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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N2 産出 さんしゅつ
To produce minerals, agricultural products, or the like. 「石油を産出する」.

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N2 賛助 さんじょ
To agree with the purpose of a project or activity and lend one's support. 「賛助会員」.

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N2 参照 さんしょう
To look at another source for reference when investigating or thinking about something.

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N1 斬新 ざんしん
A word describing how an idea or method feels unprecedentedly new and fresh. Used for artworks, plans, or designs. Used in forms like 「斬新なアイデア」「斬新なデザイン」.

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N3 賛成 さんせい
agreement. To recognize someone's opinion as good and agree with it. Example: 「提案に賛成する」 (to agree to a proposal), 「賛成多数」 (a majority in favor). The antonym is 「反対」 (opposition).

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N3 酸素 さんそ
oxygen. A gas contained in the air, used by living things for breathing. Example: 「酸素が足りない」 (there isn't enough oxygen), 「酸素マスク」 (an oxygen mask).

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N2 残高 ざんだか
The amount of money remaining in a bank account or accounting ledger. A word used in accounting and financial contexts; it is not used for things other than money. Used in forms like 「預金残高」「残高証明書」.

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N1 暫定 ざんてい
A word indicating a tentative decision made for the interim until a formal decision can be reached. A formal word used in forms like 「暫定的な処置」「暫定政権」.

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N2 賛同 さんどう
To agree with someone's opinion or idea.

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N1 惨敗 ざんぱい
A word indicating a crushing defeat in a match, election, or battle where one is utterly unable to compete with the opponent. Used for losses with a large margin. Used in forms like 「選挙で惨敗する」「試合で惨敗する」.

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N1 賛美 さんび
A word indicating the act of strongly praising in words a person, action, or work. A formal word used for evaluations of art or achievements. Used in forms like 「神を賛美する」「偉業を賛美する」.

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N2 山腹 さんぷく
The area partway between the summit and the foot of a mountain; the mountainside.

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N1 三昧 ざんまい
A word describing the state of being completely absorbed in a single activity. Mostly used as a suffix to other words, as in 「読書三昧」「ぜいたく三昧」, expressing devotion to something one enjoys. It is read 「ざんまい」, beginning with a voiced sound.

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N1 散漫 さんまん
A word indicating a state in which one's attention and focus go in many directions and cannot concentrate on a single thing. Used in forms like 「注意力が散漫になる」「散漫な文章」.

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N2 山脈 さんみゃく
A long, continuous chain formed by many mountains connected together.

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city. An administrative division larger than a town. Example: 「大阪市」 (Osaka City). The same 「市」 read as 「いち」 is a different word referring to an event where people gather on set days to buy and sell goods.

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character. A shape written to represent language. Hiragana, katakana, kanji, etc.

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N4 試合 しあい
In sports, to compete against an opponent to decide who wins or loses.

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N2 仕上がる しあがる
For something to be finished and complete. 「仕上げる」 is used for the person who works on something and completes it, and 「仕上がる」 for what reaches a finished state: 「作品を仕上げる」 versus 「作品が仕上がる」.

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N3 幸せ しあわせ
A feeling of being fulfilled at heart and happy. Example: 「幸せな毎日」 (happy everyday life), 「幸せになる」 (to become happy). The antonym is 「不幸」 (unhappiness).

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N1 思案 しあん
Turning something over in one's mind, unable to decide what to do. Used as in 「思案にくれる」「思案の末」, in contexts of wracking one's brain to find a solution.

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N2 飼育 しいく
To feed and care for an animal, raising it.

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N1 強いる しいる
To ignore the other person's feelings and force them to do something. Used in expressions like 「がまんを強いる」, it is used when imposing something unpleasant or burdensome on someone.

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N2 仕入れる しいれる
(1) To buy in goods or materials to sell. 「商品を仕入れる」. (2) To obtain information or the like. 「ネタを仕入れる」.

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N3 寺院 じいん
temple. A temple. A more formal way of saying 「寺」, used in written language and news.

