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N4
紹介
しょうかい
introduction. To tell someone who doesn't know a person or thing about them. Example: 「じこ紹介」 (self-introduction).
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N4
正月
しょうがつ
The special time at the start of the year. January.
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N4
小学校
しょうがっこう
elementary school. A school attended for 6 years starting at age 6.
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N1
成就
じょうじゅ
The fulfillment of a wish or desire. Used in forms like 「願いが成就する」「恋の成就」. A special compound word read 「じょうじゅ」, not 「せいしゅう」.
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N1
精進
しょうじん
Originally a Buddhist term meaning to discard worldly distractions and devote oneself wholeheartedly to spiritual training. By extension, it came to refer broadly to dedicating oneself to one thing and accumulating effort. Used as in 「精進を重ねる」(to keep applying oneself diligently) or 「学業に精進する」(to devote oneself to one's studies). Read as 「しょうじん」, not 「せいしん」.
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N1
醸成
じょうせい
Originally refers to slowly producing something such as alcohol through fermentation. By extension, it also refers to gradually creating a certain atmosphere or condition over time. Often used with abstract subjects, as in 「世論を醸成する」(to foster public opinion) or 「対立の機運が醸成される」(a mood of confrontation gradually builds up).
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N4
小説
しょうせつ
novel. A storybook created by a writer.
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N1
焦燥
しょうそう
The feeling of restless impatience when things do not go as one wishes. Used in forms like 「焦燥感にかられる」「焦燥の色を浮かべる」. Note that both 「しょう」 and 「そう」 are long vowels.
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N3
状態
じょうたい
condition. The state of a person or matter at a given time. Example: 「健康状態」 (health condition), 「よい状態を保つ」 (to maintain a good condition).
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N4
招待
しょうたい
invitation. To invite someone to a party or meal, etc.
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N4
承知
しょうち
To understand and accept something. Close in meaning to 「かしこまりました」, also used toward superiors. Example: 「承知しました」 (understood/certainly).
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N1
情緒
じょうちょ
A unique mood or atmosphere that pervades a place. It also refers to emotional shifts such as joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure. Used in forms like 「下町の情緒」「情緒不安定」. It can also be read 「じょうしょ」, but 「じょうちょ」 is more common today.
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N1
譲歩
じょうほ
The act of accepting part of an opposing party's claim and pulling back one's own position. Used in forms like 「譲歩を引き出す」「互いに譲歩する」.
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N4
将来
しょうらい
future. Time yet to come. Example: 「将来のゆめ」 (a future dream).
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N1
私欲
しよく
The feeling of seeking one's own personal gain or satisfaction. Used in forms like 「私欲にとらわれる」「私利私欲」, in critical contexts.
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N4
食事
しょくじ
meal. Eating breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.
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N4
食堂
しょくどう
A shop or room for eating meals.
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N4
食料品
しょくりょうひん
Food products. Example: 「食料品店」 (a grocery store).
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N4
女性
じょせい
woman. A polite way of referring to a female person.
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N4
知らせる
しらせる
To convey something to a person, letting them know. Example: 「けっかを知らせる」 (to inform of the result).
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N4
調べる
しらべる
To check something one doesn't know, by looking it up in a book or on the internet, etc.
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N1
退ける
しりぞける
Originally means to make a person or thing move back. By extension, it is also used in the sense of refusing to accept an opponent or a proposal. Used as in 「敵を退ける」(to repel an enemy) or 「反対意見を退ける」(to reject opposing opinions).
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N1
試練
しれん
A severe hardship that tests a person's ability and conviction. Used in forms like 「試練を乗り越える」「試練に立ち向かう」.
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N1
芯
しん
The hard part at the center of an object. Used as in 「リンゴの芯」(apple core) or 「鉛筆の芯」(pencil lead). By extension, it also refers to the essential core of a person's mind or of a matter, and is used in forms such as 「芯が強い」(to have a strong core, i.e., to be mentally tough).
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N2, N4
人口
じんこう
population. The number of people living in a certain country or town.
