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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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N2
着任
ちゃくにん
Taking up a new duty or position and beginning work at that place. A formal word used in expressions such as 「支店長に着任する」「新任地に着任する」. Mainly used in the context of personnel transfers.
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N1
着服
ちゃくふく
To secretly take money or public funds entrusted to one's care and make them one's own. Used as in 「公金を着服する」「会社の経費を着服する」 as a suru-verb, it is a formal word that frequently appears in newspapers, news reports, and court coverage. Despite what the kanji might suggest, in modern Japanese the word is not used in its literal sense of "putting on clothes." It is closely related in meaning to 「横領」, but differs in that 「横領」 is a legal term defined in criminal law, whereas 「着服」 is used as a general term in journalism and everyday speech.
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N2
着目
ちゃくもく
Particularly noticing and paying attention to one thing among many. A sa-hen noun used in the form 「〜に着目する」. A formal word used in expressions such as 「ある特徴に着目する」.
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N1
着工
ちゃっこう
Beginning construction work such as buildings or roads. A formal word used in construction and civil engineering contexts, as in 「着工する」「着工式」. The opposite is 「竣工」. Used as a sa-hen verb.
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N1
茶番
ちゃばん
An action or event that appears empty and ridiculous. Used in expressions such as 「茶番劇」「茶番を演じる」 with the implication of sarcastically pointing out a sham action lacking sincerity.
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N1
ちやほや
ちやほや
Pampering someone greatly and treating them in a way that pleases them. Used in expressions such as 「周りからちやほやされる」 in contexts where someone is given special treatment. Mostly not used in a positive sense.
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N2, N3
中央
ちゅうおう
center. The middle. Example: 「町の中央」 (the center of a town). Also used to mean the center of government, etc., as in 「中央政府」 (central government).
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N2
宙返り
ちゅうがえり
The motion of turning the body once forward or backward in mid-air. Used in expressions such as 「宙返りをする」「三回宙返り」 in topics of gymnastics or diving.
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N1
中核
ちゅうかく
The central part of an organization or matter that fulfills the most important function. A formal word used in expressions such as 「中核を担う」「中核企業」. Sometimes also refers metaphorically to a person.
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N2
中堅
ちゅうけん
A person or company in a middle position within an organization or group, neither junior nor veteran, supporting the actual work. Used in expressions such as 「中堅社員」「中堅企業」.
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N1
駐在
ちゅうざい
Staying at a location for a long period for work. A formal word used in expressions such as 「海外駐在」「駐在員」 in contexts of being dispatched and working locally.
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N1
仲裁
ちゅうさい
Stepping between people in dispute to reconcile them or lead to a solution. Used in expressions such as 「仲裁に入る」「争いを仲裁する」. A formal word also used for disputes between nations.
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N2
注釈
ちゅうしゃく
An explanation added to the side or below to make the content of the main text clearer. A formal word used in expressions such as 「注釈を付ける」「注釈を参照する」 in contexts of books and papers.
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N1
抽出
ちゅうしゅつ
Selecting what is needed from among many things. A formal word used in contexts of statistics, chemistry, or information processing, as in 「データから抽出する」「成分を抽出する」.
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N1
中傷
ちゅうしょう
Saying things without basis and damaging another's honor. A formal word used in expressions such as 「他人を中傷する」「根拠のない中傷」 in contexts of attacking people with malicious words or rumors.
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N1
中枢
ちゅうすう
The central part of an organization or system that carries out the most important functions. A formal word used in expressions such as 「政権の中枢」「中枢を担う」 to indicate the core that runs the whole.
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N2
中断
ちゅうだん
Something that had been continuing being cut off partway through; also, to stop it partway through.
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N1
躊躇
ちゅうちょ
Hesitating when about to do something. A formal word used to express an undecided or hesitant feeling, as in 「決断を躊躇する」「躊躇なく飛び込む」.
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N1
駐屯
ちゅうとん
A military unit being stationed in a fixed location to carry out duties. A formal word used in military and news contexts, as in 「駐屯地」「部隊が駐屯する」.
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N2
駐留
ちゅうりゅう
A military force remaining in a certain area for a fixed period and continuing its mission. A formal word used in expressions such as 「平和維持部隊が駐留する」 in military and diplomatic contexts.
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N2
中和
ちゅうわ
Combining things with opposite properties so that their effects cancel each other out. A word commonly used in chemistry, but also used metaphorically as in 「批判を中和する」.
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N1
超越
ちょうえつ
Greatly exceeding the ordinary range or limits. A formal word used in expressions such as 「理解を超越する」「常識を超越した発想」 in contexts of going far beyond something.
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N1
超過
ちょうか
Exceeding a set number, amount, or time. A formal word used in expressions such as 「予算を超過する」「制限時間を超過する」 in contexts of going beyond a standard limit.
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N1
帳消し
ちょうけし
Debts, achievements, or efforts up to that point being completely erased. Used in expressions such as 「借金を帳消しにする」「努力が帳消しになる」.
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N1
兆候
ちょうこう
A sign foreshadowing something or indicating its beginning. A formal word used in expressions such as 「回復の兆候」「異常な兆候」 indicating the precursor of change. Also frequently appears in medical and economic articles.
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N2
彫刻
ちょうこく
Carving stone, wood, or metal into a shape. Also refers to such a work. Used in expressions such as 「大理石の彫刻」「彫刻家」 in art topics.
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