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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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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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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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N1
打って変わる
うってかわる
A condition or attitude suddenly changing into something entirely different from before. Used as in 「打って変わって穏やかになる」, mostly used adverbially in the 「〜て」 form, in contexts emphasizing the contrast between before and after.
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N1
うってつけ
うってつけ
A state of fitting an objective or condition perfectly, as if it were custom-ordered. Used as in 「この仕事に彼はうってつけだ」. A formal word used when a person, place, or opportunity is optimally suited.
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N2
うっとうしい
うっとうしい
A damp, gloomy feeling that will not lift. It also describes something bothersome and unpleasant. Used in expressions like 「梅雨はうっとうしい」 and 「前髪がうっとうしい」.
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N1
虚ろ
うつろ
A state in which the inside is empty and one cannot sense any strength or emotion. Used as in 「虚ろな目」 or 「虚ろな表情」, expressing a state of being absentminded or having lost one's vigor. Used in scenes where the heart or expression is like an empty shell.
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N1
疎い
うとい
Having little knowledge or information about a certain field. Used as in 「経済に疎い」 or 「芸能界に疎い」. Also used in the sense of relationships with others being distant and not close, as in 「疎い仲」.
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N1
疎む
うとむ
Disliking the other party and trying to keep them at a distance. Used as in 「周囲から疎まれる」. Not clear hostility, but expresses the feeling of finding someone bothersome and wanting to keep one's distance. Used in somewhat formal writing.
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N2
促す
うながす
Working on the other party so that they will do something. Used as in 「発言を促す」, 「注意を促す」, or 「反省を促す」 in scenes of drawing out an action without compulsion. Frequently used in somewhat formal writing.
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N1
うなぎ登り
うなぎのぼり
An idiom derived from the image of an eel vigorously swimming upstream, used to describe prices, popularity, or reputation rising rapidly and continuously. Used in contexts of steady upward growth, as in 「売り上げがうなぎ登り」 and 「人気がうなぎ登り」.
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N2
頷く
うなずく
The motion of nodding the head up and down to indicate feelings of agreement, understanding, or consent. Used as in 「深く頷く」 or 「黙って頷く」 in scenes of agreeing with another's words or conveying that one has understood.
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N1
うなだれる
うなだれる
Drooping one's head forward weakly due to disappointment, dejection, or shame. Used as in 「しょんぼりとうなだれる」 or 「がっくりとうなだれる」 in scenes where mental dejection appears in one's posture.
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N1
唸る
うなる
Emitting a low, prolonged voice. Expresses a moan emitted due to suffering, admiration, or discomfort. Used as in 「犬が唸る」, 「傷の痛みで唸る」, or 「見事さに思わず唸った」. Also used for low-resonating sounds of wind or machinery.
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N1
自惚れ
うぬぼれ
Evaluating one's own ability or charm higher than it actually is and becoming self-satisfied. Used as in 「自惚れが強い」 or 「自惚れにすぎない」, referring to a state seen from others as overconfidence. A word with a somewhat negative implication.
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N1
うねる
うねる
A state in which waves, roads, or bodies continue while bending and curving in large undulations. Used as in 「大波がうねる」 or 「山道がうねる」. Expresses a state not of static straight lines but of continuous motion describing curves and rises and falls.
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N1
鵜呑み
うのみ
「鵜」 (cormorant) is a bird that catches fish in its beak and swallows them whole without chewing. From this image comes the idiom expressing the act of believing someone's words or information as-is without proper verification. Used in the form 「鵜呑みにする」, it negatively describes an attitude of accepting things without scrutiny. Frequently appears in journalism, political, and educational contexts.
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N3
奪う
うばう
To forcibly take another person's belongings. Example: 「財布を奪う」 (to steal a wallet), 「自由を奪う」 (to take away someone's freedom). Also used to mean being strongly captivated, as in 「心を奪われる」 (to have one's heart captured).
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N2
埋まる
うまる
The state in which something enters from above or inside and becomes covered or filled. Used as in 「雪に埋まる」 or 「予定が埋まる」, in both the physical sense of being covered and the sense of all empty spaces being filled.
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N5
生まれる
うまれる
For a child to come out of its mother's body. To come into this world. Example: 「日本で生まれた」 (born in Japan).
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N5
海
うみ
sea. A wide place full of salty water. Example: 「海でおよぐ」 (to swim in the sea).
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N1
産みの苦しみ
うみのくるしみ
Originally referred to the pain of childbirth. By extension, it is an idiom expressing the mental and physical hardship experienced in the process of creating something new. Used metaphorically for difficulties in situations of creating something from scratch, such as creative work or launching a business, as in 「新商品開発の産みの苦しみ」.
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N1
有無
うむ
Existence and nonexistence. Used in scenes asking whether something exists, as in 「有無を確かめる」 or 「経験の有無」. Also used in the form 「有無を言わせず」 with the meaning of forcefully proceeding with something without obtaining the other party's consent.
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