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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N4 遠く とおく
A far place, a distant location.

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N1 遠ざける とおざける
Putting distance between oneself and people or things, or not letting them come close. Used in expressions such as 「酒を遠ざける」「悪い仲間を遠ざける」.

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N4 通る とおる
To pass along a road, etc. Example:「バスが道を通る」(a bus passes along a road). Also used to mean passing an exam, as in「しけんに通る」(to pass an exam).

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N1 とが
A fault or a point worthy of blame. Used in expressions such as 「何の咎もない」「咎を負う」. The noun form of 「咎める」, still found in written language today.

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N1 度外視 どがいし
Not treating something as a problem and not taking it into consideration. Used in contexts of disregarding what should originally be considered important, as in 「採算を度外視する」.

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N1 とかく とかく
An adverb meaning "in various ways" or "apt to." Used as in 「とかくの噂」 and 「とかく批判されやすい」. A somewhat formal written word. In kanji it is written 「兎角」, but this is ateji (phonetic kanji), and it is generally written in hiragana.

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N1 咎める とがめる
Pointing out another's fault and reproaching them. Used in expressions such as 「遅刻を咎める」「良心が咎める」. Also used when one's own conscience aches.

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N1 尖る とがる
Means for a tip to become thin and sharp, or for nerves and emotions to become edgy and sensitive. Used as in 「鉛筆の先が尖る」 and 「神経が尖る」. Also often written in hiragana as 「とがる」.

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N1 独裁 どくさい
One powerful person ruling an entire country or organization at will. Used as a political term, mostly accompanied by negative evaluation. Used in expressions such as 「独裁政権」.

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N1 得策 とくさく
A wise course of action that is profitable. A formal word mostly used in the negative form 「〜は得策ではない」.

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N1 篤実 とくじつ
Being warmhearted and sincere. Used in expressions such as 「篤実な人柄」「温厚篤実」. A formal word used to praise a person's character.

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N1 得心 とくしん
Being fully convinced and accepting something. Used in expressions such as 「得心がいく」「得心する」. Used in somewhat formal written language. 「得」 is read on as 「とく」.

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N1 独善 どくぜん
Being convinced that only oneself is right and not listening to others' opinions. Used in expressions such as 「独善的な態度」. A word accompanied by negative evaluation.

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N1 独創 どくそう
Creating something new through one's own thinking rather than imitating others. Used in expressions such as 「独創的な作品」.

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N1 特段 とくだん
An adverb and na-adjective meaning 「especially」 or 「particularly」. Used in expressions such as 「特段の配慮」「特段問題ない」. Also often used in negative sentences.

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N4 特に とくに
especially. Compared to other things, particularly.

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N1 独白 どくはく
Speaking one's own thoughts aloud while alone. Used as a theatrical term or in contexts referring to inner monologue in novels. Used in expressions such as 「舞台上での独白」.

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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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N4 特別 とくべつ
A state of being distinct, unlike the ordinary.

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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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N5 時計 とけい
clock. A tool for telling time.

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N5 どこ どこ
where. A word for asking about a place.

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N4 床屋 とこや
barber shop. A shop where one gets one's hair cut.

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N3, N5 ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.

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N5 とし
year. A unit for the length of time. It is also used to mean a person's age. When counting years: いちねん・にねん・さんねん・よねん・ごねん…じゅうねん, and 「なんねん」. 4 is read 「よねん」.

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N5 図書館 としょかん
library. A place where one can read or borrow books.

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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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N4 途中 とちゅう
The middle point of doing or going somewhere. Example: 「学校へ行く途中」 (on the way to school).

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N5 どちら どちら
A polite way of saying 「どこ」 (where) or 「どっち」 (which). Asks about a direction or which of two things.

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N4 特急 とっきゅう
A train faster than an express, stopping at fewer stations.

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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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N5 どっち どっち
A casual way of saying 「どちら」.

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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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N4 届ける とどける
To carry something to a designated person or place.

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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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N5 どなた どなた
A polite way of saying 「だれ」.

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N5 となり
The seat, house, country, etc., right next to something. Example: 「隣の人」 (the person next door).

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N5 どの どの
A word for asking which one among several. Used before a noun, as in 「どの本」 (which book).

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N2, N5 飛ぶ とぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.

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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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