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自立じりつindependence; self-reliance
自粛じしゅくself-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
自衛隊じえいたいJapan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF
自覚じかくself-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); consciousness; realization
自負じふpride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
自販機じはんきvending machine
自費じひone's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
自身じしん(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself
自転車じてんしゃbicycle; bike
自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
至急しきゅうurgent; pressing; immediate; prompt
至福しふくbeatitude; supreme bliss
舌したtongue
舌戦ぜっせんwar of words
舌打ちしたうちclicking one's tongue; tut-tut
船員せんいんsailor; seaman; seafarer
船室せんしつstateroom; cabin
船舶せんぱくvessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
船長せんちょうship's captain; skipper
色彩しきさいcolour; color; hue; tints
色調しきちょうcolor tone; colour tone
芝しばlawn; sod; turf
芝居しばいplay; drama
芝居小屋しばいごやplayhouse; theatre; theater
芝生しばふlawn; grass; turf
芯しんwick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead
若干じゃっかんsome; few; a number of; a little (bit)
若年じゃくねんyouth
茂るしげるto grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate
茶道さどうtea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
草原そうげんgrassy field; grassland; meadow
草案そうあんdraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
草稿そうこうnotes; draft; manuscript
荘厳そうごんsolemn; sublime; grand; magnificent
菜園さいえんvegetable garden
葬儀そうぎfuneral; funeral service
葬式そうしきfuneral
蒸気じょうきsteam; vapour; vapor
蒸発じょうはつevaporation
蔑むさげすむto scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on
蔵書ぞうしょcollection of books; (personal) library
虐げるしいたげるto oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
蛇口じゃぐちfaucet; tap
蝉せみcicada; locust
衆議院しゅうぎいんHouse of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
衆院しゅういんHouse of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
術じゅつart; technique; skill
衝動しょうどうimpulse; urge; impetus
衝撃しょうげきimpact; shock; impulse
衝突しょうとつcollision; crash; impact; running into

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