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N4
済む
すむ
For something to end. Example: 「しごとが済む」 (work is finished). Also used in the form 「〜ないで済む」, meaning one doesn't have to do something.
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N5
住む
すむ
live. To live one's life in a certain place. Example: 「東京に住む」 (to live in Tokyo).
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N2
ずらり
ずらり
The state in which many things or people are lined up in a row or spread across an area. A colloquial adverb used in forms like 「ずらりと並ぶ」「ずらりと揃う」, simultaneously impressing visual breadth and large quantity.
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N1
摺る
する
To transfer a picture or pattern from a mold or printing block onto something. This kanji is not used in everyday writing and is normally written in hiragana.
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N3〜N5
する
する
To do a certain thing. Example: 「べんきょうする」 (to study), 「しごとをする」 (to work).
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N1
ずる賢い
ずるがしこい
To be skilled at using one's wits to do sly, underhanded things for one's own benefit. It is said with a critical feeling, implying that one's cleverness is being used for a bad purpose.
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N5
座る
すわる
sit. To lower oneself onto a chair or the floor. The antonym is 「立つ」 (to stand).
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N1
寸分
すんぶん
A very small amount or degree. A formal word usually combined with negative expressions in forms like 「寸分の狂いもない」「寸分違わず」, emphasizing completeness in the sense of "not at all ~."
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N5
背
せ
The height of the body. Also, the back side of the body. Example: 「背が高い」 (tall).
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N1
制圧
せいあつ
The act of suppressing an opponent with military force or great power and placing them under control. A formal word used in forms like 「敵を制圧する」「反乱を制圧する」 in military, police, or power-struggle contexts.
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N1
生育
せいいく
For a plant or animal to grow and become larger. It also means to raise or cultivate something.
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N2
精鋭
せいえい
Personnel carefully selected for their outstanding ability. A formal word used in forms like 「精鋭部隊」「精鋭を集める」, referring to elite individuals chosen from a larger group.
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N4
正解
せいかい
The correct answer.
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N2, N3
性格
せいかく
personality. Characteristics shown in how a person feels and acts. Example: 「明るい性格」 (a cheerful personality). Note the distinction from the homophone 「正確」 (accurate).
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N4
生活
せいかつ
life. To live day to day, eating, sleeping, working, etc.
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N2
正規
せいき
Conforming to officially established rules. 「正規雇用」. The paired opposite word is 「非正規」.
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N1
性急
せいきゅう
A restless state in which one tries to push things forward too quickly. A formal word used in forms like 「性急な判断」「性急に結論を出す」, negatively evaluating haste lacking in caution.
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N2
制御
せいぎょ
To control and adjust a machine or a matter so that it moves as intended.
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N1
制裁
せいさい
The act of imposing punishment on those who violate rules or morals. A formal word used in forms like 「制裁を加える」「経済制裁」, referring to punishment between nations, organizations, or within groups.
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N1
精彩
せいさい
A vivid brilliance or vitality. A formal word used in forms like 「精彩を放つ」「精彩を欠く」, evaluating someone's performance or the quality of a work.
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N2
清算
せいさん
(1) To properly settle and close out a debt or financial relationship. 「借金を清算する」. (2) To thoroughly settle and end a past relationship. 「過去を清算する」. Distinguished from 「精算」 (to recalculate an amount in detail), which has the same reading.
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N4
生産
せいさん
To create things. Used as in 「工場で品物を生産する」 (to produce goods at a factory).
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N2
生死
せいし
Life and death. Used in serious situations involving someone's life, as in 「生死にかかわる」.
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N4
政治
せいじ
To decide and carry out how a country or town should be governed.
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N1
脆弱
ぜいじゃく
Fragile and weak. A formal word used in forms like 「脆弱性」「脆弱な体制」, referring not only to physical weakness but also to flaws in organizations, systems, or structures. It begins not with 「せ」 but with the voiced 「ぜ」.
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N2
成熟
せいじゅく
The state in which fruits, people, or societies have fully developed into a completed state. A formal word used in forms like 「社会の成熟」「人格の成熟」「成熟した判断」, expressing the endpoint of development over time.
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N2
斉唱
せいしょう
The act of many people singing or reciting the same song or words in unison. A formal word used in forms like 「国歌斉唱」「校歌を斉唱する」 in official settings such as ceremonies or assemblies.
