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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N1
ないがしろ
ないがしろ
Means treating something that should be valued lightly or with neglect. Used as in 「礼儀をないがしろにする」 and 「安全をないがしろにする」. In kanji it is written 「蔑ろ」, but it is generally written in hiragana.
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N1
内需
ないじゅ
Demand arising from domestic consumption and investment. Used in economic contexts, as in「内需を拡大する」or「内需主導の成長」.
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N2
内定
ないてい
An informal internal decision made before the formal announcement. Used as in「就職の内定」or「内定を取り消す」.
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N1
内紛
ないふん
A dispute or conflict that arises within an organization or group. Used as in「党内の内紛」or「内紛が激化する」.
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N1
内密
ないみつ
Keeping something secret so that others do not find out. Used as in「内密に処理する」or「内密の話」.
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N1
内憂外患
ないゆうがいかん
A situation in which a country or organization has internal worries while also being beset by external problems. Used as in「内憂外患に苦しむ」.
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N3
内容
ないよう
content. What is contained inside. The substance of a story or piece of writing. Example: 「話の内容」 (the content of a story).
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N1
なおかつ
なおかつ
A connective adverb meaning "in addition to what was just said, and moreover". Used as in「優秀で、なおかつ謙虚だ」.
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N1
なおざり
なおざり
Doing something carelessly, without paying sufficient attention. Used as in「なおざりにする」or「なおざりにされる」. Note the distinction from「おざなり」:「なおざり」is closer to leaving something neglected.
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N1
なおも
なおも
An adverb expressing that something continues despite a change in the situation. Used as in「なおも抵抗する」or「なおも追い求める」.
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N3
仲
なか
The relationship between people. Example: 「仲がいい」 (to be on good terms), 「仲直り」 (to make up/reconcile).
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N2
仲直り
なかなおり
For people who have quarreled or become estranged to return to their original good relationship.
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N2, N3
仲間
なかま
A close person one does things together with. Example: 「仕事仲間」 (work colleagues). Also used to mean things belonging to the same category, as in 「トマトは野菜の仲間」 (a tomato belongs to the vegetable family).
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N2, N3
中身
なかみ
What is inside something. Example: 「箱の中身」 (the contents of a box). Also used to mean the substance of a story or plan.
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N3
眺める
ながめる
To slowly look at something far away or over a wide area. Example: 「窓から景色を眺める」 (to gaze at the scenery from a window).
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N2, N3
流れる
ながれる
For a liquid to move along. Example: 「川が流れる」 (a river flows). Also used to mean time passing, music being heard, or a plan being canceled, as in 「計画が流れる」 (a plan falls through). 「流す」 is used when a person makes water or the like flow, while 「流れる」 is used when it moves along on its own: compare 「水を流す」 with 「水が流れる」.
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N1
凪
なぎ
A state in which the wind has died down and the sea surface has become calm. Often used together with words for times of day, as in「朝凪」or「夕凪」.
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N1
亡き
なき
A word used to refer to a person who has passed away. Used as in「亡き父」or「亡き友」, expressing respect for the deceased.
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N1
薙ぎ倒す
なぎたおす
Means to mow down grass, trees, or obstacles. Used for knocking things down in one sweep with great force, as in 「強風が木々を薙ぎ倒す」. Also often written with hiragana as 「なぎ倒す」.
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N2
泣き寝入り
なきねいり
Giving up without being able to protest, even when treated unfairly. Used as in「泣き寝入りするしかない」.
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N2
慰める
なぐさめる
Speaking kindly to someone who is sad or feeling down in order to ease their feelings. Used as in「友人を慰める」or「心を慰める」.
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N2
亡くす
なくす
To lose a close person to death. Used regarding the death of someone close, as in「親を亡くす」or「友人を亡くす」.
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N3, N5
なくす
なくす
lose. For something one had to become unable to find. Written with the kanji 「無くす」, but usually written in hiragana.
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N2
殴る
なぐる
To strike someone's body forcefully with the hand or a fist. Used as in「顔を殴る」or「壁を殴る」.
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N2
嘆かわしい
なげかわしい
Feeling regretful and saddened by social conditions or people's behavior. Used as in「嘆かわしい事態」or「嘆かわしい風潮」.
