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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N1
特筆
とくひつ
Being so excellent as to deserve special mention apart from others. Used in expressions such as 「特筆すべき点」「特筆に値する」.
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N2, N3
独立
どくりつ
independence. To manage on one's own without relying on others. Example: 「親から独立する」 (to become independent from one's parents). Also used to mean a country becoming a nation independent of control by another.
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N1
特例
とくれい
Special treatment recognized as an exception, departing from usual rules or customs. Used in expressions such as 「特例として許可する」.
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N3, N5
所
ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.
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N3
登山
とざん
To climb a mountain. Example: 「登山靴」 (hiking boots). The paired expression is 「下山」 (descending a mountain).
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N3
都市
とし
city. A town where many people live and which serves as a center of politics or economy. Example: 「大都市」 (a major city).
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N3
年寄り
としより
A person who has grown old. Often used politely in the form 「お年寄り」.
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N1
途絶
とぜつ
Something that was continuing being completely cut off. Used in expressions such as 「連絡が途絶する」「補給路の途絶」. Used in written and formal language.
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N1
途絶える
とだえる
Something that was continuing being cut off partway and disappearing. Used in expressions such as 「音信が途絶える」「伝統が途絶える」.
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N1
土壇場
どたんば
Originally referred to an execution ground built by piling up earth for beheading criminals in the Edo period. From this, the word came to mean a desperate situation in which something has been pushed to its final stage. Used as「土壇場で逆転する」(to turn things around at the last moment) or「土壇場に追い込まれる」(to be cornered).
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N2, N3
土地
とち
land. The ground. Also used to mean a certain area or region, as in 「知らない土地」 (an unfamiliar place).
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N1
とっさ
とっさ
A very brief moment, only an instant. Used in expressions such as 「とっさの判断」「とっさに身をかわす」. Used for reflexive actions.
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N1
突如
とつじょ
A state of something happening suddenly without warning. Used in expressions such as 「突如現れる」「突如始まる」 in contexts of events occurring without prior signs. A formal adverb often used in newspapers, news, and literary writing.
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N1
どっしり
どっしり
A state of having a sense of weight and stability, or an attitude that remains calm and unshaken. Used in expressions such as 「どっしり構える」「どっしりした椅子」.
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N3
突然
とつぜん
suddenly. Without any warning, all at once. Example: 「突然雨が降り出した」 (it suddenly started raining).
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N1
突破口
とっぱこう
A chance or clue to break through a deadlocked situation. Used in expressions such as 「突破口を見いだす」「突破口となる」 in contexts indicating the first clue to overcome a difficult situation.
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N1
突飛
とっぴ
Departing from common sense and being very unusual. Used in expressions such as 「突飛な発想」「突飛な服装」. A somewhat formal word used as a na-adjective.
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N1
突拍子
とっぴょうし
Originally a musical term referring to a tone that suddenly breaks away from the standard pitch and rises sharply. From this, the word came to describe something so far from common sense as to be startlingly odd. It is not used on its own; it appears in the forms「突拍子もない」or「突拍子もないことを言う」(to say something outlandish).
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N3, N5
とても
とても
very. A state where the degree of something is great.
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N3
届く
とどく
For something sent to arrive. Example: 「荷物が届く」 (a package arrives). Also used to mean a hand or voice reaching that far, as in 「手が届く」 (within reach), 「声が届く」 (a voice carries). 「届ける」 is used when a person takes something to the other party, while 「届く」 is used when the thing arrives there: compare 「荷物を届ける」 with 「荷物が届く」.
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N1
滞る
とどこおる
A verb meaning that something fails to progress smoothly and remains stuck partway. Used as in 「支払いが滞る」「業務が滞る」「家賃が滞る」 to describe situations where things that should flow or move forward become clogged and stop moving. It applies broadly to a range of subjects, including payments of money, the progress of work, and the flow of traffic or water. The meaning aligns with kanji compounds containing the same character 「滞」, such as 「停滞」 and 「滞納」.
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N1
とどのつまり
とどのつまり
An adverb meaning 「after all」 or 「in the end」. A formal word used to indicate the result that settles after debate or developments.
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N3
とにかく
とにかく
anyway. Setting other things aside, first of all. 「とにかく急ごう」「とにかくやってみよう」. It is also used when saying that, whatever the other points may be, this one point at least is certain. 「この店はとにかく安い」「とにかく人が多かった」 is a way of singling out one characteristic and stating it strongly.
