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N2
承る
うけたまわる
A humble way of saying 聞く (to hear) or 引き受ける (to take on). Used toward customers, as in ご注文を承りました (we have received your order). Written with the kanji 承 of 承知, but read with the long reading うけたまわる.
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N2
受け継ぐ
うけつぐ
A successor receiving and continuing to preserve the work, tradition, or assets of the predecessor. Used as in 「家業を受け継ぐ」 or 「伝統を受け継ぐ」, expressing the meaning of something being passed from the past to the present and continuing without being lost.
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N4
受付
うけつけ
reception. The place at the entrance of a company or hospital, etc., where visitors are greeted and guided. Also refers to the person working there.
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N2
受け止める
うけとめる
A word for stopping an oncoming object with one's hand or body, and also for facing another's words or facts directly and understanding them deeply. Used in both physical and mental senses, as in 「ボールを受け止める」 or 「批判を受け止める」.
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N1
受け流す
うけながす
To deflect lightly an opponent's aggressive remarks, sarcasm, or provocations without engaging head-on. Used as in 「冗談で受け流す」 or 「軽く受け流す」, expressing a way of responding that avoids confrontation and keeps things calm.
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N1
受け持つ
うけもつ
Taking on work or a sphere of responsibility as one's own role and handling it with responsibility. Used as in 「クラスを受け持つ」 or 「窓口を受け持つ」 in scenes of being assigned and put in charge of duties or tasks.
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N4
受ける
うける
To stop something coming from above or being sent, with one's body or hands. Example: 「ボールを受ける」 (to catch a ball). Also used to mean taking an exam or lesson, as in 「しけんを受ける」 (to take an exam).
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N3
動かす
うごかす
To change the position or state of something. Example: 「机を動かす」 (to move a desk), 「機械を動かす」 (to operate a machine). Also used to mean affecting someone's feelings, as in 「心を動かす」 (to move someone emotionally). 「動かす」 is used when someone makes something move, and 「動く」 when the thing itself moves: 「机を動かす」 versus 「机が動く」.
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N4
動く
うごく
For the location of a thing or person to change. Example: 「くるまが動く」 (a car moves). Also used to mean a machine working, as in 「このとけいは動いていない」 (this clock isn't running). When moving something oneself, 「動かす」 is used.
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N3
失う
うしなう
To lose something one had. Example: 「職を失う」 (to lose one's job), 「自信を失う」 (to lose confidence), 「家族を失う」 (to lose a family member). More formal than 「なくす」, and often used for important things.
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N5
後ろ
うしろ
The outer side of something, not the front. Example: 「家の後ろ」 (behind the house). The antonym is 「前」 (front).
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N5
薄い
うすい
A state where thickness is small. Example: 「薄い本」 (a thin book). Also used to mean a weak taste or color, as in 「薄いお茶」 (weak tea), 「色が薄い」 (a light color). The antonyms are 「厚い」 (thick) or 「こい」 (strong/deep).
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N1
薄々
うすうす
A state of not knowing clearly but somehow sensing. Used as in 「薄々感づいていた」 or 「薄々気づいていた」, expressing a situation where one is not fully certain but has some sense of it. An adverb that frequently co-occurs with verbs like to notice, to feel, or to know.
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N1
うずうず
うずうず
A state in which one cannot sit still due to a strong urge to do something, with the feeling rising from within. Used as in 「早く試したくてうずうずする」. An adverb expressing an impulse one cannot restrain, mostly used in the form 「〜する」.
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N1
薄気味悪い
うすきみわるい
A state of vaguely feeling anxiety or fear without a clear reason. Used as in 「薄気味悪い笑い方」 or 「薄気味悪い静けさ」. An adjective expressing a vaguely uncomfortable and eerie atmosphere, not a clear threat.
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N2
薄暗い
うすぐらい
A state that is not complete darkness but dark enough that one can only barely make out objects. Used as in 「薄暗い部屋」 or 「薄暗い路地」. An adjective expressing a state of space lacking brightness with unclear visibility.
