To leave the hospital after an illness or injury has healed. The antonym is 「入院」 (hospitalization).
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N4大学生だいがくせい
university student. A student studying at a university.
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N2, N4大事だいじ
A state of being very important. Example: 「お体を大事にしてください」 (please take care of yourself).
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N4大体だいたい
roughly. Not in detail, approximately.
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N4大分だいぶ
considerably. Quite a lot, more than expected. It is usually written in hiragana as 「だいぶ」.
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N4台風たいふう
typhoon. A large storm accompanied by strong wind and rain.
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N4, N5大変たいへん
A state of something being very difficult or hard. Example: 「大変な仕事」 (a difficult job). Also used to mean "very."
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N4倒れるたおれる
For something standing to fall over. Example: 「木が倒れる」 (a tree falls). Also used to mean becoming unable to move due to illness.
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N2, N4確かたしか
A state of being certain. Also used to express that one doesn't remember clearly but thinks it's probably so. Example: 「確か明日だったと思う」 (I think it was probably tomorrow).
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N4, N5足すたす
To increase a number, to add. Example: 「1に2を足す」 (to add 2 to 1).
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N4訪ねるたずねる
To go visit a person's home or a place. Example: 「友達の家を訪ねる」 (to visit a friend's house). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「尋ねる」 (to ask someone about something one doesn't know), and others.
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N4尋ねるたずねる
To ask a person about something one doesn't know. Example: 「道を尋ねる」 (to ask for directions). 「訪ねる」 means to go, while 「尋ねる」 means to ask; the meanings differ.
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N3〜N5正しいただしい
A state of having no mistakes. Fitting the rules. The antonym is 「間違っている」 (mistaken).
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N4畳たたみ
A mat made of straw, laid on the floor of a Japanese room.
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N2〜N4立てるたてる
To place something upright. Example: 「かんばんを立てる」 (to put up a sign). Also used to mean making a plan, as in 「よていを立てる」 (to make a schedule). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「建てる」 (to build a house or building), and others.
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N3, N4建てるたてる
To construct a house or building, etc. Example: 「家を建てる」 (to build a house). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「立てる」 (to place something upright; to make a plan), and others.
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N4例えばたとえば
for example. A word used when giving a specific example to explain something.
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N4棚たな
shelf. A platform made of a board, for placing things on.
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N4楽しみたのしみ
To look forward to something that will happen, with a happy feeling. Example: 「旅行が楽しみだ」 (looking forward to the trip).
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N4楽しむたのしむ
To do something with a happy feeling. Example: 「音楽を楽しむ」 (to enjoy music).
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N4, N5頼むたのむ
To ask a person to do something one wants. Example: 「仕事を頼む」 (to ask someone to do a job).
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N3, N4駄目だめ
A state of something not being allowed. Also used to mean something not going well. Example: 「駄目だった」 (it didn't work out).
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N3, N4足りるたりる
For a necessary number or amount to be sufficient. Example: 「お金が足りない」 (not enough money).
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N4男性だんせい
man. A polite way of referring to a male person.
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N4暖房だんぼう
To warm a room, or the machine that does so. The antonym is 「冷房」 (cooling).
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N2, N4血ち
blood. The red liquid that flows through the body.
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N3〜N5近いちかい
near. A state where the distance is small. Also used for a short amount of time. The antonym is 「遠い」 (far).
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N2, N4注意ちゅうい
To be careful. To tell someone not to do something bad.
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N4中学校ちゅうがっこう
junior high school. The school one attends after elementary school.
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N4注射ちゅうしゃ
To put medicine into the body with a needle.
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N4駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot. A place where cars are left.
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N4地理ちり
geography. The features of the land, such as mountains, rivers, and the locations of countries and towns.
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N2, N4, N5使うつかう
use. To handle something for a certain purpose. Example: 「はさみを使う」 (to use scissors).
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N4捕まえるつかまえる
To chase and catch something that is running away. Example:「どろぼうを捕まえる」(to catch a thief).
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N4月つき
moon. The round thing seen in the sky at night. In the form 「〜か月」 it also means a unit of time. The names of the months are いちがつ・にがつ・さんがつ・しがつ・ごがつ・ろくがつ・しちがつ・はちがつ・くがつ・じゅうがつ…, where 4 is read 「しがつ」, 7 is read 「しちがつ」 and 9 is read 「くがつ」.
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N4付くつく
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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N3, 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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