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N2
嘆く
なげく
To feel deep sorrow or regret over something; also, to lament the state of the world or the like.
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N1
投げやり
なげやり
A word describing an attitude like throwing aside a task partway through — not engaging seriously and acting as though nothing matters. Used as in 「投げやりな態度」「投げやりな返事」.
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N1
和む
なごむ
For tension to ease and one's mood to become calm and gentle. Used as in「場が和む」or「心が和む」.
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N1
名残
なごり
The lingering influence or trace of something that has passed. Used as in「名残惜しい」or「祭りの名残」.
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N2
名残惜しい
なごりおしい
Feeling reluctant to part and wishing to remain as one is for a little longer. Used as in「名残惜しい気持ち」or「名残惜しそうに」.
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N1
情け
なさけ
A feeling of compassion toward another's suffering or hardship. Used as in「情けをかける」or「情けは人のためならず」.
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N2
情け深い
なさけぶかい
Having a strong sense of compassion toward those in difficulty or in a weak position. Used as in「情け深い人」or「情け深い行い」.
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N1
情け容赦
なさけようしゃ
Compassion or leniency toward another. Most often used in negative forms such as「情け容赦なく」or「情け容赦もなく」to express showing no mercy at all.
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N1
なし崩し
なしくずし
Something becoming an established fact little by little and proceeding without going through formal procedures. Used as in「なし崩しに進める」or「なし崩し的に決まる」.
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N2
成し遂げる
なしとげる
To carry through a difficult task to completion. Used as in「偉業を成し遂げる」or「目標を成し遂げる」.
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N2
馴染む
なじむ
To grow accustomed to an environment or person until any sense of strangeness disappears. Used as in「土地に馴染む」or「肌に馴染む」, expressing a natural sense of unity with people, places, or things.
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N1
謎めく
なぞめく
Having an air of mystery whose true nature is unclear. Used as in「謎めいた笑み」or「謎めいた言葉」.
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N1
名だたる
なだたる
Being widely known by name and highly regarded. Used as in「名だたる企業」or「名だたる名門校」.
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N1
なだめる
なだめる
To calm someone who is angry or excited. Used as in「泣く子をなだめる」or「怒りをなだめる」.
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N1
なだらか
なだらか
Having a gentle, gradual slope rather than a steep one. Often used for terrain, as in「なだらかな丘」or「なだらかな坂道」.
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N2
雪崩
なだれ
The phenomenon in which snow that has piled up on a mountain slope suddenly collapses all at once. Used as in「雪崩が発生する」or「雪崩に巻き込まれる」.
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N1
なだれ込む
なだれこむ
For a large number of people or things to surge in all at once. Used as in「観客がスタジアムになだれ込む」.
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N3
懐かしい
なつかしい
nostalgic. A feeling of being drawn in, remembering the past. Example: 「懐かしい歌」 (a nostalgic song).
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N1
懐かしむ
なつかしむ
To recall past days or places and be moved by a deep, fond feeling. Used as in「故郷を懐かしむ」or「昔を懐かしむ」.
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N1
懐く
なつく
For a person or animal to grow attached to someone and come close to them. Used as in「犬が飼い主に懐く」or「子どもが懐く」.
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N2
納得
なっとく
To listen to another's explanation or reasoning, find it convincing, and accept it. Used as in「納得がいく」or「納得のいく説明」.
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N1
撫でる
なでる
To touch gently with the palm of one's hand. Used as in「頭を撫でる」(stroke someone's head) or「猫を撫でる」(pet a cat). It is also widely used in idioms and figurative expressions, such as「胸を撫で下ろす」(feel relieved, literally "stroke down one's chest") and「猫撫で声」(a coaxing, honeyed voice).
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N3
斜め
ななめ
diagonal. A slanted direction, not straight (vertical or horizontal). Example: 「帽子を斜めにかぶる」 (to wear a hat at an angle).
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N2
何気ない
なにげない
Without any special intent or deep thought. Used for unconscious actions or remarks, as in「何気ない一言」or「何気ない仕草」.
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N1
名乗り
なのり
Telling another one's own name or status. Also used to express one's intent to come forward as a candidate or participant. Used as in「名乗りを上げる」.
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