そわそわ
sowasowa (to) | fidgety, restless, nervous |
| 早退
soutai (suru) | leaving (work/school) early (-suru) (i.e., due to sickness, other issues) |
| 世界遺産
sekai isan | world heritage (site) |
| 専門学校
senmon gakkou | vocational school; technical school |
| 成人の日
seijin no hi | coming of age day (national holiday for those turning 20 that year) |
| 節約
setsuyaku (suru) | economizing, saving (suru) save money by cutting back (food, electricity usage, etc.) |
| 速度
sokudo | speed, pace, rate / velocity |
| 鋭い
surúdòi /-katta/ | sharp (blade), pointed / sharp (pain), cutting (remark, look, question), screeching (noise) |
| 請求書
seikyuusho | a bill; charges / debit note |
| 設備
setsubi | equipment, facilities, installation / (suru) to install (equipment), to equip |
| 挿入 ・ 差し入れる
sounyuu (suru) / sashiireru /-ru; sashiireta/ | insertion / incorporation / (suru) to insert , plug in (a cable, plug) [two versions, ondoku and kundoku) |
| 送金
soukin (suru) | remittance / (suru) send money (through mail, bank, etc.) |
| 洗濯機
sentakuki | washing machine |
| 清書
seisho (suru) | fair copy, clean copy / (suru) to correct a draft into a clean copy |
| 積極的
sekkyokuteki /na/ | motivated, assertive, participative, active (na-noun) |
