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Seriously facing a task or problem and putting in effort. Used in expressions such as 「問題に取り組む」.
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N1虜とりこ
A captive, or a person whose heart has been captured and become entranced. Used in expressions such as 「恋の虜」「美しさの虜になる」.
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N2取り壊すとりこわす
Demolishing and removing a building or structure. Used in expressions such as 「古い家を取り壊す」. Used for architectural structures.
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N2取り締まるとりしまる
Monitoring and apprehending acts that violate laws or rules. Used in expressions such as 「違法行為を取り締まる」.
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N1取り調べとりしらべ
The police or prosecution questioning related parties to clarify the truth of a case. Used in expressions such as 「容疑者の取り調べ」.
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N2取り次ぐとりつぐ
Conveying one party's matter to another, or standing in the middle as a go-between. Used in expressions such as 「電話を取り次ぐ」「伝言を取り次ぐ」.
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N1取り繕うとりつくろう
Covering up a failure or unfavorable situation by patching it up as a stopgap. Used in expressions such as 「言い訳で取り繕う」.
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N1取り留めないとりとめない
Lacking coherence and having no clear main point. Used in expressions such as 「取り留めない話」「取り留めない夢」.
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N1とりなすとりなす
Stepping between people who are in conflict to reconcile them or to soften the atmosphere. Used in expressions such as 「喧嘩をとりなす」.
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N2取り除くとりのぞく
Removing what gets in the way or is unnecessary. Used in expressions such as 「障害を取り除く」「不安を取り除く」.
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N1取り計らうとりはからう
Handling matters in a way convenient for the other party. A polite word used in contexts of showing consideration or providing convenience. Used in expressions such as 「よろしく取り計らう」.
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N1取り持つとりもつ
Standing in the middle to improve the relationship between people or to settle a matter. Used in expressions such as 「仲を取り持つ」「縁を取り持つ」.
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N3努力どりょく
effort. To put in effort and work hard for a goal. Example: 「努力が実る」 (one's efforts bear fruit).
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N2取り寄せるとりよせる
Ordering from a distant shop or supplier and having goods delivered to oneself. Used in expressions such as 「カタログを取り寄せる」.
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N1とりわけとりわけ
An adverb meaning 「especially」 or 「among them, particularly」. Used to emphasize one item among several. A word favored in formal style.
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N3, N5取るとる
take. To hold something with one's hand and bring it toward oneself. Example: 「新聞を取る」 (to get the newspaper).
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N3泥どろ
mud. Soil that has become soft from mixing with water. Example: 「泥だらけ」 (covered in mud).
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N1徒労とろう
Effort being made but no results obtained, ending in waste. Used in expressions such as 「徒労に終わる」. A formal word used in negative contexts.
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N4泥棒どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.
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N2問屋とんや
A business that purchases goods in bulk from producers and wholesales them to retail shops. Used as in 「青果問屋」「酒問屋」「問屋街」, often with the type of goods handled placed before the name. Standing between producers and retailers to handle distribution, it has played an important role in the history of Japanese commerce. The idiom 「そうは問屋が卸さない」 is used to mean "things will not go as one wishes."
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N1どんよりどんより
A state in which the sky is cloudy, dark, and oppressive, or a mood or expression that is sunken and lacking vitality. Used in expressions such as 「どんよりした空」「どんよりした目」.