Meanings
Noun
1. chance; opportunity
Noun
Suffix
2. machine
3. aircraft
Counter
4. counter for aircraft
5. counter for (remaining) lives
Alt. forms
Kanji used
machine
Pitch accent
Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (392 in total)
chance; opportunity
function; facility; faculty; feature
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
fuselage; airframe
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
motive; incentive; motif
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
machine parts; machinery; equipment
good opportunity; chance
fighter (aircraft)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
secrecy; highly classified information
vending machine
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
armour (e.g. tank); armor
washing machine (laundry)
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
enemy plane
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
quick-wittedness; tact
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
trick; contrivance; cleverness
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
inside a plane; in-flight
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
machine gun
transport aircraft; transport plane
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
calculator; computer
telephone (device)
turning point
bomber (aircraft)
(sea) mine
nose (of plane)
dynamo; power generator
passenger plane
captain (of an aircraft)
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
drone; unmanned aircraft
transmitter; homing device
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
loom; weaving machine
confidential matters
inorganic
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
copier; copy machine; photocopier
prototype model; experimental machine
attack aircraft
one's character or vehicle; player-controlled character or vehicle; one's aircraft; aircraft one is piloting
this plane
detector; locator
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
(space) probe
(photographic) camera
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
to take advantage of an opportunity
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
vending machine
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
ship-borne plane
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
military aircraft
business opportunity
opportunity; chance
wit; resources; tact
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
wit; resources; tact
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
movie camera; motion picture camera; cinecamera
remaining lives
lone plane
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
forestall
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
trainer aircraft; training plane; trainer
airplane (manned by ...); boarding (an airplane)
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
outside a plane; outboard
pile driver; pile-driver
sound recorder; tape recorder
this device; this plane
translator (device, program); translation machine
US military aircraft
friendly plane
successor machine; later model
for the time to be ripe
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
quick to seize an opportunity
civilian aircraft
(tools and) equipment
transmitter (device)
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
mental state; attitude
interceptor; interceptor aircraft
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
compressor; press
testing apparatus
magic lantern; slide projector
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
hydroplane; seaplane
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
sailplane; glider
freighter (aircraft); cargo plane
state affairs; secrets
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
trainer aircraft
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
light machine gun
police mobile traffic unit
money-changing machine
compatible machine
rotorcraft; rotary-wing aircraft
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
centrifuge; centrifugal machine
threshing machine
electronic computer
terminal (unit)
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
private airplane; private jet
warm up (e.g. engine)
axis; axle; plan; contrivance
(telephone) receiver
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
functional aspect
pursuit plane; chase plane
loom; weaving machine
two-motored plane
general-purpose machine; general-purpose computer
substitute device; replacement aircraft
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
drive (engine)
ice maker; ice machine
shrewdness; quick-wittedness
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
chartered aircraft (airplane, jet, etc.)
single-engine plane
spinning machine; spinner; jenny
mechanism
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond
locomotive engineer; engine driver
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
air tanker; aerial tanker; airborne refuelling craft
dryer; dehydrator
position of aircraft
single-seated plane; single-seater
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
mixer; agitator
cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
golden opportunity
aerial tanker; refueling aircraft
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
carrier-based aircraft
photocopier; photocopying machine
rice huller; rice polishing machine; rice pearling machine; rice sweeper; rice mill
pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine
air conditioning unit; AC unit; air conditioner
weaving industry; textile industry
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
water cooler; water dispenser
aircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft; distressed aircraft
mechanism
separator; extractor
welding machine
motorized sailboat; motorised sailboat
heater; heating unit
wind power generator; wind turbine generator; aerogenerator
drilling machine; boring machine; drill press; keypunch; card punching machine
mechanization; mechanisation
interceptor (aircraft)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine; industrial dishwasher
silk reeling machine
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear
switch (of a railroad); points (of a railway)
typewriter; teletype
listening device; bug; wiretap
cultivator; farm tractor; tiller
interceptor (aircraft)
industrial machinery
controller; regulator
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
color copier; colour copier
fixed-wing aircraft
fare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine
cutting the threads on a loom
parabolic reflector
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
two-seater aeroplane; two-seater airplane
mixer; agitator
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
refrigerator; freezer
automatic translation machine
tail (of an aeroplane, airplane)
handheld game console; portable game console
(computer) reader; reading device
The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven
home video game console
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
milling machine; a mill
multi-engine aeroplane; multi-engine airplane
governor (device); speed regulator
supersonic aircraft; supersonic plane
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
washing machine (laundry)
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser
(computer) reader; reading device
(computer) reader; reading device
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
-maker (e.g. ice-maker)
reaping machine
massage machine
cutting machine; paper cutter; guillotine
jammer (e.g. radio signals); interceptor (aircraft)
cultivator; farm tractor; tiller
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
switch (of a railroad); points (of a railway)
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
clutch (mechanism)
intercom; intercommunication system
entry-level machine
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
phototypesetter; phototypesetting machine
air conditioner; cooler
camera (photo, optical)
rolling machine
enema syringe; clyster pump; enema tube; enemator
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
adder (written); adding machine
mixer; agitator
single-seated plane; single-seater
cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
register (e.g. cash)
massage machine
stamp mill; stamping mill
automated cargo spacecraft; unmanned resupply spacecraft
air conditioning unit; AC unit; air conditioner
flying overnight; spending a night on a plane
information appliance; information device; information system
tailless aircraft; tail-less airplane
starting gate; starting stalls
Jacquard machine
card charger; charge machine
(railway) crossing gate; barrier
heavy electric equipment
electric generator
shredder; chopper
hydraulic machine
plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
sensitive; touchy; delicate
coal washing system; coal dressing machine; coal washer
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
paper feeder (printing)
typesetting machine
drill (for boring)
grinder; crusher
circular knitting machine
snow-melting machine; snow melter
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
dust collector; dust extractor
cotton gin; cotton ginning machine
twin-boom aircraft; twin-fuselage aircraft
shearing machine
boring machine; punching machine; perforator
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine
Examples (8 in total)
The time is ripe for action.
All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.
Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.