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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N4泊まるとまる
To spend the night at a hotel or someone's home, etc.
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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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N4取り替えるとりかえる
To change something one has for a different thing. Example:「電池を取り替える」(to replace a battery).
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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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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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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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N4泥棒どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.
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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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