Working with one's body or mind to earn income; labor. 労働時間 (working hours), 肉体労働 (manual labor).
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N2浪費ろうひ
To waste money, time, or the like.
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N2論争ろんそう
To argue back and forth, each side asserting its own view.
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N2論評ろんぴょう
Discussing the content or merits of a matter and giving an evaluation. Used in newspaper and magazine editorials, as well as in book reviews and critiques. Used in expressions such as 「政策を論評する」 or 「専門家による論評」. Its distinctive feature is that it goes beyond merely stating an opinion to giving an evaluation backed by reasoning.
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N2論理ろんり
The reasoning that gives order and coherence to one's thinking or speech.
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N2和解わかい
For parties who were in conflict to stop fighting and reconcile.
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N2, N5若いわかい
young. Having few years.
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N2枠組みわくぐみ
The rough framework or underlying structure of something.
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N2, N3分けるわける
To make one thing into two or more. Example: 「ケーキを半分に分ける」 (to divide a cake in half). Also used to mean distinguishing something, as in 「勝ち負けを分ける」 (to decide the outcome of a match). 「分ける」 is used when a person divides something, while 「分かれる」 is used when it splits on its own: compare 「道を二つに分ける」 with 「道が二つに分かれる」.
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N2僅かわずか
Indicates that a quantity or degree is very small. Used to emphasize a small number, as in 『わずか3日で完成した』, or to express a small degree, as in 『わずかな差で負けた』. Takes 『な』『に』『の』 after it.
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N2煩わしいわずらわしい
An adjective describing something troublesome and bothersome, or a feeling of not wanting to be involved. Used for procedures, human relationships, and similar contexts, as in 『煩わしい手続き』『煩わしい人間関係』. Carries a sense of mental disturbance and weariness.
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N2, N5忘れるわすれる
forget. For something one remembered to leave one's mind. The antonym is 「覚える」 (to remember).
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N2, N5渡すわたす
hand over. To move something from oneself to the other person.
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N2, N5渡るわたる
cross. To move from this side to the other side, such as of a road or river.
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N2詫びるわびる
To acknowledge one's own mistake and ask the other person for forgiveness.
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N2割り当てるわりあてる
To divide a whole into several parts and assign each part to someone to handle.
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N2, N3割るわる
To apply force to something to break it and divide it into pieces. Example: 「皿を割る」 (to break a plate). Also used to mean dividing a number equally, as in 「6を2で割る」 (to divide 6 by 2), or to mean falling below a standard, as in 「1万円を割る」 (to fall below 10,000 yen). 「割る」 is used when a person breaks something, while 「割れる」 is used when it breaks on its own: compare 「皿を割る」 with 「皿が割れる」.
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N1, N2, N4割れるわれる
For a hard object to be broken and separated by force. Example: 「ガラスが割れる」 (glass shatters).
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