For one thing to become attached to another so that they do not separate. Example:「よごれが付く」(dirt gets on something).
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N4漬けるつける
To put vegetables, etc., into salt or the like and leave them. Example:「やさいを漬ける」(to pickle vegetables).
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N4都合つごう
The circumstances of whether something is convenient to do. Example: 「都合が悪い」 (inconvenient).
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N4伝えるつたえる
To convey a story or feeling to another person.
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N4続くつづく
For the same thing to keep happening without a break. Example:「雨が続く」(the rain continues). The paired word is「続ける（つづける）」(to continue something).
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N4続けるつづける
To keep doing the same thing without stopping.
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N4包むつつむ
To cover something with cloth or paper, etc. Example: 「プレゼントを包む」 (to wrap a present).
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N4妻つま
wife. A woman's own partner, from a married woman's perspective.
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N4つもりつもり
An intention or plan to do something. Example: 「あした行くつもりです」 (I intend to go tomorrow).
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N4釣るつる
To catch fish using a rod and line.
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N4連れるつれる
To take a person or animal along with oneself. Example:「子どもを連れて行く」(to take a child along).
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N4丁寧ていねい
A state where one's words or actions are without rudeness and are proper and careful.
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N4適当てきとう
A state of being just right/fitting. Also used in the negative sense of being careless, as in 「適当にやる」 (to do something halfheartedly).
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N4できるだけできるだけ
as much as possible. To the extent one is able, as far as possible.
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N4手伝うてつだう
To help by doing someone's work together with them.
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N4手袋てぶくろ
gloves. Something worn on the hands when it's cold, etc.
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N4寺てら
temple. A building where a Buddhist monk lives and where people pray.
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N3〜N5出るでる
To move from inside to outside. Example: 「家を出る」 (to leave the house). The antonym is 「入る」 (to enter).
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N4点てん
point. A score, as in a test. Also used to mean a small dot.
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N4店員てんいん
shop clerk. A person who works in a store.
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N4天気予報てんきよほう
To inform in advance what the weather will be like.
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N4電灯でんとう
electric light. Illumination from electricity.
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N4道具どうぐ
tool. Something used to do a certain task.
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N4遠くとおく
A far place, a distant location.
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N4通るとおる
To pass along a road, etc. Example:「バスが道を通る」(a bus passes along a road). Also used to mean passing an exam, as in「しけんに通る」(to pass an exam).
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N4特にとくに
especially. Compared to other things, particularly.
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N4特別とくべつ
A state of being distinct, unlike the ordinary.
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N4床屋とこや
barber shop. A shop where one gets one's hair cut.
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N4途中とちゅう
The middle point of doing or going somewhere. Example: 「学校へ行く途中」 (on the way to school).
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N4特急とっきゅう
A train faster than an express, stopping at fewer stations.
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N4届けるとどける
To carry something to a designated person or place.
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N4泊まるとまる
To spend the night at a hotel or someone's home, etc.
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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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N4泥棒どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.
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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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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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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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N4投げるなげる
To throw something far with one's hand. Example:「ボールを投げる」(to throw a ball).
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N4鳴るなる
For a sound to occur. Example: 「電話が鳴る」 (the phone rings).
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N4慣れるなれる
To become used to something through repeated doing. Example: 「新しい仕事に慣れる」 (to get used to a new job).
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N4匂いにおい
smell. A scent perceived by the nose. Used for both good and bad smells.
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N4苦いにがい
An unpleasant taste, like coffee or medicine. The antonym is「甘い（あまい）」(sweet).
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N4逃げるにげる
To run away, etc., in order to get away from something dangerous.
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N4日記にっき
diary. Something in which one writes down what happened each day.
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N4入院にゅういん
To enter a hospital because of illness or injury. The antonym is「退院（たいいん）」(leaving the hospital).
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N4入学にゅうがく
To enter a school and become a student. The antonym is「卒業（そつぎょう）」(graduation).
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N4似るにる
For appearance or characteristics to closely resemble something else. Example: 「親に似る」 (to resemble one's parent).
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