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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N5
そこ
そこ
A word referring to a place closer to the listener than to the speaker.
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N1
素地
そじ
The base or foundation upon which things stand. Used in forms like 「成功の素地を作る」「改革の素地が整う」 to refer to the underlying basis required for something to be realized.
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N1
素質
そしつ
The natural traits or aptitudes one is born with. Used in forms like 「音楽家の素質」「素質に恵まれる」, referring to abilities one is born with rather than acquired through later effort or learning.
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N1
素知らぬ
そしらぬ
An appearance of pretending not to know something one actually does know. A pre-noun word used in scenes where one deliberately feigns ignorance, as in 「素知らぬ顔」 or 「素知らぬふり」.
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N1
蘇生
そせい
The act of those near death or stopped functions being brought back to life. Used in forms like 「蘇生措置」「心肺蘇生」 in contexts of restoring life or function that had once been lost.
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N1
そそのかす
そそのかす
The act of inciting another person through flattery or whispering into wrongful conduct. Used in forms like 「悪事をそそのかす」 in contexts of leading someone in a bad direction.
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N1
そそる
そそる
To arouse feelings such as appetite, interest, or curiosity. Used in contexts that stimulate a person's sensory or psychological desires, as in 「食欲をそそる香り」 or 「好奇心をそそる話」.
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N4
育てる
そだてる
To raise a child, animal, or plant, etc., to grow.
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N5
そちら
そちら
There (polite). A polite way of saying 「そこ」. It points to the side where the listener is.
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N1
そつ
そつ
A slip-up or wasted effort. In the form 「そつがない」, used as a compliment meaning "leaving no opening and handling things skillfully."
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N4
卒業
そつぎょう
To finish all of one's studies at a school. The antonym is 「入学」 (enrollment).
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N2, N3
そっくり
そっくり
A state of being very similar. Example: 「父親にそっくりだ」 (to look just like one's father). Also used to mean entirely, with nothing left out, as in 「そっくりそのまま」 (exactly as is, in its entirety).
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N1
そっけない
そっけない
The state of being unfriendly and cold. Used in forms like 「そっけない態度」「そっけない返事」, expressing a manner that conveys no concern or warmth toward the other person.
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N5
そっち
そっち
A casual way of saying 「そちら」.
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N2, N3
そっと
そっと
A manner of doing something quietly and gently, without making a sound. Example: 「そっとドアを閉める」 (to close a door quietly). There is also the expression 「そっとしておく」 (to leave someone/something alone).
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N1
そっぽ
そっぽ
The direction in which one has turned one's face away. In the idiom 「そっぽを向く」, it expresses turning one's face away in defiance of the other person, or an attitude of ignoring them.
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N5
外
そと
outside. The outer side of a building or room. The antonym is 「中」 (inside).
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N5
その
その
A word referring to something close to the listener. Used as in 「その本」 (that book).
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N3
その後
そのご
Meaning "after that" or "from then on." Used in forms like 「その後の状況」「その後、連絡がない」 in contexts referring to the period following a certain point in time.
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N1
その場しのぎ
そのばしのぎ
The act of getting through a situation temporarily without aiming at a fundamental solution. Used in forms like 「その場しのぎの対応」 to refer to a stop-gap manner of handling things.
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N5
そば
そば
Beside; near. Refers to being close by, right next to something. 「えきのそば」(beside the station). 「蕎麦（そば）」, read the same way, is a noodle food.
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N1
そびえる
そびえる
Means that a mountain or tall building rises very high into the sky. Used to describe something standing so tall you look up at it, as in 「高層ビルがそびえる」 and 「山々がそびえる」. In kanji it is written 「聳える」, but it is generally written in hiragana.
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N4
祖父
そふ
One's father's or mother's father. Grandfather.
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N4
祖母
そぼ
One's father's or mother's mother. Grandmother.
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N1
素養
そよう
Knowledge and cultivation acquired through everyday learning and training. Used in forms like 「古典の素養」「音楽の素養」 to refer to internal knowledge and skills obtained through daily accumulation.
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N5
空
そら
sky. The wide space above, where clouds and the sun can be seen. The same 「空」 read as 「から」 becomes a different word expressing that there is nothing inside.
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N1
逸らす
そらす
The act of redirecting what is being aimed at to another direction, or shifting topic or attention away from the main thread. Used in forms like 「視線を逸らす」「話を逸らす」, meaning to deflect from what should originally be the target. It shares its reading with 「反らす」 but differs in characters and meaning.
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N1
反らす
そらす
The act of bending the body or a board backward or outward. Used in forms like 「背中を反らす」「胸を反らす」, meaning to curve an object's shape or one's posture backward like a bow. When used in the sense of redirecting gaze or topic elsewhere, the verb is 「逸らす」.
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N5
それ
それ
A word referring to something close to the listener. Example: 「それは何ですか」 (what is that?).
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N5
それから
それから
After that. A word connecting two things in sequence.
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N3
それぞれ
それぞれ
each. Each and every one, one by one. Example: 「人それぞれ考えが違う」 (each person thinks differently).
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N5
それでは
それでは
A word said when ending a talk or task and moving to the next thing. A more polite way of saying 「では」.
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N2, N3
そろう
そろう
For two or more things to become the same state. Example: 「サイズがそろう」 (sizes match). Also used to mean all the necessary things or people gathering, as in 「メンバーがそろう」 (all members are present). Written with the kanji 「揃う」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is usually written in hiragana. A person making things the same is 「そろえる」, while the things themselves becoming the same is 「そろう」; they are used as in 「くつをそろえる」 versus 「くつがそろう」.
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N3
そろえる
そろえる
To make two or more things into the same state. Example: 「くつをそろえる」 (to line up shoes neatly). Also used to mean gathering all the necessary things, as in 「道具をそろえる」 (to gather all the tools). Written with the kanji 「揃える」. A person making things the same is 「そろえる」, while the things themselves becoming the same is 「そろう」; they are used as in 「くつをそろえる」 versus 「くつがそろう」.
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N3
損
そん
loss. To lose money or profit. To not benefit. Example: 「損をする」 (to suffer a loss). The antonym is 「得」 (gain).
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N1
損益
そんえき
Loss and profit. Used in forms like 「損益計算書」「損益の改善」 in accounting and management contexts, referring to the monetary losses and gains in business activities or transactions.
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N3
尊敬
そんけい
respect. To think highly of someone and hold them in esteem. Example: 「先生を尊敬する」 (to respect one's teacher).
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N1
ぞんざい
ぞんざい
The state of treatment or actions being careless and rough. Used in forms like 「ぞんざいな言葉遣い」「ぞんざいに扱う」, expressing a coarse attitude lacking in care or respect.
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N3
存在
そんざい
existence. To be there, to exist. Example: 「宇宙人の存在」 (the existence of aliens). Also used to refer to an important person or thing, as in 「大きな存在」 (a significant presence).
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N1
尊大
そんだい
To take a haughty attitude that looks down on others. Used as in 「尊大な態度」 or 「尊大に構える」.
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N1
存分
ぞんぶん
The state of doing something to one's heart's content. Often used adverbially in forms like 「存分に楽しむ」「存分に力を発揮する」, expressing the manner of doing something abundantly and fully.
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