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N2
富
とみ
Large amounts of money and assets, or wealth itself. Used in expressions such as 「富を築く」「富の偏在」. A formal word used in contexts discussing economy or society.
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N2
富む
とむ
To have abundant wealth and prosperity. Used as in「国が富む」(the country grows wealthy),「富める者」(the wealthy). By extension, it is also used to mean having a particular quality or element in abundance, combined with abstract nouns as in「変化に富む」(rich in variety),「経験に富む」(rich in experience).
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N3
泊める
とめる
To let someone stay overnight at one's own home, etc. Example: 「友人を家に泊める」 (to let a friend stay at one's house). 「泊める」 is used for the side that takes someone in, while 「泊まる」 is used for the side that spends the night there: compare 「友人を家に泊める」 with 「友人が家に泊まる」. Note the distinction from the homophones 「止める」 and 「留める」.
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N5
友達
ともだち
friend. A person one gets along well with and spends time together with.
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N5
土曜日
どようび
Saturday. One of the days of the week. The day after Friday.
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N3
虎
とら
tiger. A large cat-family animal with a yellow and black striped pattern.
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N5
鳥
とり
bird. An animal that flies through the sky.
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N2
取り扱う
とりあつかう
Processing matters or handling goods as merchandise. Used in expressions such as 「苦情を取り扱う」「輸入品を取り扱う」.
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N2
取り入れる
とりいれる
Accepting and utilizing things from outside as one's own. Used in expressions such as 「新技術を取り入れる」.
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N4
取り替える
とりかえる
To change something one has for a different thing. Example:「電池を取り替える」(to replace a battery).
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N2
取り囲む
とりかこむ
Surrounding the area with many people or things. Used in expressions such as 「記者が取り囲む」「敵に取り囲まれる」.
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N2
取り組む
とりくむ
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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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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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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N5
鶏肉
とりにく
Chicken meat. Also called 「チキン」.
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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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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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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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N5
撮る
とる
To take a photo with a camera. Same reading as 「取る」, but used only for photos.
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N5
どれ
どれ
A word for asking which one among three or more things. Example: 「どれがいいですか」 (which one is good?).
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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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N4
泥棒
どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.
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N5
どんな
どんな
What kind of. Used before a noun, as in 「どんな人」 (what kind of person).
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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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N2
内定
ないてい
An informal internal decision made before the formal announcement. Used as in「就職の内定」or「内定を取り消す」.
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N3
内容
ないよう
content. What is contained inside. The substance of a story or piece of writing. Example: 「話の内容」 (the content of a story).
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N3, N4
直す
なおす
To fix a bad part and make it good. Example: 「じてんしゃを直す」 (to fix a bicycle). It also means to correct a mistaken part, or to rewrite something one has written. Examples: 「答えを直す」 (to correct an answer), 「作文を直す」 (to revise a composition). It is also used to mean making an illness or an injury better, but in that case it is written 「治す（なおす）」 to distinguish it.
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N4
直る
なおる
For a bad part to become good. Example: 「こしょうが直る」 (a malfunction is fixed). When fixing it oneself, 「直す」 is used. Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「治る」 (for an illness or injury to get better), and others.
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N4
治る
なおる
For an illness or injury to get better. Example: 「かぜが治る」 (a cold gets better). 「直る」 is used for fixing machines or objects, a different meaning.
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N3
仲
なか
The relationship between people. Example: 「仲がいい」 (to be on good terms), 「仲直り」 (to make up/reconcile).
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N5
中
なか
inside. The interior side of a thing or place.
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N5
長い
ながい
long. A state where the distance from end to end is great. Also used for a long amount of time. The antonym is 「短い」 (short).
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N2
仲直り
なかなおり
For people who have quarreled or become estranged to return to their original good relationship.
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N2, N3
仲間
なかま
A close person one does things together with. Example: 「仕事仲間」 (work colleagues). Also used to mean things belonging to the same category, as in 「トマトは野菜の仲間」 (a tomato belongs to the vegetable family).
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N2, N3
中身
なかみ
What is inside something. Example: 「箱の中身」 (the contents of a box). Also used to mean the substance of a story or plan.
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N3
眺める
ながめる
To slowly look at something far away or over a wide area. Example: 「窓から景色を眺める」 (to gaze at the scenery from a window).
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N2, N3
流れる
ながれる
For a liquid to move along. Example: 「川が流れる」 (a river flows). Also used to mean time passing, music being heard, or a plan being canceled, as in 「計画が流れる」 (a plan falls through). 「流す」 is used when a person makes water or the like flow, while 「流れる」 is used when it moves along on its own: compare 「水を流す」 with 「水が流れる」.
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N2
泣き寝入り
なきねいり
Giving up without being able to protest, even when treated unfairly. Used as in「泣き寝入りするしかない」.
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N4
泣く
なく
To shed tears and express a sad or painful feeling. The antonym is「笑う（わらう）」(to laugh).
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N5
鳴く
なく
cry; chirp (animal). For an animal or bird to make a sound. Example: 「鳥が鳴く」 (a bird sings/cries). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「泣く」 (for a person to shed tears).
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N2
慰める
なぐさめる
Speaking kindly to someone who is sad or feeling down in order to ease their feelings. Used as in「友人を慰める」or「心を慰める」.
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N2
亡くす
なくす
To lose a close person to death. Used regarding the death of someone close, as in「親を亡くす」or「友人を亡くす」.
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N3, N5
なくす
なくす
lose. For something one had to become unable to find. Written with the kanji 「無くす」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N4
無くなる
なくなる
For a thing to no longer be where it was. Example:「さいふが無くなる」(a wallet goes missing). The homophone for a person dying is written「亡くなる（なくなる）」.
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N4
亡くなる
なくなる
A polite way to say that a person has died. The homophone for a thing being lost is written「無くなる（なくなる）」.
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N2
殴る
なぐる
To strike a person or thing forcefully with the hand or a fist. Used as in「顔を殴る」or「壁を殴る」.
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N2
嘆かわしい
なげかわしい
Describes social conditions or people's behavior that seem regrettable and saddening. Used as in「嘆かわしい事態」or「嘆かわしい風潮」.
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N2
嘆く
なげく
To feel deep sorrow or regret over something; also, to lament the state of the world or the like.
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