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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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N5
知る
しる
know. To have something in one's mind about a matter. Example: 「答えを知る」 (to know the answer).
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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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N2, N5
白
しろ
white. A color like snow.
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N5
白い
しろい
white. Being the color white. Example: 「白いシャツ」 (a white shirt).
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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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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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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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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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N5
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper. Paper containing the day's news.
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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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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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N5
水曜日
すいようび
Wednesday. A day of the week. The day after Tuesday.
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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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N1
崇高
すうこう
Meaning noble, sacred, and spiritually elevated. A formal word used in forms like 「崇高な理念」「崇高な使命」, in contexts praising abstract values such as ideals, spirit, or character.
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N1
趨勢
すうせい
The direction in which things are heading, or the overall flow. A formal word used in forms like 「時代の趨勢」「世界の趨勢に従う」 referring to large currents rather than individual events. It is read 「すうせい」, with 「趨」 as 「すう」.
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N1
崇拝
すうはい
The act of revering and worshipping deities or great figures from the heart. A formal word used in forms like 「英雄を崇拝する」「崇拝の対象」, in religious contexts or with strong reverence. It carries deeper respect than mere fondness.
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N1
末頼もしい
すえたのもしい
「末」means the future or what lies ahead. The expression means that the future is promising and great expectations can be placed on someone or something. Used when evaluating young people or things that have just begun, with the meaning "the road ahead is something to look forward to." Used in expressions like 「末頼もしい若手」 and 「末頼もしい活躍」, this is a somewhat formal phrase used in situations that suggest a person's future growth.
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N1
据える
すえる
The act of placing an object or person in a particular position or status so that it remains fixed. Used in forms like 「腰を据える」「社長に据える」 for both physical placement and abstract assignment. A formal word with the implication of bringing something into a settled, stable state.
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N1
透かす
すかす
A verb meaning to create gaps so that one can see through, or to hold something up to the light to see what is inside. Used in expressions like 「紙を透かして見る」 and 「枝を透かす」. Here it is read as 「す」, not 「とう」.
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N1
すがる
すがる
A verb meaning to grip something firmly to support one's body. The original meaning is to rely on something physically, as in 「手すりにすがる」. By extension, it means to entrust both body and mind to something one can depend on, in a situation one cannot manage by one's own strength. Used in expressions like 「望みにすがる」 and 「神にすがる」, in contexts that carry desperation and urgency.
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N5
好き
すき
like. A feeling of liking something. The antonym is 「嫌い」 (dislike).
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N2, N4
過ぎる
すぎる
To pass a time or place. Example: 「えきを過ぎる」 (to pass a station). Also used to mean an excessive degree, as in 「食べ過ぎる」 (to eat too much).
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N1
鋤く
すく
The act of turning over field soil with the farming tool called 「鋤」. An agricultural term referring to tilling the earth for cultivation, used in forms like 「畑を鋤く」. It is read 「すく」 and differs in usage from homophones such as 「漉く」「梳く」「透く」.
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N4, N5
すぐ
すぐ
immediately. A state of something happening without delay. Example: 「すぐ来ます」 (I'll come right away).
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N1
巣食う
すくう
The act of birds or insects making a nest and dwelling there. From this it also extends to bad thoughts or evil forces taking root inside. A somewhat formal word often used metaphorically, in forms like 「疑念が心に巣食う」「組織に巣食う不正」.
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N4
少ない
すくない
A state where a number or amount is small. The antonym is 「多い」 (many).
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N1
少なからず
すくなからず
Meaning that the degree or amount is too significant to ignore. A formal way of saying 「かなり」「相当」, used in contexts expressing the magnitude of emotion or impact, in forms like 「少なからず驚いた」「少なからず影響を受けた」.
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N4
凄い
すごい
A state where the degree of something is very great. Used both positively and negatively. Example: 「凄いあめ」 (tremendous rain).
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N5
少し
すこし
a little. A state where an amount or number is small. The antonym is 「たくさん」 (a lot).
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