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N4
寺
てら
temple. A building where a Buddhist monk lives and where people pray.
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N1
てらう
てらう
Acting in a way meant to show off and appear greater than one actually is. The fixed form is 「奇をてらう」.
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N3
照らす
てらす
To shine light on something to make it bright. Example: 「月が道を照らす」 (the moon lights up the path). 「照らす」 is used when light is cast on something to make it bright, while 「照る」 is used when the sun or moon itself gives off light: compare 「月が道を照らす」 with 「日が照る」.
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N3〜N5
出る
でる
To move from inside to outside. Example: 「家を出る」 (to leave the house). The antonym is 「入る」 (to enter).
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N1
手練手管
てれんてくだ
All manner of cunning means and maneuvering used to deceive or manipulate others. Both 「手練」 and 「手管」 mean "skillful techniques for manipulating an opponent," and combining the two creates a formal expression that intensifies the meaning. Used as in 「手練手管を尽くす」「手練手管に長ける」「手練手管にかかる」. While employed in a wide range of contexts including business, negotiation, and human relationships, it is particularly often used to refer to tactics for seducing the opposite sex.
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N4
点
てん
point. A score, as in a test. Also used to mean a small dot.
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N4
店員
てんいん
shop clerk. A person who works in a store.
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N1
転嫁
てんか
Shifting one's own responsibility or guilt onto someone else. Used in expressions such as 「責任を転嫁する」 with the meaning of pushing onto others what one should bear oneself.
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N1
添加
てんか
Adding something else to what already exists. A formal word used in expressions such as 「食品添加物」「薬品を添加する」 in contexts of adding materials or components.
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N5
天気
てんき
weather. The condition of the sky, whether it is hot or cold, etc.
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N5
電気
でんき
electricity. The power used to move things or light up a room. Also used to mean a light itself, as in 「電気をつける」 (to turn on the light).
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N4
天気予報
てんきよほう
To inform in advance what the weather will be like.
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N1
転向
てんこう
Changing one's principles, thoughts, or occupation to something else. A formal word used in expressions such as 「政治活動から転向する」 expressing a fundamental change in direction.
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N1
添削
てんさく
Correcting someone else's writing or answer paper to adjust the content. A formal word used in expressions such as 「作文を添削する」 in contexts of reviewing and revising what has been written.
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N3
電子
でんし
One of the extremely small particles that make up matter. It is used alone in this meaning only in science contexts; in everyday use it is combined with other words to refer to things that use electrical or digital technology, as in 「電子レンジ」 (microwave oven), 「電子辞書」 (electronic dictionary), 「電子マネー」 (electronic money), 「電子書籍」 (e-book), 「電子メール」 (email).
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N5
電車
でんしゃ
train. A vehicle that runs on rails, powered by electricity.
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N1
伝授
でんじゅ
Properly passing on a technique or secret. A formal word used in expressions such as 「奥義を伝授する」 in contexts of handing down specialized skills or knowledge.
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N1
転じる
てんじる
The direction or state of something changing to another. A formal word used in expressions such as 「話題を転じる」「守勢から攻勢に転じる」 in contexts where the flow or orientation changes.
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N2, N3
点数
てんすう
score. A number representing results on an exam or in a competition. Example: 「点数が上がる」 (the score goes up).
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N1
天性
てんせい
Qualities or talents possessed from birth. A formal word used in expressions such as 「天性の歌手」「天性の勘」 in contexts of evaluating innate ability.
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N3
電池
でんち
battery. A device that stores electricity to power equipment. Example: 「電池が切れる」 (the battery runs out).
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N3
伝統
でんとう
tradition. Culture or a way of doing things that has been passed down since long ago. Example: 「伝統行事」 (a traditional event/festival).
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N4
電灯
でんとう
electric light. Illumination from electricity.
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N3
電波
でんぱ
A wave that travels through space, used for communication in TVs, smartphones, etc. Example: 「電波が悪い」 (poor signal).
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N1
転覆
てんぷく
A ship or vehicle overturning, or overturning a government. A formal word used in expressions such as 「船が転覆する」「政権が転覆する」 in contexts of physical or political overturning.