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N1
真摯
しんし
A sincere and earnest attitude. Used in forms like 「真摯に向き合う」「真摯な姿勢」.
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N3
真実
しんじつ
The truth, with no lies in it.
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N4
神社
じんじゃ
shrine. A Japanese building where a deity is enshrined.
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N1
心情
しんじょう
The feelings or inner thoughts a person holds in a given situation. Often used in contexts of empathizing with another's feelings, in forms like 「心情を察する」「複雑な心情」.
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N1
神聖
しんせい
Free of impurity and so precious that it must not be violated. Used in expressions like 「神聖な場所」, it is often applied to things held sacred in a religious sense.
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N4
親切
しんせつ
kind. To do something for another person's benefit, wholeheartedly.
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N3
新鮮
しんせん
Fish or vegetables being fresh. Also used to mean something novel and lively, as in 「新鮮な驚き」 (a fresh surprise).
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N3
心臓
しんぞう
heart. The organ inside the body that sends blood throughout the body. It lies slightly to the left in the chest, and if it stops moving, life is in danger. 「心臓が強い」 also means not being timid even in front of others.
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N1
甚大
じんだい
Damage or impact so great that it exceeds ordinary measures. Used in forms like 「甚大な被害」「甚大な影響」, emphasizing the scale of a negative situation.
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N3
慎重
しんちょう
The state of being careful and not acting rashly. Used in forms like 「慎重に検討する」「慎重な判断」, expressing the careful handling of matters to avoid failure.
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N4
心配
しんぱい
A feeling of unease from thinking something might not go well. Example: 「けんこうが心配だ」 (worried about one's health).
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N4
新聞社
しんぶんしゃ
A company that produces and publishes newspapers.
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N1
尽力
じんりょく
The act of devoting one's efforts to a particular matter. Often used in formal settings with expressions of gratitude toward others, in forms like 「尽力する」「ご尽力に感謝する」.
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N3
図
ず
diagram. Something that shows the structure or relationships of things clearly using lines or drawings. Example: 「図で説明する」 (to explain with a diagram).
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N1
随一
ずいいち
Being the most outstanding within a certain scope. A somewhat formal word used in forms like 「国内随一の規模」「業界随一の実力」, evaluating something as number one among many.
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N4
水泳
すいえい
swimming. To swim, and the sport of doing so.
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N1
遂行
すいこう
The act of carrying out an entrusted task or plan to its completion. A formal word used in forms like 「職務を遂行する」「任務を遂行する」 in contexts of completing actions involving responsibility. It is read 「すい・こう」; note that 「遂」 is read 「すい」.
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N1
随時
ずいじ
Meaning "whenever needed" rather than at a fixed time. A somewhat formal word used in forms like 「随時受け付ける」「随時更新する」 in contexts where there is no fixed timing and response is given upon request.
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N1
衰弱
すいじゃく
The weakening of physical strength and energy to the point of being unable to function as before. A formal word used in forms like 「衰弱が進む」「体が衰弱する」 in contexts where bodily functions decline due to illness, age, or fatigue.
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N1
随所
ずいしょ
Meaning "everywhere" or "here and there." A somewhat formal word used in forms like 「随所に工夫が見られる」「随所に配置する」 in contexts referring to things commonly seen in many places.
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N4
水道
すいどう
The facility that brings water to homes. Water coming out of a faucet.
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N1
随伴
ずいはん
The act of accompanying a principal person or matter. A formal word used in forms like 「大臣に随伴する」「随伴現象」 in official or academic contexts. It is read 「ずいはん」; 「随」 is read 「ずい」, not 「すい」.
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N1
睡魔
すいま
An expression likening overpowering drowsiness to a demon. A somewhat formal word used in forms like 「睡魔に襲われる」「睡魔と闘う」, personifying the sleepiness that comes when one does not wish to sleep.
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N3, N5
吸う
すう
Inhale; smoke. Taking breath or cigarette smoke into the body through the mouth or nose. 「たばこを吸う」(smoke a cigarette).
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N4
数学
すうがく
mathematics. The subject in which one studies numbers and calculation.
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