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N3
衣服
いふく
clothing. A formal way of saying clothes. In everyday conversation, 「服」 is used, while 「衣服」 is used in written language.
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N3
居間
いま
living room. The room where a family usually gathers to spend time. Nearly the same as 「リビング」. Has the same reading as 「今」 (now), so context is needed to distinguish them.
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N2
今更
いまさら
An adverb expressing the feeling that doing something at this point would be too late because too much time has passed, or that it would be unnatural. Used in combination with feelings of regret, resignation, or surprise in forms like 「今更〜ても」 or 「今更ながら」.
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N2
癒す
いやす
Easing fatigue, sadness, or pain to make body and mind feel at ease. Used as in 「疲れを癒す」 or 「心を癒す」. Often used with the nuance of gently softening, rather than physical medical treatment.
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N3
以来
いらい
since. Continuing without interruption from that time up to now. Example: 「卒業以来会っていない」 (haven't met since graduation). Used only for past events, not for the future.
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N3
依頼
いらい
request. To ask someone to do a job, etc. Example: 「仕事を依頼する」 (to commission work), 「依頼を受ける」 (to receive a request). A more formal way of saying 「たのむ」, used in business.
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N3
いらいら
いらいら
A state in which things do not go as one wishes, causing restlessness. Example: 「渋滞でいらいらする」 (to be irritated by traffic congestion). Usually written in hiragana, or sometimes in katakana (イライラ).
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N3
医療
いりょう
medical care. A word covering the whole of treating illness and injury. Example: 「医療機関」 (medical institution), 「医療費」 (medical expenses).
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N4, N5
入れる
いれる
To move something from outside to inside. Example: 「かばんに本を入れる」 (to put a book into a bag). When something goes in by itself, 「入る」 is used.
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N2
慰労
いろう
Showing appreciation for someone's efforts and hardships. Used in situations of expressing gratitude to those who have finished a job or served for many years, as in「慰労会」「慰労金」.
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N4
祝う
いわう
celebrate. To rejoice together in something good, such as a birthday or passing an exam.
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N2
いわゆる
いわゆる
An adnominal word indicating a name or concept commonly known among the public. Used in the form 「いわゆる〜というものだ」 when pointing to something the listener is assumed to know.
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N3
印刷
いんさつ
printing. To transfer letters or pictures onto paper, etc. Example: 「資料を印刷する」 (to print documents).
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N3
印象
いんしょう
impression. The feeling one gets from a person or thing. Example: 「第一印象」 (first impression), 「印象に残る」 (to leave a lasting impression).
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N3
引退
いんたい
retirement. For an athlete, etc., to stop that job or role. Example: 「現役を引退する」 (to retire from active competition).
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N3
引用
いんよう
quotation. To use another person's words or writing within one's own speech or writing. Example: 「本の一節を引用する」 (to quote a passage from a book).
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N3
飲料
いんりょう
beverage. A formal way of saying drink. Used for products or in written language, as in 「清涼飲料水」 (soft drink).
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N4, N5
上
うえ
A state of being in a higher place. Example: 「つくえの上」 (on top of the desk). The antonym is 「下」 (below).
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N4
植える
うえる
plant. To put a tree or flower into the soil and grow it. Example: 「にわに木を植える」 (to plant a tree in the garden).
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N3
伺う
うかがう
A humble way of saying 「聞く」 (to ask/hear), 「たずねる」 (to ask), or 「訪問する」 (to visit). Example: 「お話を伺う」 (to listen to what you have to say), 「明日伺います」 (I will visit tomorrow). Used toward a superior or a guest.
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N3
浮かぶ
うかぶ
To drift on the surface of water or in the air. Example: 「雲が浮かぶ」 (clouds float). Also used to mean something appearing in one's mind or on the surface, as in 「いい考えが浮かぶ」 (a good idea comes to mind), 「涙が浮かぶ」 (tears well up). The antonym is 「沈む」 (to sink).
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N3
浮かべる
うかべる
To make something float on the surface of water, etc. Example: 「船を浮かべる」 (to set a boat afloat). Also used to mean showing an expression or bringing something to mind, as in 「笑みを浮かべる」 (to show a smile), 「思い浮かべる」 (to bring to mind). 「浮かべる」 is used when someone puts something out on the water, and 「浮かぶ」 when it floats up by itself: 「船を浮かべる」 versus 「船が浮かぶ」.
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N2
浮き沈み
うきしずみ
To float and sink alternately. By extension, for one's fortune or circumstances to improve and decline in turn. Used in expressions like 「人生の浮き沈み」.
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N2
浮き彫り
うきぼり
A carving technique in which a pattern or text is raised from the surface. By extension, for a problem or fact to clearly come to the surface. Used in expressions like 「問題が浮き彫りになる」.
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N3
浮く
うく
To stay at the surface of water or in the air without sinking. Example: 「油が水に浮く」 (oil floats on water). Also used to mean not fitting in with one's surroundings, as in 「一人だけ浮いている」 (only that one person stands out/doesn't fit in), or to mean money being left over, as in 「費用が浮く」 (to save on costs).
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N2
受け売り
うけうり
To pass on something heard from someone else, or another person's knowledge, as if it were one's own opinion. Used in expressions like 「受け売りの知識」 and 「人の受け売りをする」. It carries a somewhat negative nuance.
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N2
受け皿
うけざら
A saucer or dish for catching something. By extension, a system or organization on the receiving side that accepts people or groups. It is often used figuratively, as in 「雇用の受け皿」 and 「政策の受け皿がない」.
