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N3 とにかくとにかく

anyway. Setting other things aside, first of all. 「とにかく急ごう」「とにかくやってみよう」. It is also used when saying that, whatever the other points may be, this one point at least is certain. 「この店はとにかく安い」「とにかく人が多かった」 is a way of singling out one characteristic and stating it strongly.

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N3 飛ばすとばす

To make something fly through the air. Example: 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 (to fly a paper airplane). Also used to mean skipping a part, as in 「ページを飛ばす」 (to skip a page). 「飛ばす」 is used when a person makes something fly, while 「飛ぶ」 is used when it moves through the air on its own: compare 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 with 「紙飛行機が飛ぶ」.

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N2, N5 飛ぶとぶ

fly. To move through the sky using wings.

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N2 乏しいとぼしい

The necessary amount or degree being lacking. Used in expressions such as 「資源に乏しい」「経験が乏しい」.

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N3, N5 止まるとまる

For something that was moving to stop moving. Example: 「電車が止まる」 (a train stops).

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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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N3 虎とら

tiger. A large cat-family animal with a yellow and black striped pattern.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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N2 名残惜しいなごりおしい

Feeling reluctant to part and wishing to remain as one is for a little longer. Used as in「名残惜しい気持ち」or「名残惜しそうに」.

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N2 情け深いなさけぶかい

Having a strong sense of compassion toward those in difficulty or in a weak position. Used as in「情け深い人」or「情け深い行い」.

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N2 成し遂げるなしとげる

To carry through a difficult task to completion. Used as in「偉業を成し遂げる」or「目標を成し遂げる」.

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N2 馴染むなじむ

To grow accustomed to an environment or person until any sense of strangeness disappears. Used as in「土地に馴染む」or「肌に馴染む」, expressing a natural sense of unity with people, places, or things.

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N2 雪崩なだれ

The phenomenon in which snow that has piled up on a mountain slope suddenly collapses all at once. Used as in「雪崩が発生する」or「雪崩に巻き込まれる」.

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N3 懐かしいなつかしい

nostalgic. A feeling of being drawn in, remembering the past. Example: 「懐かしい歌」 (a nostalgic song).

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N2 納得なっとく

To listen to another's explanation or reasoning, find it convincing, and accept it. Used as in「納得がいく」or「納得のいく説明」.

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N3 斜めななめ

diagonal. A slanted direction, not straight (vertical or horizontal). Example: 「帽子を斜めにかぶる」 (to wear a hat at an angle).

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N2 何気ないなにげない

Without any special intent or deep thought. Used for unconscious actions or remarks, as in「何気ない一言」or「何気ない仕草」.

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N2, N3 生なま

raw. Not having been boiled or grilled. Example: 「生の魚」 (raw fish). Also used to mean live, not recorded, as in 「生放送」 (a live broadcast).

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N2 怠け者なまけもの

A person who avoids what they should do and tries to take the easy way out. Used as in「怠け者と言われる」or「怠け者の言い訳」. Has nearly the same meaning as「横着者」「無精者」「ぐうたら」, and is often used in contrast to a diligent person.

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N2 怠けるなまける

To leave undone what one should do; to not put one's heart into work or study.

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