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N2 人脈じんみゃく

A word indicating a network of human relationships built up in work or social life. Used in forms like 「人脈を広げる」「人脈を生かす」. Particularly valued in business contexts.

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N4 水泳すいえい

swimming. To swim, and the sport of doing so.

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N2 衰退すいたい

The decline of momentum or power into a state inferior to before. A formal word used in forms like 「産業が衰退する」「伝統文化の衰退」 in contexts where the strength of large entities such as nations, industries, cultures, or organizations diminishes.

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N2 垂直すいちょく

The state of being straight at a right angle to a horizontal plane. A formal word used in forms like 「垂直に立てる」「垂直な壁」 expressing exact perpendicularity in a geometric or physical sense. Also used metaphorically, as in 「垂直統合」.

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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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N2 随分ずいぶん

A state in which the degree greatly exceeds expectation. Used in forms like 「随分変わった」「随分遠い」 with the speaker's intuitive evaluation. Used in both spoken and written language, often combined with 「〜なものだ」「〜だね」.

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N2 水没すいぼつ

The state of buildings or land sinking under water and disappearing from view. A formal word used in forms like 「川の氾濫で村が水没する」「地下駐車場が水没した」, expressing flood damage from inundation or accidents.

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N2 水脈すいみゃく

An underground waterway. Refers to a stream of groundwater that gathers and flows in a band. Used in expressions like 「水脈を掘り当てる」「水脈を探る」, and also metaphorically for invisible currents such as 「思想の水脈」 (a current of thought).

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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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N2 図々しいずうずうしい

A manner of acting without restraint, with no concern for the trouble caused to others. A colloquial word expressing negative evaluation of someone who unhesitatingly demands or acts without regard for others, used in forms like 「図々しい態度」「図々しく頼む」.

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N2 据え置きすえおき

To place something in a designated spot and leave it there without moving it. By extension, it means to keep fees, prices, systems, and the like unchanged. Used in expressions like 「据え置き型エアコン」, 「料金据え置き」, and 「金利据え置き」. A formal word used in economic and administrative contexts, expressing a deliberate decision not to change something even when a change is expected.

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N2 据え付けるすえつける

The act of fixing machines or equipment in their designated position. Used in forms like 「エアコンを据え付ける」「機械を据え付ける」 in contexts of installing large, hard-to-move items. It carries the implication that once installed, it is not easily moved.

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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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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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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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N2 優れるすぐれる

The state of having abilities or qualities at a higher level than others. A somewhat formal word used in forms like 「優れた才能」「景色が優れている」 to evaluate ability, quality, or condition highly. The negative form 「優れない」 can also indicate poor physical condition.

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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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N2 筋書きすじがき

Originally a word referring to the script or synopsis of a play. By extension, it refers to a plan or course of events envisioned in advance. Often used in expressions like 「筋書き通りに進む」 and 「筋書きが狂う」, in contexts discussing whether actual circumstances match the planned course of events.

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N5 涼しいすずしい

A pleasantly cool feeling. Used for weather and air. Example: 「涼しい風」 (a cool breeze).

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N4 進むすすむ

To move forward. Also used to mean study or work progressing.

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N2, N3 進めるすすめる

To move something forward. Example: 「車を進める」 (to move a car forward). Also used to mean carrying something to a further stage, as in 「計画を進める」 (to advance a plan). A person moving something forward is 「進める」, while something moving forward on its own is 「進む」; they are used as in 「計画を進める」 versus 「計画が進む」. Note the distinction from the homophone 「勧める」 (to recommend to someone).

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N2 巣立つすだつ

A verb meaning that a baby bird grows up, leaves the nest, and flies away. By extension, it means a child leaving their parents to become independent, or a young person graduating from school and entering society. Used in expressions like 「子どもが巣立つ」 and 「学び舎から巣立つ」, in contexts of moving from a sheltered place to an independent life.

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N2 すっきりすっきり

The state of being free of clutter or worries and feeling pleasantly organized. A colloquial adverb used in forms like 「部屋がすっきりする」「頭がすっきりする」 for both physical tidiness and mental refreshment.

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N4 捨てるすてる

To throw away something unneeded as trash. Example: 「ごみを捨てる」 (to throw away trash).

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N4 砂すな

sand. Fine grains found at the beach, desert, etc.

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N4 素晴らしいすばらしい

A wonderful state. So good as to be moving.

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N2 ずばりずばり

The state of striking at the core in one go without indirection. Used in forms like 「ずばり言い当てる」「ずばり指摘する」 in contexts of avoiding vague expressions and pointing directly at the essence. A colloquial word emphasizing the sharpness of speech or questions.

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N2 澄ますすます

(1) To make something clear by removing what clouds it. As in 「水を澄ます」, that is, turning something muddy into a clean state. (2) In the form 「耳を澄ます」, to concentrate so as to catch even the faintest sound. Used as in 「物音がしないか耳を澄ます」. (3) To put on airs and take a prim, affected attitude. 「澄ました顔」.

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N2, N3 済ますすます

To bring something to a finish. Example: 「用事を済ます」 (to finish an errand). Also used to mean making do with something simple, as in 「昼食はパンで済ます」 (to have just bread for lunch). The form 「済ませる」 is also commonly used with the same meaning. A person finishing something is 「済ます」, while a matter coming to an end is 「済む」; they are used as in 「用事を済ます」 versus 「用事が済む」.

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N4 隅すみ

corner. The edge of a room or place.

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N2 速やかすみやか

The manner of doing things quickly and without delay. A formal word used in forms like 「速やかに対応する」「速やかな処置」 in administrative, work, or medical contexts requiring prompt action.

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N4 済むすむ

For something to end. Example: 「しごとが済む」 (work is finished). Also used in the form 「〜ないで済む」, meaning one doesn't have to do something.

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N5 住むすむ

live. To live one's life in a certain place. Example: 「東京に住む」 (to live in Tokyo).

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N2 ずらりずらり

The state in which many things or people are lined up in a row or spread across an area. A colloquial adverb used in forms like 「ずらりと並ぶ」「ずらりと揃う」, simultaneously impressing visual breadth and large quantity.

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N3〜N5 するする

To do a certain thing. Example: 「べんきょうする」 (to study), 「しごとをする」 (to work).

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N5 座るすわる

sit. To lower oneself onto a chair or the floor. The antonym is 「立つ」 (to stand).

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N3, N5 背せ

The height of the body. Also, the back side of the body. Example: 「背が高い」 (tall).

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N2 精鋭せいえい

Personnel carefully selected for their outstanding ability. A formal word used in forms like 「精鋭部隊」「精鋭を集める」, referring to elite individuals chosen from a larger group.

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N4 正解せいかい

The correct answer.

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N2, N3 性格せいかく

personality. Characteristics shown in how a person feels and acts. Example: 「明るい性格」 (a cheerful personality). Note the distinction from the homophone 「正確」 (accurate).

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N4 生活せいかつ

life. To live day to day, eating, sleeping, working, etc.

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N2 正規せいき

Conforming to officially established rules. 「正規雇用」. The paired opposite word is 「非正規」.

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N2 制御せいぎょ

To control and adjust a machine or a matter so that it moves as intended.

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N2 清算せいさん

(1) To properly settle and close out a debt or financial relationship. 「借金を清算する」. (2) To thoroughly settle and end a past relationship. 「過去を清算する」. Distinguished from 「精算」 (to recalculate an amount in detail), which has the same reading.

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N4 生産せいさん

To create things. Used as in 「工場で品物を生産する」 (to produce goods at a factory).

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N2 生死せいし

Life and death. Used in serious situations involving someone's life, as in 「生死にかかわる」.

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