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N2
承る
うけたまわる
A humble way of saying 聞く (to hear) or 引き受ける (to take on). Used toward customers, as in ご注文を承りました (we have received your order). Written with the kanji 承 of 承知, but read with the long reading うけたまわる.
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N2
受け継ぐ
うけつぐ
A successor receiving and continuing to preserve the work, tradition, or assets of the predecessor. Used as in 「家業を受け継ぐ」 or 「伝統を受け継ぐ」, expressing the meaning of something being passed from the past to the present and continuing without being lost.
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N4
受付
うけつけ
reception. The place at the entrance of a company or hospital, etc., where visitors are greeted and guided. Also refers to the person working there.
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N2
受け止める
うけとめる
A word for stopping an oncoming object with one's hand or body, and also for facing another's words or facts directly and understanding them deeply. Used in both physical and mental senses, as in 「ボールを受け止める」 or 「批判を受け止める」.
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N4
受ける
うける
To stop something coming from above or being sent, with one's body or hands. Example: 「ボールを受ける」 (to catch a ball). Also used to mean taking an exam or lesson, as in 「しけんを受ける」 (to take an exam).
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N3
動かす
うごかす
To change the position or state of something. Example: 「机を動かす」 (to move a desk), 「機械を動かす」 (to operate a machine). Also used to mean affecting someone's feelings, as in 「心を動かす」 (to move someone emotionally). 「動かす」 is used when someone makes something move, and 「動く」 when the thing itself moves: 「机を動かす」 versus 「机が動く」.
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N2〜N4
動く
うごく
For the location of a thing or person to change. Example: 「くるまが動く」 (a car moves). Also used to mean a machine working, as in 「このとけいは動いていない」 (this clock isn't running). When moving something oneself, 「動かす」 is used.
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N3
失う
うしなう
To lose something one had. Example: 「職を失う」 (to lose one's job), 「自信を失う」 (to lose confidence), 「家族を失う」 (to lose a family member). More formal than 「なくす」, and often used for important things.
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N2, N4, N5
薄い
うすい
A state where thickness is small. Example: 「薄い本」 (a thin book). Also used to mean a weak taste or color, as in 「薄いお茶」 (weak tea), 「色が薄い」 (a light color). The antonyms are 「厚い」 (thick) or 「こい」 (strong/deep).
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N2
薄暗い
うすぐらい
A state that is not complete darkness but dark enough that one can only barely make out objects. Used as in 「薄暗い部屋」 or 「薄暗い路地」. An adjective expressing a state of space lacking brightness with unclear visibility.
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N3
疑う
うたがう
To think something is suspicious, questioning whether it is true. Example: 「話を疑う」 (to doubt a story), 「目を疑う」 (to not believe one's eyes/be unable to believe it). The antonym is 「信じる」 (to believe).
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N2
打ち上げ
うちあげ
Launching fireworks or a rocket high into the sky. By extension, it also refers to a celebratory gathering held by those involved after completing a job, event, or performance. Used in expressions such as 「映画の打ち上げ」 and 「舞台の打ち上げ」.
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N2
打ち明ける
うちあける
Honestly telling a trusted person secrets and true feelings one has kept hidden in one's heart until now. Used as in 「悩みを打ち明ける」 or 「本心を打ち明ける」 in scenes of resolving to convey something hard to say.
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N4
打ち合わせ
うちあわせ
To discuss how to do something before starting work. Often used for a shorter, smaller discussion than a meeting.
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N2
打ち切る
うちきる
Ending an ongoing activity, broadcast, or transaction earlier than planned, midway through. Used as in 「連載を打ち切る」 or 「交渉を打ち切る」 in scenes of unilaterally or decisively halting something.
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N2
打ち消す
うちけす
Consciously denying and driving away anxiety, doubt, or bad premonitions that have arisen in one's heart. Used as in 「不安を打ち消す」 or 「嫌な予感を打ち消す」. Also has the meaning of denying rumors or remarks as untrue, and of drowning out a sound with another sound.
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N2
打ち込む
うちこむ
To focus one's mind strongly on one thing and engage in it earnestly. Used as in 「研究に打ち込む」 or 「仕事に打ち込む」 in scenes of becoming absorbed in a subject. Also has the physical meaning of driving in something like a nail.
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N3
宇宙
うちゅう
universe. The expanse of all stars and space, including the earth. Example: 「宇宙飛行士」 (astronaut), 「宇宙旅行」 (space travel).
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N2
内訳
うちわけ
Showing the total amount or quantity broken down in detail by item. On invoices or budget documents, used as in 「費用の内訳を示す」 or 「支出の内訳を確認する」. Used in contexts of explaining what the total figure is composed of.
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N3
撃つ
うつ
shoot. To fire a bullet using a gun, etc. Example: 「鳥を撃つ」 (to shoot a bird). The homophone 「打つ」 refers to the action of hitting, as in 「くぎを打つ」 (to hammer a nail), and 「討つ」 means to defeat an enemy; all three are written differently.
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N4
打つ
うつ
To strike something hard with one's hand or a tool. Example: 「くぎを打つ」 (to hammer a nail), 「ボールを打つ」 (to hit a ball).
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N4
美しい
うつくしい
beautiful. A state of finding something very lovely to see or hear. A more formal word than 「きれい」, often used in written language.
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N4
写す
うつす
To write something the same way while looking at it, such as text or characters. Example:「ノートを写す」(to copy notes). Also used to mean taking a photo. The homophone「移す（うつす）」means to change location, and is written differently.
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