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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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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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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N4電灯でんとう
electric light. Illumination from electricity.
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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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N5どうしてどうして
why. A word for asking the reason.
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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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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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N1同調どうちょう
Going along with another's opinion or action and taking the same position. Used in expressions such as 「多数派に同調する」.
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N1透徹とうてつ
Describing something clear and logically consistent. Used in expressions such as 「透徹した論理」「透徹した目」. Often used for human thought or gaze.
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N1貴いとうとい
Being very high in value and worthy of being treasured. Used in expressions such as 「貴い命」「貴い教え」. A word that praises the value of things, matters, or actions.
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N1尊ぶとうとぶ
Treating something valuable with respect. Used in expressions such as 「命を尊ぶ」「伝統を尊ぶ」. Also read as 「たっとぶ」.
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N1踏破とうは
Walking through a long and rugged distance to the end. Used in contexts of mountain climbing or long-distance walking journeys. Used in expressions such as 「山脈を踏破する」.
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N1同伴どうはん
Acting together while accompanying someone. Mainly used in contexts of bringing someone along in public or formal settings. Used in expressions such as 「配偶者同伴」「保護者同伴」.
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N1逃避とうひ
Escaping from difficulties or unpleasant matters and avoiding them. Used in expressions such as 「現実逃避」「責任からの逃避」. Mostly used as undesirable behavior.
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N5動物どうぶつ
animal. A living creature that can move.
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N3, N5どうもどうも
A spoken way of saying 「ありがとう」 (thank you). Also used as in 「どうもすみません」 (I'm so sorry).
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N1投与とうよ
Giving medicine to a patient. A medical specialist term referring to the act of doctors or nurses administering medicine to a patient. Used in expressions such as 「薬を投与する」「過剰投与」.
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N1盗用とうよう
Using another's work or ideas without permission. A formal word used in copyright and intellectual property contexts. Used in expressions such as 「論文を盗用する」.
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N1棟梁とうりょう
The master carpenter, or a central figure leading a group. Used in expressions such as 「一家の棟梁」「大工の棟梁」.
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N1当惑とうわく
Not knowing what to do and being at a loss. Used in expressions such as 「突然の質問に当惑する」.
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N3, N5遠いとおい
far. A state where the distance is great. The antonym is 「近い」 (near).
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N5十日とおか
the 10th day; ten days. The tenth day of the month. It can also mean a period of ten days. It is the form made by adding 「か」 to 「とお」, and it is not read 「じゅうにち」.
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