Japanese to English Dictionary (和英辞典 / Waei Jiten)

Aphasia

A loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

Apologia

A formal written or spoken defense of one's opinions, religion, or actions.

Aposiopesis

A rhetorical device in which a sentence is deliberately broken off and left unfinished.

Apotaxis

The movement of an organism away from a stimulus.

Apotheosis

The elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

Apparitional

Relating to, resembling, or having the nature of an apparition or ghost; phantom-like.

Archaism

A thing that is very old or old-fashioned; a word, spelling, or phrase that is no longer in everyday use.

Armigerous

Entitled to bear a coat of arms; belonging to the heraldic gentry.

Arrayal

An act of arraying, or the state of being arrayed; a display or arrangement.

Arthrodial

Relating to or being an arthrodia, a joint that allows slight sliding or gliding movements between bones.

Asafoetida

A strong-smelling dried latex or resin obtained from the living root of certain species of Ferula, used widely in traditional medicine and as a pungent spice in Indian vegetarian cooking.

Ascesis

Rigorous self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.