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N1
単刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅう
Skipping introductions and roundabout expressions, getting straight to the main point. Used in expressions such as 「単刀直入に言う」「単刀直入に質問する」 in contexts of starting a conversation or negotiation directly.
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N2
段取り
だんどり
The order and arrangements for carrying something forward; procedures or preparations set up in advance.
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N1
丹念
たんねん
A state of carefully doing something attentively down to fine details. Used in expressions such as 「丹念に調べる」「丹念に仕上げる」. Describes an attitude of not begrudging time or attention.
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N2
断念
だんねん
Giving up what one had hoped to achieve due to circumstances. Used in expressions such as 「計画を断念する」「進学を断念する」. A formal word with a strong tone of decision within the act of giving up.
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N1
堪能
たんのう
Read as 「たんのう」, this word carries two meanings. The first is to be deeply skilled in a certain technique or field of learning, used as in 「外国語に堪能だ」「ピアノに堪能な人」 in the form of a na-adjective. The second is to fully savor something to one's satisfaction, used as in 「料理を堪能する」「景色を堪能する」「温泉を堪能する」 as a suru-verb. The character 「堪」 means "to endure, to bear up under," and 「能」 means "to be able, capability"; 「堪能」 originally meant "to have enough capability to bear something," that is, "to possess sufficient strength to handle the field fully." From this, the first meaning of "skilled" derived directly, and "having sufficient capability" further extended to "to feel satisfied," giving rise to the second meaning.
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N1
断片
だんぺん
A small portion of a whole. Used in expressions such as 「記憶の断片」「会話の断片」. Describes a state where the whole is invisible and only parts can be grasped.
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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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N1
鍛錬
たんれん
Strictly training body or mind to make it stronger. Used in expressions such as 「心身を鍛錬する」「日々の鍛錬」. A formal word used in contexts of sports, martial arts, or spiritual cultivation.
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N2, N4
血
ち
blood. The red liquid that flows through the body.
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N3
地域
ちいき
region. A defined area of land. Example: 「地域の行事」 (a regional event).
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N3, N5
小さい
ちいさい
small. A state where the shape, number, sound, etc., of something is below normal. The antonym is 「大きい」 (big).
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N3
知恵
ちえ
The ability to think well and make judgments about things, or the ability to come up with ideas. Used in expressions such as 「知恵を絞る」「生活の知恵」. Refers not to mere knowledge but to thinking ability that can actually be applied.
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N2
遅延
ちえん
Being later than the scheduled time. A formal word used in contexts where transportation or procedures are delayed, as in 「電車の遅延」「支払いの遅延」. Also used as a sa-hen verb.
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N2
地価
ちか
The price of land. A formal word used in economic and real estate topics, as in 「地価が上がる」「地価の高い地域」. The object is limited to land and is not used for the price of buildings or goods.
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N3
地下
ちか
underground. Below the ground. Example: 「地下鉄」 (subway), 「地下1階」 (basement level 1). The antonym is 「地上」 (above ground).
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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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N1
地殻
ちかく
The layer of rock that covers the surface of the Earth. Looking at the Earth's structure from the inside outward, the 「核」 lies at the center, the 「マントル」 surrounds it, and the 「地殻」 is the outermost layer; the 「地殻」 is the thinnest surface layer of all. Its thickness is said to be about 30–50 km beneath continents and about 5–10 km beneath the oceans. Used as in 「地殻変動」「地殻運動」「地殻の下にマントルがある」 in topics of geology, seismology, and geography, it is a formal word that often appears in explanations of earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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N2, N3, N5
近く
ちかく
A nearby place. Example: 「駅の近く」 (near the station).
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N1
近々
ちかぢか
An adverb meaning "in the near future, before too long." Used as in 「近々発表する」「近々お伺いします」「近々結果が出る」 to convey the prospect that, although no specific date has been set, something will happen or be done before too much time passes. It is a somewhat formal word used in formal settings, business contexts, and announcements, while in everyday conversation 「近いうちに」「もうすぐ」 are often more natural. Its structure of two identical characters repeated serves to emphasize the meaning of "near."
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N2, N3
近づく
ちかづく
For a distance or time to become closer. Example: 「台風が近づく」 (a typhoon approaches), 「試験が近づく」 (the exam draws near). Also used to mean becoming closer/friendlier with someone. 「近づく」 is used when something comes closer on its own, while 「近づける」 is used when a person moves something closer: compare 「台風が近づく」 with 「いすを壁に近づける」.
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N3
近寄る
ちかよる
Approaching something. Also, trying to interact closely with a person. Used in expressions such as 「危険だから近寄るな」「なかなか近寄りがたい人」.
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N1
力添え
ちからぞえ
Helping someone by lending one's strength. A somewhat formal word used in contexts of requesting or expressing gratitude, as in 「お力添えをお願いします」.
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N1
力尽きる
ちからつきる
Using up all of one's physical and mental strength and being unable to move any further. Used in expressions such as 「ゴール直前で力尽きる」「長い闘病の末に力尽きる」. A somewhat literary word.
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N1
知己
ちき
A close friend who understands oneself well, or an acquaintance. An old-style and formal word used in expressions such as 「知己を得る」「十年来の知己」.
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N3
地球
ちきゅう
earth. The planet we live on.
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N1
契り
ちぎり
A firm promise, especially an old-style and formal word expressing a heartfelt bond between people. Used in expressions such as 「契りを交わす」「夫婦の契り」 when forming a deep relationship. The noun form of the verb 「契る」.