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N3
飛ばす
とばす
To make something fly through the air. Example: 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 (to fly a paper airplane). Also used to mean skipping a part, as in 「ページを飛ばす」 (to skip a page). 「飛ばす」 is used when a person makes something fly, while 「飛ぶ」 is used when it moves through the air on its own: compare 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 with 「紙飛行機が飛ぶ」.
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N1
途方
とほう
Originally meant "method," "means," or "path one should take." Today it is rarely used alone and survives mainly in fixed expressions such as「途方に暮れる」(to lose one's way → to be at a loss what to do) and「途方もない」(off the ordinary path → extraordinarily large or absurd).
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N1
途方もない
とほうもない
An idiomatic expression describing a state of being extraordinary beyond common sense. Used for objects whose scale, quantity, or amount of money is astonishingly large.
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N1
とぼける
とぼける
Means to pretend not to know something you actually know. Used as in 「とぼけた顔」 and 「とぼけた答え」. In kanji it is written 「惚ける」, but it is generally written in hiragana. Note that 「惚ける」 can also be read 「ぼける」 (to grow dull-minded; to become blurred) or 「ほうける」 (to lose oneself in something, as in 「遊び惚ける」), with the meaning differing by reading.
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N3, N5
止まる
とまる
For something that was moving to stop moving. Example: 「電車が止まる」 (a train stops).
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N3
泊める
とめる
To let someone stay overnight at one's own home, etc. Example: 「友人を家に泊める」 (to let a friend stay at one's house). 「泊める」 is used for the side that takes someone in, while 「泊まる」 is used for the side that spends the night there: compare 「友人を家に泊める」 with 「友人が家に泊まる」. Note the distinction from the homophones 「止める」 and 「留める」.
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N1
ともすれば
ともすれば
An adverb meaning 「somehow」 or 「if one is not careful」. Used to indicate situations that are prone to falling into undesirable tendencies.
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N3
虎
とら
tiger. A large cat-family animal with a yellow and black striped pattern.
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N1
取り決め
とりきめ
A promise or rule agreed upon and set by the parties involved through discussion. Used in expressions such as 「取り決めを守る」「両社間の取り決め」.
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N1
虜
とりこ
A captive, or a person whose heart has been captured and become entranced. Used in expressions such as 「恋の虜」「美しさの虜になる」.
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N1
取り調べ
とりしらべ
The police or prosecution questioning related parties to clarify the truth of a case. Used in expressions such as 「容疑者の取り調べ」.
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N1
取り繕う
とりつくろう
Covering up a failure or unfavorable situation by patching it up as a stopgap. Used in expressions such as 「言い訳で取り繕う」.
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N1
取り留めない
とりとめない
Lacking coherence and having no clear main point. Used in expressions such as 「取り留めない話」「取り留めない夢」.
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N1
とりなす
とりなす
Stepping between people who are in conflict to reconcile them or to soften the atmosphere. Used in expressions such as 「喧嘩をとりなす」.
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N1
取り計らう
とりはからう
Handling matters in a way convenient for the other party. A polite word used in contexts of showing consideration or providing convenience. Used in expressions such as 「よろしく取り計らう」.
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N1
取り持つ
とりもつ
Standing in the middle to improve the relationship between people or to settle a matter. Used in expressions such as 「仲を取り持つ」「縁を取り持つ」.
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N3
努力
どりょく
effort. To put in effort and work hard for a goal. Example: 「努力が実る」 (one's efforts bear fruit).
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N1
とりわけ
とりわけ
An adverb meaning 「especially」 or 「among them, particularly」. Used to emphasize one item among several. A word favored in formal style.
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N3, N5
取る
とる
take. To hold something with one's hand and bring it toward oneself. Example: 「新聞を取る」 (to get the newspaper).
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N3
泥
どろ
mud. Soil that has become soft from mixing with water. Example: 「泥だらけ」 (covered in mud).
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N1
徒労
とろう
Effort being made but no results obtained, ending in waste. Used in expressions such as 「徒労に終わる」. A formal word used in negative contexts.
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N1
どんより
どんより
A state in which the sky is cloudy, dark, and oppressive, or a mood or expression that is sunken and lacking vitality. Used in expressions such as 「どんよりした空」「どんよりした目」.
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