A late time at night. Example: 「夜中に目が覚める」 (to wake up in the middle of the night).
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N3世の中よのなか
The society in which people live. Example: 「世の中の動き」 (movements/trends in society).
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N2, N4, N5呼ぶよぶ
call. To say a person's name, etc., aloud to get their attention.
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N3予防よぼう
prevention. To take measures in advance so that illness or accidents, etc., do not occur. Example: 「風邪の予防」 (cold prevention).
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N2, N5読むよむ
read. To look at characters and grasp their meaning.
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N4予約よやく
To reserve a seat or room, etc., in advance.
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N2, N4, N5寄るよる
To go somewhere nearby. Used in the sense of stopping by a place. Example: 「店に寄る」 (to stop by a shop).
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N5夜よる
night. The time when the sun has set.
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N4喜ぶよろこぶ
To feel happy, and show that feeling.
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N3, N5弱いよわい
A state where strength is small. The antonym is 「強い」 (strong).
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N5来月らいげつ
The month after this month.
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N5来週らいしゅう
The week after this week.
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N5来年らいねん
The year after this year.
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N3楽らく
A state with no suffering or burden. Example: 「楽な仕事」 (an easy job), 「体が楽になる」 (to feel physically at ease). Also used to mean something is simple/easy, as in 「この問題は楽だ」 (this problem is easy).
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N1拉致らち
The act of forcibly taking a person away against their will. Refers to moving someone's body against their wishes. Used in expressions such as 「観光客が拉致される」 or 「拉致事件」. Close in meaning to 「誘拐」 (abduction), but more often used for politically or organizationally motivated incidents.
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N1埒らち
「埒」 originally referred to the fence of a horse training ground, and from there came to mean the boundary or settlement of a matter. In modern Japanese, it is used almost exclusively in the idiom 「埒が明かない」 (meaning that things are not settled and not progressing). Used in expressions such as 「議論が埒が明かない」 or 「いつまでも埒が明かない」.
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N1埒外らちがい
The state of being outside the scope, expectations, or rules of something. Used in the form 「〜の埒外」, as in 「予想の埒外」, 「議論の埒外」, or 「規則の埒外」. For 「埒」, the word it derives from, see the separate entry.
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N3乱暴らんぼう
Being rough and lacking care. Example: 「物を乱暴に扱う」 (to handle things roughly). Also used to mean using violence against a person.
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N2, N3理解りかい
understanding. Correctly grasping the meaning or content of something. Example: 「話を理解する」 (to understand what someone is saying). Also used to mean being considerate of another person's feelings, as in 「理解のある上司」 (an understanding boss).
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N3陸りく
The part of the earth's surface that is not sea. Example: 「陸に上がる」 (to come ashore). The antonym is 「海」 (sea).
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N1利己りこ
An attitude or way of thinking that prioritizes only one's own interests. Most often used in the forms 「利己的な〜」, 「利己心」, or 「利己主義」, in contexts that criticize a selfish stance lacking consideration for others. The antonym is 「利他」.
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N1履行りこう
Carrying out something that has already been decided, such as a contract, promise, or obligation. Used in contexts of fulfilling what one must do, as in 「契約を履行する」 or 「義務を履行する」.
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N3離婚りこん
divorce. Two married people formally ending their marriage. The antonym is 「結婚」 (marriage).
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N1略奪りゃくだつ
The act of forcibly seizing the possessions of others. Originally referred to the taking of goods during war or riots. Used in expressions such as 「都市が略奪される」 or 「略奪行為が後を絶たない」.
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N4理由りゆう
The reason why something happened.
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N3流行りゅうこう
A period when something becomes widely favored and spreads among many people. Example: 「流行の服」 (fashionable/trendy clothes). In spoken language, 「はやり」 or the verb 「流行る」 is more common.
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N3量りょう
quantity. The amount or bulk of something. Example: 「量が多い」 (a large quantity). The word with the opposite meaning is 「質」 (quality).
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N4利用りよう
To make good use of a thing or system.
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N3両替りょうがえ
To exchange money for another type of money. Example: 「円をドルに両替する」 (to exchange yen for dollars).
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N3料金りょうきん
fee. Money paid for a service or the use of something. Example: 「電車の料金」 (train fare), 「電気料金」 (electricity fee).
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N5両親りょうしん
One's father and mother.
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N4両方りょうほう
Both of two things. Not just one side, but a word that refers to both of them.
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N5料理りょうり
cooking. To make food. Also, the completed food itself.
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N5旅行りょこう
travel. To go to another place and enjoy oneself.
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N1類推るいすい
Inferring something unknown based on similar examples or known facts. Used in contexts involving logical reasoning, as in 「過去の例から類推する」 or 「類推によって結論を導く」.
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N4留守るす
Not being at home, or being away from home.
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N3留守番るすばん
To stay at home and watch over it while others are out; also the person doing so. Example: 「子どもだけで留守番をする」 (children staying home alone). A machine that records messages from incoming calls is called 「留守番電話」 (answering machine).
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N1流布るふ
Spreading widely and circulating throughout society. Used when rumors, information, or ideas become known to many people. Used in expressions such as 「噂が流布する」 or 「誤った情報が流布している」. The character 「流」 is read here as the short 「ル」, not 「リュウ」.
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N2, N3例れい
example. A specific thing of the same kind shown to explain something. Example: 「例を挙げる」 (to give an example). Also used in the phrase 「例の話」 to refer to a matter that both parties already know about.
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N5冷蔵庫れいぞうこ
refrigerator. A device that keeps food cold so it doesn't spoil easily.
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N3冷凍れいとう
To freeze food, etc., for preservation. Example: 「冷凍食品」 (frozen food). The antonym is 「解凍」 (thawing).
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N4冷房れいぼう
To cool a room, and the machine for it. The antonym is「暖房（だんぼう）」(heating).
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N4歴史れきし
The flow of events from long ago to now.
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N1歴然れきぜん
A state in which the existence of something or the difference between things is so clear that anyone can see it. Used for objective facts, differences, or evidence, not for emotions or subjective judgments. Used in expressions such as 「歴然たる事実」, 「実力差が歴然となる」, or 「歴然と現れる」.
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N3列れつ
A line formed by people or things arranged in a row. Example: 「列に並ぶ」 (to line up).
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N3列車れっしゃ
A connected series of railway carriages. Example: 「夜行列車」 (a night train). In daily conversation, 「電車」 is more commonly used; 「列車」 is a somewhat more formal term.
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N3恋愛れんあい
To feel love and affection for someone. Example: 「恋愛小説」 (a romance novel).
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N5練習れんしゅう
practice. To do something repeatedly in order to become skilled at it.
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N3連続れんぞく
The same thing continuing to happen repeatedly. Example: 「3日連続で雨だ」 (rain for three days in a row), 「連続ドラマ」 (a serial drama).
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