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咎とが
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所ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.
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N5年とし
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隣となり
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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