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N2 自覚 じかく
To clearly recognize for oneself one's own position, condition, responsibility, etc. 「自覚症状」.

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N3 資格 しかく
qualification. A condition or license needed to do something. 「受験資格」「資格を取る」. It is also used to mean the right to do so, or a position that befits it. As in 「約束を守らない人に文句を言う資格はない」「代表としての資格がある」, it refers not to something tangible like a license but to the rightness of one's position.

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N3 四角 しかく
square. A shape with four corners. Example: 「四角い箱」 (a square/rectangular box). 「真四角」 specifically means a perfect square.

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N1 仕掛け しかけ
A device contrived for a specific purpose, or a mechanism designed to surprise or entertain people. Used in forms like 「仕掛けを施す」「大がかりな仕掛け」.

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N2 仕掛ける しかける
(1) To take the initiative and act toward the other party. 「勝負を仕掛ける」. (2) To set up a device in advance. 「わなを仕掛ける」.

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N4 仕方 しかた
A method for doing something. Similar to 「作り方」 (how to make). 「しかたがない」 means there is no other way.

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N2 しがみ付く しがみつく
To cling to something with all one's strength so as not to be separated from it. 「地位にしがみつく」. Often written in hiragana.

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N4 叱る しかる
To sternly warn a person who has done something wrong.

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N1 然るべき しかるべき
A prenominal expression meaning suitable for the situation, or naturally expected. A stiff expression used in official or formal contexts to mean "appropriate measures," as in 「然るべき対応」 and 「然るべき措置」. Also often written in hiragana as 「しかるべき」.

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N3 時期 じき
A period during which something takes place. Example: 「田植えの時期」 (the season for rice planting), 「時期が早い」 (it's too early). The homophone 「時機」 refers to a good opportunity/timing, is a more formal word, and is used differently.

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N1, N2 色彩 しきさい
(1) Color; a hue. 「鮮やかな色彩」. (2) A quality or tendency that something has. 「政治的色彩が強い」.

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N1 直訴 じきそ
The act of skipping formal procedures and appealing directly to a person in a higher position. Used in forms like 「社長に直訴する」. Here the character 「直」 is read 「ジキ」, not 「チョク」.

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N1 しきたり しきたり
A custom that has been carried on from long ago in a region, family, or organization. Used in forms like 「村のしきたりを守る」「古いしきたり」.

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N2 識別 しきべつ
To distinguish the difference between things.

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N2 支給 しきゅう
A company, government office, etc. providing money or goods. 交通費を支給する (provide a transportation allowance), 制服が支給される (uniforms are provided).

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N1 仕切る しきる
The act of taking charge of and managing the proceedings of a setting. It also means to partition a space. Used in forms like 「会議を仕切る」「部屋を仕切る」.

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N3 資金 しきん
Money needed to carry out a business or activity.

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N2 仕組み しくみ
The internal structure by which something operates, or the makeup leading to a certain outcome. Used in forms like 「仕組みを理解する」「社会の仕組み」.

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N3 刺激 しげき
stimulus. Something that strongly acts on the senses or mind. Example: 「強い光の刺激」 (the stimulus of strong light), 「刺激的な映画」 (a stimulating movie). Also used to mean something that motivates someone, as in 「刺激を受ける」 (to be stimulated/inspired).

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N1 茂る しげる
For the leaves and branches of grass or trees to grow vigorously and become abundant.

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N2 資源 しげん
Natural materials used for industry or daily life. Also used broadly to refer to anything that can be utilized, including people and objects. Used in forms like 「天然資源」「人的資源」.

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N3 事件 じけん
incident. An unusual event such as an accident or crime. Example: 「殺人事件」 (a murder case), 「事件が起こる」 (an incident occurs).

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N4 試験 しけん
A set of questions used to check whether one understands or can do something.

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N4 事故 じこ
An unexpected, bad event caused by a car or machine, etc.

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N1 志向 しこう
The act of directing one's awareness and moving toward a certain goal or direction. Often attached to nouns in the form 「〜志向」, as in 「健康志向」「本物志向」.

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