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N1
逐一
ちくいち
An adverb meaning one by one, in detail without omission. A formal word used in expressions such as 「逐一報告する」「逐一確認する」 to describe doing something thoroughly and in order.
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N1
知遇
ちぐう
Being recognized for one's talent by a superior and treated with special care. Often used in the form 「知遇を得る」, a formal word. Used in contexts where scholars or artists are supported by influential figures.
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N1
畜産
ちくさん
The industry of raising cattle, pigs, or chickens to produce meat, milk, or eggs. A formal word used in expressions such as 「畜産業」「畜産農家」 in agricultural and food contexts.
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N1
逐次
ちくじ
An adverb meaning successively in order. A formal word used in expressions such as 「逐次発表する」「逐次処理」 to describe proceeding one at a time in sequence.
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N1
蓄積
ちくせき
Things, experiences, or knowledge accumulating little by little. A formal word used in expressions such as 「経験を蓄積する」「疲労の蓄積」 in contexts of building up over time.
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N2
ちぐはぐ
ちぐはぐ
A state in which things that should fit together do not match well. Used in expressions such as 「話がちぐはぐだ」「ちぐはぐな印象」 in contexts of being out of sync or mismatched.
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N3
遅刻
ちこく
To be late for a set time. Example: 「学校に遅刻する」 (to be late for school).
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N3
知識
ちしき
knowledge. Content one knows from learning or experience. Example: 「知識が豊富だ」 (to have abundant knowledge), 「専門知識」 (specialized knowledge).
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N3
知人
ちじん
acquaintance. Someone one knows. Also used for a person not as close as a 「友人」 (friend).
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N2
血筋
ちすじ
The blood connection passed from parent to child, lineage. A formal word used in expressions such as 「王家の血筋」「血筋を引く」 when indicating which family line one belongs to.
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N2
稚拙
ちせつ
Skill or expression being childish and immature. A formal word used in expressions such as 「稚拙な文章」「稚拙な絵」 in contexts where the work is undeveloped and insufficient.
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N3
縮む
ちぢむ
The length or size of something becoming smaller. Also, the body becoming compact from cold or surprise. Used in expressions such as 「セーターが縮む」「寒さで体が縮む」.
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N3
縮める
ちぢめる
Making the length, distance, or time of something shorter. Used in expressions such as 「時間を縮める」「距離を縮める」 in contexts of one's own action shortening something.
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N1
秩序
ちつじょ
The proper order and rules of things, the rules that allow society to function well. A formal word used in expressions such as 「秩序を保つ」「秩序が乱れる」 to describe the state of society, organizations, or groups.
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N3
ちっとも
ちっとも
Not even a little (with a negative). Always followed by a negative form. Example: 「ちっとも知らなかった」 (didn't know at all).
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N1
血の気
ちのけ
Literally, the redness of blood that rises to the face or skin. It is used in expressions like 「血の気が引く」(the blood drains from one's face), describing how someone turns pale from shock or fear. By extension, it is also used metaphorically for youthful vigor or a hot-tempered nature evoked by that redness, as in 「血の気の多い若者」(a hot-blooded young person).
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N3
地方
ちほう
A certain region within a country. Example: 「東北地方」 (the Tohoku region). Also used to mean an area away from a big city, as in 「地方に住む」 (to live in the countryside). The paired term is 「都会」 (city).
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N1
血眼
ちまなこ
A word describing the look of someone frantically searching for or chasing after something. Literally meaning "bloodshot eyes," it expresses a state of being so earnest that the eyes become bloodshot, or so absorbed in something as to lose composure. Used as in 「血眼になって探す」「血眼で追う」「血眼になって犯人を追跡する」, mostly as an idiomatic expression in the forms 「〜になる」「〜で」. Because it describes the appearance of someone who has lost composure and is fixated on a single thing, it can be used both positively and negatively, with the nuance shifting between sympathy for one's desperation and criticism of one's obsession depending on context.
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N1
緻密
ちみつ
A state of being attentive to fine details and being well structured. Used in expressions such as 「緻密な計画」「緻密な描写」 for plans, writing, or drawings. The opposites are 「粗雑」「大ざっぱ」.
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N1
致命的
ちめいてき
So serious as to cost a life, and impossible to recover from. 「致命」 means reaching the point of losing one's life, and the word is used literally, as in 「致命的な傷を負う」, but far more often it means that something is grave enough to bring the whole thing down, as in 「致命的なミス」 or 「致命的な欠陥」. 「致命傷」, which uses the same 「致命」, likewise refers both to a mortal wound and to a blow one cannot recover from.
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N2
着実
ちゃくじつ
A word describing the state of moving forward step by step reliably without flash. Used in expressions such as 「着実に進歩する」「着実な成長」 in contexts of advancing in a stable manner.
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N2
着手
ちゃくしゅ
Beginning a new task or plan. A sa-hen noun used in the form 「〜に着手する」. A formal word used in expressions such as 「工事に着手する」「調査に着手する」 when seriously starting an undertaking.
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N2
着色
ちゃくしょく
To add color to something; also, the color that has been added.
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N1
着想
ちゃくそう
A new thought or idea at the beginning of something. A formal word used in expressions such as 「面白い着想」「斬新な着想」 referring to the idea that becomes the basis of a plan or work.
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