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N3
騒音
そうおん
noise. Sound that feels bothersome. Used for sounds that disturb daily life, such as construction or traffic noise.
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N3
増加
ぞうか
increase. For a number or amount to grow. Example: 「人口の増加」 (population increase). The antonym is 「減少」 (decrease).
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N1
壮快
そうかい
The state of being so refreshing and pleasant that the spirits become bright and energetic. A na-adjective used in forms like 「壮快な気分」「壮快な眺め」, expressing how something uplifts the mood of those who see or experience it.
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N1
造作
ぞうさ
The trouble or effort something takes. Often used in the fixed expression 「造作もない」 meaning "easy." With the same characters but read as 「ぞうさく」, it means interior fittings of a house and is a different word.
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N1
相殺
そうさい
To offset amounts so that the result becomes zero. Used to mean canceling out two opposing things by subtracting them, as in 「債権と債務を相殺する」(offset claims and debts). In this word, the character 「殺」 is read as 「さい」, and the whole word is read as 「そうさい」.
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N1
奏する
そうする
To play an instrument or the like. Also used as the idiomatic expression 「功を奏する」, meaning "the effects of one's efforts or ingenuity become apparent."
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N3
想像
そうぞう
imagination. To picture in one's mind something not actually seen. Example: 「想像がつく」 (able to imagine). Note the distinction from the homophone 「創造」 (to create something new).
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N3
早退
そうたい
To leave school or work earlier than the scheduled time. Example: 「体調が悪くて早退する」 (to leave early due to feeling unwell).
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N1
装填
そうてん
The act of loading ammunition or film into a prescribed position. Used in forms like 「弾を装填する」, applied to the action of loading necessary items into devices such as guns or cameras.
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N1
双璧
そうへき
Two things both outstanding and impossible to rank against each other. Used in forms like 「業界の双璧」 to refer to two equally great presences in a particular field. The character 「璧」 looks similar to 「壁」 (wall) but is a different character.
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N1
壮烈
そうれつ
Valiantly fierce. Used in expressions like 「壮烈な戦い」「壮烈な突撃」 to express intensity accompanied by martial valor and spirit. Somewhat literary in tone.
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N1
疎外
そがい
Excluding someone from a group and treating them as an outsider. Used in contexts where a person is shut out from a group or relationship and becomes isolated, as in 「疎外感」 or 「社会から疎外される」.
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N1
そぐう
そぐう
To match well with or be suitable for a certain place or situation. Expresses harmony with circumstances, as in 「時代にそぐう」 or 「場にそぐう」. In modern Japanese, it is often used in the negative form 「そぐわない」.
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N3
速度
そくど
speed. The speed at which one moves. Example: 「速度を上げる」 (to increase speed).
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N1
そぐわない
そぐわない
Being mismatched and unsuitable to a setting. Used in forms like 「時代にそぐわない」「場にそぐわない」, expressing that the subject does not harmonize with the situation or environment.
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N2, N3
底
そこ
bottom. The lowest part of a container, the sea, or a river. Example: 「くつの底」 (the sole of a shoe). Also used to mean the deepest part, as in 「心の底」 (the depths of one's heart).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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N1
他愛ない
たあいない
A state in which content lacks substance or depth and is rambling. Also, a state of being innocent and unguarded, harmless. Used as in 「他愛ない話」「他愛ない冗談」「他愛ない子供の遊び」「酔って他愛なく眠る」. 「他愛」 originally meant "consideration for others," but in the form 「他愛ない」 it derived from the meaning "so absent-minded as to lack even concern for others" into modern uses such as "lacking substance," "innocent," and "defenseless." It is also read as 「たわいない」, and in modern usage both forms are used in parallel.
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N1
他意
たい
Another intention or hidden thought contained in one's words but not expressed openly. A formal word used in contexts of explaining that one has no malice or ulterior motive, in the form 「他意はない」.
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N3
体育
たいいく
Classes at school involving physical movement, as a school subject. Example: 「体育の授業」 (a physical education class).
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N1
退役
たいえき
A soldier finishing their active service and leaving the military. Used in expressions such as 「退役軍人」「退役する」. It means leaving active duty and withdrawing from military service, and is not used for retirement in civilian jobs. A formal word.
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N3
体温
たいおん
The temperature of the body. Example: 「体温を測る」 (to measure one's temperature).
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N1
退化
たいか
A phenomenon in which an organ or function of a living thing becomes reduced or simplified over generations. Used in biology, as in「目が退化する」(the eyes degenerate). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean that something which had advanced or developed reverts to a worse state, as in「能力が退化する」(one's abilities deteriorate) or「文明が退化する」(civilization regresses).
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N1
大家
たいか
A person recognized as outstanding in a particular field. Used as in "日本画壇の大家" or "文学の大家", referring to someone highly regarded for many years of achievement. The same "大家" read as "おおや" is a different word meaning the owner of a rental house or apartment.
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