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N4
理由
りゆう
The reason why something happened.
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N3
流行
りゅうこう
A period when something becomes widely favored and spreads among many people. Example: 「流行の服」 (fashionable/trendy clothes). In spoken language, 「はやり」 or the verb 「流行る」 is more common.
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N2
流通
りゅうつう
Goods passing from producers to consumers; also, something being widely used or accepted.
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N3
量
りょう
quantity. The amount or bulk of something. Example: 「量が多い」 (a large quantity). The word with the opposite meaning is 「質」 (quality).
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N4
利用
りよう
To make good use of a thing or system.
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N3
両替
りょうがえ
To exchange money for another type of money. Example: 「円をドルに両替する」 (to exchange yen for dollars).
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N3
料金
りょうきん
fee. Money paid for a service or the use of something. Example: 「電車の料金」 (train fare), 「電気料金」 (electricity fee).
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N2
良識
りょうしき
The ability to judge right and wrong calmly and soundly. Refers to the standard of judgment considered reasonable in society at large. Used in expressions such as 「良識ある大人」 or 「良識を疑う」. While 「常識」 refers to widely shared knowledge, 「良識」 emphasizes the judgment based on such knowledge.
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N2
了承
りょうしょう
To take the circumstances into account and give one's consent.
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N4
両方
りょうほう
Both of two things. Not just one side, but a word that refers to both of them.
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N2
臨機応変
りんきおうへん
Responding flexibly and appropriately to changes in situation or circumstance. Used both adjectivally and adverbially, as in 「臨機応変な対応」 or 「臨機応変に処理する」. A four-character idiom that positively evaluates an attitude of acting on the spot with resourcefulness rather than following a rigid template.
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N2
臨時
りんじ
Doing something not at a fixed time, but as needed on a particular occasion.
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N2
累計
るいけい
To add things up one after another into a running total; also, that total itself.
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N2
類似
るいじ
Being very similar to one another.
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N4
留守
るす
Not being at home, or being away from home.
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N3
留守番
るすばん
To stay at home and watch over it while others are out; also the person doing so. Example: 「子どもだけで留守番をする」 (children staying home alone). A machine that records messages from incoming calls is called 「留守番電話」 (answering machine).
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N2, N3
例
れい
example. A specific thing of the same kind shown to explain something. Example: 「例を挙げる」 (to give an example). Also used in the phrase 「例の話」 to refer to a matter that both parties already know about.
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N2
冷静
れいせい
Judging things calmly, without being swayed by emotion.
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N3
冷凍
れいとう
To freeze food, etc., for preservation. Example: 「冷凍食品」 (frozen food). The antonym is 「解凍」 (thawing).
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N4
冷房
れいぼう
To cool a room, and the machine for it. The antonym is「暖房（だんぼう）」(heating).
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N4
歴史
れきし
The flow of events from long ago to now.
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N3
列
れつ
A line formed by people or things arranged in a row. Example: 「列に並ぶ」 (to line up).
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N2
劣化
れっか
A quality or property deteriorating from what it originally was.
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N3
列車
れっしゃ
A connected series of railway carriages. Example: 「夜行列車」 (a night train). In daily conversation, 「電車」 is more commonly used; 「列車」 is a somewhat more formal term.
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N2
劣等感
れっとうかん
The feeling that one is inferior to others. Used in expressions such as 「劣等感を持つ」 or 「劣等感を抱く」. It refers not to a momentary low mood but to a feeling that persists in the mind. The antonym is 「優越感」 (a sense of superiority). Another word containing 「劣等」 is 「劣等生」, which refers to a person whose grades or performance are poor.
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N2
劣等生
れっとうせい
A student whose grades or performance are inferior to others'. The antonym is 「優等生」 (an honor student). Besides school grades, it is also used to humble oneself about being the weakest in a group, as in 「この分野では私は劣等生だ」 (In this field I am the poor performer). Another word containing 「劣等」 is 「劣等感」, which refers to the feeling of being inferior.
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N3
恋愛
れんあい
To feel love and affection for someone. Example: 「恋愛小説」 (a romance novel).
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N2
廉価
れんか
Being inexpensive relative to quality, or selling something at a low price. Used in reference to the prices of products and services, as in 「廉価版」 or 「廉価で提供する」. The character 「廉」 means "cheap" or "inexpensive."
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N2
連携
れんけい
Parties who share the same goal keeping in contact and cooperating with one another.
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N3
連続
れんぞく
The same thing continuing to happen repeatedly. Example: 「3日連続で雨だ」 (rain for three days in a row), 「連続ドラマ」 (a serial drama).
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N2
連帯
れんたい
Two or more people being bound together and sharing their actions and feelings. As in 「連帯感」「労働者の連帯」, it expresses solidarity among companions. It also refers to several parties being bound together and bearing responsibility jointly; 「連帯責任」「連帯保証人」 express a relationship in which an obligation that one person would bear is taken on by everyone.
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N4
連絡
れんらく
To inform someone by phone, letter, etc.
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N2
老朽
ろうきゅう
Becoming old and no longer usable.
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N3
老人
ろうじん
A person who has grown old. Example: 「老人ホーム」 (a nursing home). The expressions 「お年寄り」 and 「高齢者」 are also commonly used.
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N2
労働
ろうどう
Working with one's body or mind to earn income; labor. 労働時間 (working hours), 肉体労働 (manual labor).
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N2
浪費
ろうひ
To waste money, time, or the like.
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N3
録音
ろくおん
To record sound using a device. Example: 「会議を録音する」 (to record a meeting). For video, the term 「録画」 is used instead.
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N2
論争
ろんそう
To argue back and forth, each side asserting its own view.
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N2
論評
ろんぴょう
Discussing the content or merits of a matter and giving an evaluation. Used in newspaper and magazine editorials, as well as in book reviews and critiques. Used in expressions such as 「政策を論評する」 or 「専門家による論評」. Its distinctive feature is that it goes beyond merely stating an opinion to giving an evaluation backed by reasoning.
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N2
論理
ろんり
The reasoning that gives order and coherence to one's thinking or speech.
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N3
輪
わ
A round shape. Something circular. Example: 「輪になって座る」 (to sit in a circle), 「輪ゴム」 (rubber band).
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N2
和解
わかい
For parties who were in conflict to stop fighting and reconcile.
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N2, N5
若い
わかい
young. Having few years.
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N4
沸かす
わかす
To make water, etc., hot. Example:「お湯を沸かす」(to boil water). The paired word is「沸く（わく）」(to boil).
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N3
若者
わかもの
A young person. Example: 「若者に人気の店」 (a shop popular with young people).
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N3, N5
分かる
わかる
understand. For meaning or content to enter one's mind.
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N3
分かれる
わかれる
For one thing to become two or more. Example: 「道が二つに分かれる」 (the road splits into two), 「意見が分かれる」 (opinions differ). 「分かれる」 is used when something splits on its own, while 「分ける」 is used when a person divides it: compare 「道が二つに分かれる」 with 「道を二つに分ける」. Note: when it means parting with a person, it is written 「別れる」.
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N4
別れる
わかれる
To part from a person one was with.
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N4
沸く
わく
For water, etc., to become hot. Example:「お湯が沸く」(water boils). The paired word is「沸かす（わかす）」(to boil).
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N2
枠組み
わくぐみ
The rough framework or underlying structure of something.
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