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N2
特異
とくい
A characteristic differing from the ordinary and standing out in a special way. Used in expressions such as 「特異な才能」「特異な現象」. Used in formal written language.
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N1
独裁
どくさい
One powerful person ruling an entire country or organization at will. Used as a political term, mostly accompanied by negative evaluation. Used in expressions such as 「独裁政権」.
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N1
得策
とくさく
A wise course of action that is profitable. A formal word mostly used in the negative form 「〜は得策ではない」.
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N2
特産
とくさん
A product that is specially produced in a certain region, unique to that area. Used in expressions such as 「地元の特産品」.
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N1
篤実
とくじつ
Being warmhearted and sincere. Used in expressions such as 「篤実な人柄」「温厚篤実」. A formal word used to praise a person's character.
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N1
得心
とくしん
Being fully convinced and accepting something. Used in expressions such as 「得心がいく」「得心する」. Used in somewhat formal written language. 「得」 is read on as 「とく」.
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N3
独身
どくしん
Not being married. Example: 「独身生活」 (single life).
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N1
独善
どくぜん
Being convinced that only oneself is right and not listening to others' opinions. Used in expressions such as 「独善的な態度」. A word accompanied by negative evaluation.
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N1
独創
どくそう
Creating something new through one's own thinking rather than imitating others. Used in expressions such as 「独創的な作品」.
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N1
特段
とくだん
An adverb and na-adjective meaning 「especially」 or 「particularly」. Used in expressions such as 「特段の配慮」「特段問題ない」. Also often used in negative sentences.
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N3
特徴
とくちょう
A point that stands out and differs from others. Example: 「この町の特徴」 (a characteristic of this town).
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N1
独白
どくはく
Speaking one's own thoughts aloud while alone. Used as a theatrical term or in contexts referring to inner monologue in novels. Used in expressions such as 「舞台上での独白」.
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N1
特筆
とくひつ
Being so excellent as to deserve special mention apart from others. Used in expressions such as 「特筆すべき点」「特筆に値する」.
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N2, N3
独立
どくりつ
independence. To manage on one's own without relying on others. Example: 「親から独立する」 (to become independent from one's parents). Also used to mean a country becoming a nation independent of control by another.
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N1
特例
とくれい
Special treatment recognized as an exception, departing from usual rules or customs. Used in expressions such as 「特例として許可する」.
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N2
溶け込む
とけこむ
To dissolve and mix into a liquid or gas. Used as in「砂糖が水に溶け込む」(sugar dissolves into water). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean that a person blends into a new environment or group and becomes a natural member of it, as in「新しい学校に溶け込む」(to fit in at a new school).
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N2
床
とこ
A place prepared for a person to sleep; a bed with bedding laid out. "床につく" means to go to bed and "床を離れる" means to get up, while a state of lying ill for a long time is called "病の床". The same "床" read as "ゆか" is a different word meaning the flat surface at the bottom of a room.
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N3, N5
所
ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.
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N3
登山
とざん
To climb a mountain. Example: 「登山靴」 (hiking boots). The paired expression is 「下山」 (descending a mountain).
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N3
都市
とし
city. A town where many people live and which serves as a center of politics or economy. Example: 「大都市」 (a major city).
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N2
途上
とじょう
The middle stage of something, or partway along the road to a destination. Used in expressions such as 「発展途上」「帰宅の途上」.
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N3
年寄り
としより
A person who has grown old. Often used politely in the form 「お年寄り」.
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N1
途絶
とぜつ
Something that was continuing being completely cut off. Used in expressions such as 「連絡が途絶する」「補給路の途絶」. Used in written and formal language.
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N1
途絶える
とだえる
Something that was continuing being cut off partway and disappearing. Used in expressions such as 「音信が途絶える」「伝統が途絶える」.
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N2
途端
とたん
The very moment something happens. Used in the form 「〜した途端」. Used in contexts where an unexpected change occurs immediately afterward.
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N1
土壇場
どたんば
Originally referred to an execution ground built by piling up earth for beheading criminals in the Edo period. From this, the word came to mean a desperate situation in which something has been pushed to its final stage. Used as「土壇場で逆転する」(to turn things around at the last moment) or「土壇場に追い込まれる」(to be cornered).
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N2, N3
土地
とち
land. The ground. Also used to mean a certain area or region, as in 「知らない土地」 (an unfamiliar place).
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N1
とっさ
とっさ
A very brief moment, only an instant. Used in expressions such as 「とっさの判断」「とっさに身をかわす」. Used for reflexive actions.