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N1, N2
精神
せいしん
The workings of the human mind and consciousness; the mental side as opposed to the body. 精神的に疲れる (mentally tired). Also means the idea at the root of something, as in チームの精神 (the team's spirit).
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N1
制する
せいする
The act of suppressing an opponent to dominate, or restraining one's own emotions or actions. A formal word used in forms like 「試合を制する」「怒りを制する」, in the sense of winning a contest or exercising self-control.
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N1
整然
せいぜん
The state in which things are arranged in proper order and orderly fashion. A formal word used in forms like 「整然と並ぶ」「整然とした論理」, expressing an orderly state without disorder.
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N2
ぜいたく
ぜいたく
The act of living extravagantly by spending money and goods beyond one's status or needs. Used in forms like 「ぜいたくな暮らし」「ぜいたくを言う」, referring to consumption beyond one's means or excessive demands.
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N1
制定
せいてい
The act of officially establishing laws, regulations, or systems. A formal word used in forms like 「法律を制定する」「憲法を制定する」, referring to the formal establishment by public authorities.
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N5
生徒
せいと
A person who studies at school. Often refers to someone learning at a junior high or high school. For university, 「学生」 is used.
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N1
成敗
せいばい
The act of punishing and chastising those who have done evil. A formal word used in period dramas or historical contexts, also used verbally in the form 「成敗する」. In modern usage it is often used metaphorically, as in 「悪を成敗する」.
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N2, N3
生命
せいめい
Life. Often used in written language or set expressions such as 「生命保険」 (life insurance); in spoken language, 「命」 is normal.
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N2
制約
せいやく
A condition or rule that limits the scope of action or choice. A formal word used in forms like 「制約を受ける」「制約がある」「時間の制約」, referring to various restrictions of a physical, contractual, or temporal nature.
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N4
西洋
せいよう
Countries of Europe and America. The antonym is 「東洋」 (the East/Asia).
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N2, N3
整理
せいり
To neatly tidy up things that are scattered around. Example: 「机の上を整理する」 (to tidy up a desk). Also used to mean organizing thoughts or information in an understandable way, as in 「問題点を整理する」 (to organize the problem points).
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N4
世界
せかい
world. The whole earth, all countries and people.
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N2
急かす
せかす
The act of urging someone to hurry up. Used in forms like 「子どもを急かす」「返事を急かす」, with the sense of pushing someone to speed up when they are acting calmly.
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N4
席
せき
seat. A place to sit. In the form 「〜席」 it is also used as a word for counting seats.
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N2
積載
せきさい
The act of loading cargo onto vehicles or ships. A formal word used in forms like 「積載量」「最大積載重量」, a technical and legal term referring to placing goods onto transport equipment.
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N1
惜敗
せきはい
The act of losing by a narrow margin. A formal word used in forms like 「一点差で惜敗する」, used when one has fought well but lost narrowly in competitions such as sports, matches, or elections.
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N1
責務
せきむ
A duty that must be carried out with responsibility. A formal word used in forms like 「責務を果たす」「責務を負う」, referring to public or professional obligations.
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N2
世辞
せじ
Words of praise spoken not from the heart but to please someone. Often used in the form 「お世辞」, a somewhat formal word referring to formal, social pleasantries.
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N2
世相
せそう
The overall state and trend of society in a given era. A formal word used in forms like 「世相を反映する」「世相を映す」, often appearing in public writing such as newspapers, editorials, or commentary.
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N2
世俗
せぞく
The ordinary, everyday world, as opposed to the religious or spiritual. A formal word used in forms like 「世俗を離れる」「世俗的な関心」, referring to mundane, secular matters.
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N1
絶句
ぜっく
The state of being unable to speak due to surprise or shock. A formal word used in forms like 「思わず絶句する」, expressing being unable to respond when faced with an unexpected situation.
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N5
せっけん
せっけん
soap. Something used to wash the body or hands. Written with the kanji 「石鹸」, but usually written in hiragana in daily life.
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N1
切実
せつじつ
The state of feeling something keenly and strongly. Being pressing and important. A formal word used in forms like 「切実な問題」「切実に願う」, expressing weight that directly affects oneself or a heartfelt sentiment.
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