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N4
説明
せつめい
To explain something in detail so it can be understood.
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N4
背中
せなか
back. The back side of the body, from the waist to the shoulders.
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N1
狭める
せばめる
The act of reducing scope, width, or difference. A formal word used in forms like 「範囲を狭める」「選択肢を狭める」, used not only for physical width but also for narrowing abstract ranges.
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N4
背広
せびろ
A set of jacket and trousers worn by men for work.
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N5
狭い
せまい
A state where a place is small. The antonym is 「広い」 (spacious).
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N1
競り合う
せりあう
The act of competing with one another for victory or superiority. Used in forms like 「首位を競り合う」「激しく競り合う」, in close contests of sports, business, or elections.
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N4
線
せん
line. A long, thin, continuous mark.
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N1
先駆
せんく
The act of pioneering ahead of others in a field. A formal word often used in forms like 「先駆者」「先駆けとなる」, referring to the first person or thing to begin a new technology or idea.
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N5
先月
せんげつ
The month before this month.
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N1
宣告
せんこく
The official pronouncement of a sentence or important matter. A formal word used in forms like 「死刑を宣告する」「無罪を宣告する」, referring to formal notification in official contexts such as court or medicine.
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N1
潜在
せんざい
The state of existing hidden within, without appearing on the surface. A formal word used in forms like 「潜在的」「潜在意識」「潜在能力」, the antonym of 「顕在」.
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N5
先週
せんしゅう
The week before this week.
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N1
善処
ぜんしょ
The act of dealing with a problem appropriately according to the situation. A formal word used in forms like 「善処する」「善処します」, an oblique expression of intent to respond used in bureaucratic, political, or business contexts.
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N1
先陣
せんじん
Originally refers to the troops or camp at the very front, leading the attack in battle. By extension, it means taking action ahead of others in competition or business. Used in expressions such as 「先陣を切る」「先陣争い」 in situations of leading a competition. A formal word.
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N5
先生
せんせい
teacher. A person who teaches at a school, etc.
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N4
全然
ぜんぜん
Followed by a negative, an intensifying word meaning "not at all." Example: 「全然わからない」 (I don't understand at all).
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N4
戦争
せんそう
war. Countries fighting each other using weapons.
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N5
洗濯
せんたく
To wash clothes, etc., with water. 「洗濯機」 (washing machine) is also commonly used.
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N1
扇動
せんどう
The act of stirring up people's emotions to incite them to take certain actions. A formal word used in forms like 「暴動を扇動する」「群衆を扇動する」, often used with negative connotations.
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N1
潜入
せんにゅう
The act of slipping inside without being noticed. A formal word used in forms like 「敵地に潜入する」「潜入取材」, used in contexts of secret entry such as undercover reporting, espionage, or investigation.
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N4
先輩
せんぱい
A person who entered a school or company before oneself. The antonym is 「後輩」 (junior).
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N5
全部
ぜんぶ
All. Everything; the state of nothing being left over.
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N1
潜伏
せんぷく
The state of hiding so as not to be noticed. The state of disease symptoms remaining inside the body without appearing outwardly. A formal word used in forms like 「犯人が潜伏する」「潜伏期間」, used in contexts of crime or illness.
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N1
千変万化
せんぺんばんか
A continuous, ceaseless change in situation or appearance. A four-character idiom used to describe things that constantly transform, such as natural scenery or market movements. Also used verbally in the form 「千変万化する」. The reading is 「ぺ」 (semi-voiced), not 「べ」 (voiced).
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N1
全貌
ぜんぼう
The full picture or entirety of something. A formal word used in forms like 「事件の全貌」「全貌を明らかにする」, referring to the overall view of complex, large-scale matters.
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N2, N4
専門
せんもん
To study or research one thing deeply. Example: 「専門は経済です」 (my specialty is economics).
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N1
戦慄
せんりつ
The state of the body trembling out of fear. A formal word used in forms like 「戦慄が走る」「戦慄を覚える」, expressing strong dread toward incidents, disasters, or cruel events.
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N1
鮮烈
せんれつ
Vividly intense and impressive. A formal word used in forms like 「鮮烈な印象」「鮮烈なデビュー」, expressing how colors, memories, or entrances burn vividly into one's mind.
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N1
憎悪
ぞうお
A word expressing strong hatred and intense feelings of resentment. Used in forms like 「憎悪の念」「憎悪を抱く」. Used in cases where the feeling is more intense and deeper than 「嫌い」.
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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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N5
掃除
そうじ
cleaning. To remove dirt and make something clean.
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N5
そうして
そうして
Nearly the same meaning as 「そして」, a word connecting the events that follow.
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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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N4
相談
そうだん
To discuss a troubling matter or something one wants to decide, with another person.
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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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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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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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