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N1
突如
とつじょ
A state of something happening suddenly without warning. Used in expressions such as 「突如現れる」「突如始まる」 in contexts of events occurring without prior signs. A formal adverb often used in newspapers, news, and literary writing.
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N1
どっしり
どっしり
A state of having a sense of weight and stability, or an attitude that remains calm and unshaken. Used in expressions such as 「どっしり構える」「どっしりした椅子」.
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N2
突進
とっしん
Charging straight ahead toward a target with great force. Used in expressions such as 「敵陣に突進する」「猪が突進する」.
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N3
突然
とつぜん
suddenly. Without any warning, all at once. Example: 「突然雨が降り出した」 (it suddenly started raining).
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N2
突破
とっぱ
To break through a difficulty or obstacle and pass beyond it; also, to exceed a certain quantity.
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N1
突破口
とっぱこう
A chance or clue to break through a deadlocked situation. Used in expressions such as 「突破口を見いだす」「突破口となる」 in contexts indicating the first clue to overcome a difficult situation.
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N1
突飛
とっぴ
Departing from common sense and being very unusual. Used in expressions such as 「突飛な発想」「突飛な服装」. A somewhat formal word used as a na-adjective.
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N1
突拍子
とっぴょうし
Originally a musical term referring to a tone that suddenly breaks away from the standard pitch and rises sharply. From this, the word came to describe something so far from common sense as to be startlingly odd. It is not used on its own; it appears in the forms「突拍子もない」or「突拍子もないことを言う」(to say something outlandish).
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N3, N5
とても
とても
very. A state where the degree of something is great.
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N3
届く
とどく
For something sent to arrive. Example: 「荷物が届く」 (a package arrives). Also used to mean a hand or voice reaching that far, as in 「手が届く」 (within reach), 「声が届く」 (a voice carries). 「届ける」 is used when a person takes something to the other party, while 「届く」 is used when the thing arrives there: compare 「荷物を届ける」 with 「荷物が届く」.
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N2
届け出
とどけで
Formally submitting necessary matters to public agencies such as government offices or the police. Used in expressions such as 「出生届」「転居届」.
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N1
滞る
とどこおる
A verb meaning that something fails to progress smoothly and remains stuck partway. Used as in 「支払いが滞る」「業務が滞る」「家賃が滞る」 to describe situations where things that should flow or move forward become clogged and stop moving. It applies broadly to a range of subjects, including payments of money, the progress of work, and the flow of traffic or water. The meaning aligns with kanji compounds containing the same character 「滞」, such as 「停滞」 and 「滞納」.
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N2
整う
ととのう
The necessary conditions or state coming together properly. Used in expressions such as 「準備が整う」「体調が整う」.
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N2
調う
ととのう
A negotiation or discussion being settled and reaching agreement. Used in expressions such as 「縁談が調う」「交渉が調う」. Used in a meaning distinguished from 「整う」.
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N1
とどのつまり
とどのつまり
An adverb meaning 「after all」 or 「in the end」. A formal word used to indicate the result that settles after debate or developments.
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N2
唱える
となえる
To say words aloud. Used as in「念仏を唱える」(to chant a Buddhist prayer),「呪文を唱える」(to recite a spell). By extension, it is also used to mean publicly stating one's argument or view, as in「異議を唱える」(to raise an objection),「新説を唱える」(to advance a new theory). It is a somewhat formal word used in academic and discussion settings.
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N2
怒鳴る
どなる
Speaking in a loud voice as if shouting, or scolding with a raised voice. Used in expressions such as 「怒鳴り声」「部下を怒鳴る」.
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N3
とにかく
とにかく
anyway. Setting other things aside, first of all. 「とにかく急ごう」「とにかくやってみよう」. It is also used when saying that, whatever the other points may be, this one point at least is certain. 「この店はとにかく安い」「とにかく人が多かった」 is a way of singling out one characteristic and stating it strongly.
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N3
飛ばす
とばす
To make something fly through the air. Example: 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 (to fly a paper airplane). Also used to mean skipping a part, as in 「ページを飛ばす」 (to skip a page). 「飛ばす」 is used when a person makes something fly, while 「飛ぶ」 is used when it moves through the air on its own: compare 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 with 「紙飛行機が飛ぶ」.
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N2, N5
飛ぶ
とぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.
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N1
途方
とほう
Originally meant "method," "means," or "path one should take." Today it is rarely used alone and survives mainly in fixed expressions such as「途方に暮れる」(to lose one's way → to be at a loss what to do) and「途方もない」(off the ordinary path → extraordinarily large or absurd).
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N1
途方もない
とほうもない
An idiomatic expression describing a state of being extraordinary beyond common sense. Used for objects whose scale, quantity, or amount of money is astonishingly large.
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