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N1
渦巻く
うずまく
A state in which water or smoke forms swirls and rotates, or emotions and debates intensely intermingle and rise. Used as in 「怒りが渦巻く」 or 「議論が渦巻く」, for both physical rotation and abstract turmoil.
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N1
薄ら寒い
うすらさむい
A state where it is not clearly cold, but somehow the skin feels a slight chill. Used as in 「薄ら寒い朝」 or 「薄ら寒い話」. Not only expresses temperature but is also used metaphorically for eerie, chilling topics.
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N1
薄れる
うすれる
A state in which color, emotion, or memory gradually grows weaker and fainter. Used as in 「記憶が薄れる」 or 「関心が薄れる」. Expresses a state in which sensations or impressions diminish in intensity over time.
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N5
歌
うた
song. Something sung aloud with a melody.
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N5
歌う
うたう
sing. To voice a song aloud. Example: 「歌を歌う」 (to sing a song).
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N3
疑う
うたがう
To think something is suspicious, questioning whether it is true. Example: 「話を疑う」 (to doubt a story), 「目を疑う」 (to not believe one's eyes/be unable to believe it). The antonym is 「信じる」 (to believe).
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N1
うだつ
うだつ
「うだつ」 originally referred to small pillars or short roof structures attached to both ends of a house's roof. Since only wealthy families could afford to build impressive ones, the idiom 「うだつが上がらない」 is used to describe someone who never advances in status or life and remains undistinguished. A somewhat old-fashioned idiom, often used to mock a man's circumstances.
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N1
打たれ強い
うたれづよい
Having the strength to recover without breaking down despite criticism, failures, or mental blows. Used as in 「打たれ強い性格」. Originally a boxing term, the meaning shifted to express mental endurance.
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N5
家
うち
home. One's own house or one's own family. Used in phrases such as 「うちの父」 or 「うちに帰る」 to refer to the place one belongs to. The same 「家」, read as 「いえ」, refers to the building itself. In compounds it is also read 「や」, as in 「やちん」 (rent) and 「わがや」 (one's own home), 「か」, as in 「かぞく」 (family) and 「かてい」 (household), or 「け」, as in 「けらい」 (retainer) and 「やまだけ」 (the Yamada family).
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N2
打ち上げ
うちあげ
Launching fireworks or a rocket high into the sky. By extension, it also refers to a celebratory gathering held by those involved after completing a job, event, or performance. Used in expressions such as 「映画の打ち上げ」 and 「舞台の打ち上げ」.
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N2
打ち明ける
うちあける
Honestly telling a trusted person secrets and true feelings one has kept hidden in one's heart until now. Used as in 「悩みを打ち明ける」 or 「本心を打ち明ける」 in scenes of resolving to convey something hard to say.
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N4
打ち合わせ
うちあわせ
To discuss how to do something before starting work. Often used for a shorter, smaller discussion than a meeting.
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N1
打ち勝つ
うちかつ
To overcome difficult circumstances, strong enemies, or one's own weaknesses without giving in. Used as in 「病に打ち勝つ」 or 「誘惑に打ち勝つ」. A formal expression that means not merely winning but conquering a difficult target.
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N2
打ち切る
うちきる
Ending an ongoing activity, broadcast, or transaction earlier than planned, midway through. Used as in 「連載を打ち切る」 or 「交渉を打ち切る」 in scenes of unilaterally or decisively halting something.
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N1
打ち砕く
うちくだく
Breaking a hard object into small pieces with great force, or completely shattering hopes and plans. Used as in 「岩を打ち砕く」 or 「夢を打ち砕く」, for both physical destruction and the shattering of hopes.
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N2
打ち消す
うちけす
Consciously denying and driving away anxiety, doubt, or bad premonitions that have arisen in one's heart. Used as in 「不安を打ち消す」 or 「嫌な予感を打ち消す」. Also has the meaning of denying rumors or remarks as untrue, and of drowning out a sound with another sound.
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N2
打ち込む
うちこむ
To focus one's mind strongly on one thing and engage in it earnestly. Used as in 「研究に打ち込む」 or 「仕事に打ち込む」 in scenes of becoming absorbed in a subject. Also has the physical meaning of driving in something like a nail.