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N1
てんやわんや
てんやわんや
An idiomatic expression describing a scene in which many people are flustered and in confusion. Used in conversation or informal writing, as in「てんやわんやの騒ぎ」(an uproarious commotion) or「現場はてんやわんやだ」(the site is in chaos).
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N1
伝来
でんらい
Items or techniques being passed down from abroad or from the past. A formal word used in expressions such as 「仏教伝来」「先祖伝来の品」 referring to what has been handed down.
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N5
電話
でんわ
telephone. A tool for talking with someone far away.
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N5
戸
と
door. The entrance to a house or room that can be opened and closed. Often made of wood or glass. In everyday Japanese, 「ドア」 is used more commonly than 「戸」
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N5
どう
どう
how. A word for asking about a state or method. Example: 「どうですか」 (how is it?).
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N1
投影
とうえい
Projecting the figure of some object onto something else, or a metaphor for reflecting one's inner self outward. Used in expressions such as 「壁に投影する」「作者の心情が投影された作品」.
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N1
透過
とうか
Light, electromagnetic waves, or liquid passing through an object. A somewhat technical word used in physics and engineering contexts. Used in expressions such as 「光の透過率」「X 線を透過する」.
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N1
同化
どうか
Different things taking on the same properties as their surroundings, or absorbing foreign culture and making it one's own. Used in expressions such as 「文化に同化する」「栄養を同化する」.
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N1
統括
とうかつ
Bringing scattered things together as one and overseeing the whole. Used in expressions such as 「事業を統括する」「全国支店を統括する」.
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N1
投棄
とうき
Throwing away unwanted items. Especially used in contexts of illegally discarding industrial waste or hazardous substances. Used in expressions such as 「不法投棄」「海洋投棄」.
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N1
討議
とうぎ
Putting forth opinions and discussing a matter. Used in expressions such as 「議案を討議する」. A formal word used in public settings such as meetings or assemblies.
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N4
道具
どうぐ
tool. Something used to do a certain task.
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N2, N3
動作
どうさ
Movement of the body. Example: 「動作が速い」 (quick movements). Also used for the movement of machines, as in 「正常に動作する」 (to operate normally).
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N3
当時
とうじ
Back then. Refers to a certain period in the past. Example: 「当時は学生だった」 (was a student at that time).
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N3
同時
どうじ
The same time. Example: 「二人が同時に話し始めた」 (both started talking at the same time). Often used in the form 「〜と同時に」.
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N5
どうして
どうして
why. A word for asking the reason.
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N3
どうしても
どうしても
No matter what method one uses, by all means. Example: 「どうしても行きたい」 (I really want to go no matter what). When used with a negative, it means "no matter how hard one tries, cannot," as in 「どうしても思い出せない」 (just cannot remember no matter what).
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N1
踏襲
とうしゅう
Inheriting the way of doing things from a predecessor as it is. Used in expressions such as 「前任者の方針を踏襲する」. Mostly used for policies or precedents.
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N1
答申
とうしん
An advisory body summarizing opinions or proposals and formally reporting them. A formal word used in governmental or administrative contexts. Used in expressions such as 「審議会が答申する」.
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N3
どうせ
どうせ
Expresses a feeling of resignation or giving up, based on the idea that the result will not change. 「どうせ間に合わない」. In the forms 「どうせ〜なら」「どうせ〜だから」, it expresses accepting an unchangeable premise and then choosing to act in a certain way on that basis. 「どうせやるなら早いほうがいい」「どうせ買うなら良い物にしたい」.
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N3
当然
とうぜん
Something that should naturally be the case, no matter who thinks about it. Example: 「当然の結果」 (a natural/expected result).
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N5
どうぞ
どうぞ
Please (go ahead). A word said when offering or urging someone to do something. 「どうぞ、お入りください」(please, come in).
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N1
統率
とうそつ
Bringing together and leading many people. Used in expressions such as 「部下を統率する」「統率力」. Often used for leaders within an organization.
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N1
統治
とうち
Governing a country or region. Used in expressions such as 「国を統治する」「統治機構」. A word used in formal political and legal contexts.
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N1
倒置
とうち
To place something upside down or in reversed order. By extension, it is used as a grammatical and rhetorical term meaning to reverse the usual word order in a sentence. Used as「目的語を倒置する」(to invert the object) or「倒置法」(inversion).
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