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N1
打ち出す
うちだす
Clearly showing and publicly announcing a new policy, idea, or strategy. Used as in 「新方針を打ち出す」 or 「独自色を打ち出す」 in scenes of forcefully asserting outward what one has held inside.
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N1
打ち解ける
うちとける
The state in which initial wariness and reserve disappear, allowing one to talk intimately and at ease with the other person. Used as in 「初対面でもすぐ打ち解ける」. Expresses a state in which formal distance shrinks and one can open one's heart to interact.
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N1
打ち所
うちどころ
The place where the body has been struck, or a point that deserves criticism. 「打ち所が悪い」 means striking a fatal part when falling, while 「非の打ち所がない」 means there is not a single flaw. Both are established as fixed idiomatic expressions.
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N1
打ちのめす
うちのめす
To strike down an opponent so forcefully that they cannot get up, defeating them thoroughly. Used as in 「相手を打ちのめす」 or 「失敗に打ちのめされる」, applying to both physical blows and mental shocks.
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N1
打ち破る
うちやぶる
Smashing through walls, restrictions, or bad situations that have stood in the way until now, with strong force and momentum. Used as in 「固定観念を打ち破る」 or 「記録を打ち破る」 in scenes of overcoming something to bring about a new development.
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N3
宇宙
うちゅう
universe. The expanse of all stars and space, including the earth. Example: 「宇宙飛行士」 (astronaut), 「宇宙旅行」 (space travel).
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N1
有頂天
うちょうてん
A state of being so overjoyed that one forgets oneself. Used as in 「優勝して有頂天になる」, expressing a state of being so elated by great success or good fortune that one loses composure. Also used in contexts that foreshadow a subsequent failure.
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N1
打ち寄せる
うちよせる
Waves and similar things surging vigorously toward the shore, or emotions and information arriving in continuous succession. Used as in 「波が打ち寄せる」 or 「声援が打ち寄せる」, in both physical and abstract senses.
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N1
内輪
うちわ
A very limited circle of people, such as family and close friends. Used as in 「内輪で祝う」 or 「内輪の話」, referring to intimate relationships that exclude outsiders. Also has the meaning of estimating amounts or numbers conservatively.
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N2
内訳
うちわけ
Showing the total amount or quantity broken down in detail by item. On invoices or budget documents, used as in 「費用の内訳を示す」 or 「支出の内訳を確認する」. Used in contexts of explaining what the total figure is composed of.
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N3
撃つ
うつ
shoot. To fire a bullet using a gun, etc. Example: 「鳥を撃つ」 (to shoot a bird). The homophone 「打つ」 refers to the action of hitting, as in 「くぎを打つ」 (to hammer a nail), and 「討つ」 means to defeat an enemy; all three are written differently.
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N4
打つ
うつ
To strike something hard with one's hand or a tool. Example: 「くぎを打つ」 (to hammer a nail), 「ボールを打つ」 (to hit a ball).
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N4
美しい
うつくしい
beautiful. A state of finding something very lovely to see or hear. A more formal word than 「きれい」, often used in written language.
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N4
写す
うつす
To write something the same way while looking at it, such as text or characters. Example:「ノートを写す」(to copy notes). Also used to mean taking a photo. The homophone「移す（うつす）」means to change location, and is written differently.
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N4
移す
うつす
To change the location of a person or thing. Example: 「つくえをまどのそばに移す」 (to move a desk near the window). The homophone 「写す」 means to copy something in writing, and is written differently.
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N1, N2
訴える
うったえる
To make a formal appeal to a court for judgment; to sue. From this, it is also used for strongly conveying pain or dissatisfaction (痛みを訴える "complain of pain"), resorting to a means (武力に訴える "resort to force"), and appealing strongly to someone's emotions (心に訴える "appeal to the heart").
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N1
うつつ
うつつ
The state of being awake, or reality. Used as in 「夢とうつつの区別がつかない」 or 「うつつを抜かす」. The form 「うつつを抜かす」 in particular is a frequently appearing idiom meaning to be so absorbed in one thing that one neglects one's main duties.
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