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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N2 手掛かり てがかり
A clue leading to the solution of a problem or the elucidation of truth. Used in expressions such as 「手掛かりをつかむ」「事件の手掛かり」 in contexts of investigation or reasoning.

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N5 出かける でかける
To go outside for some purpose. Example: 「買い物に出かける」 (to go out shopping).

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N5 手紙 てがみ
letter. Something written on paper to convey something to a person.

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N2 手柄 てがら
A fine deed or achievement worthy of recognition by others. Used in expressions such as 「手柄を立てる」「大手柄」 in contexts of praising accomplishments.

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N3, N4 適当 てきとう
A state of being just right/fitting. Also used in the negative sense of being careless, as in 「適当にやる」 (to do something halfheartedly).

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N2 てきぱき てきぱき
An adverb describing the state of handling things quickly and one after another. Used in expressions such as 「てきぱき片付ける」「てきぱきと応対する」 in contexts evaluating the speed of work or action.

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N5 できる できる
Can do; be able to. Being able to do something. 「日本語ができる」(be able to speak Japanese). Also used for something being completed.

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N4 できるだけ できるだけ
as much as possible. To the extent one is able, as far as possible.

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N2 手際 てぎわ
The skillfulness in how one handles things. Used in expressions such as 「手際がいい」「見事な手際」 in contexts of evaluating the proficiency of work or action.

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N5 出口 でぐち
exit. A place for going outside. The antonym is 「入口」 (entrance).

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N2 手応え てごたえ
The actual sense of response or effect coming back from one's actions. Used in expressions such as 「手応えがある」「確かな手応え」 in contexts of feeling the results of one's efforts.

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N2 手ごろ てごろ
A state in which size, price, or difficulty is just right and easy to handle. Often used in attributive form, as in 「手ごろな値段」「手ごろなサイズ」.

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N2 手強い てごわい
Describing a state of an opponent who is not easily beaten and is difficult to deal with. Used in expressions such as 「手強い相手」「手強い交渉」 in contexts of strong opponents or difficult challenges.

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N2 手順 てじゅん
The fixed order in which something is carried out. A somewhat formal word used in expressions such as 「手順を踏む」「正しい手順」 in tasks proceeded in stages.

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N2 手違い てちがい
A mistake that occurs due to a mismatch in procedure or arrangements. Used in expressions such as 「手違いで届かない」 in contexts where plans go awry due to errors in communication or administrative processing.

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N2 てっきり てっきり
An adverb describing a state of being firmly convinced that something was the case. Used in contexts where the reality turned out to be otherwise. Used in the form 「てっきり〜と思っていた」.

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N2 撤収 てっしゅう
Withdrawing and returning to the original position the people or things that were deployed. A formal word used in expressions such as 「部隊を撤収する」「機材を撤収する」 in contexts of clearing away what has been set up.

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N2 撤退 てったい
An army or force withdrawing from a position or stance it had held; also, pulling out of a business or the like.

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N4 手伝う てつだう
To help by doing someone's work together with them.

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N2 手直し てなおし
Repairing and finalizing the insufficient parts of something already completed. Used in expressions such as 「手直しを加える」「原稿を手直しする」 to indicate partial revision.

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N5 では では
A word said when continuing or starting a talk. A shortened way of saying 「それでは」.

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N2 手配 てはい
Arranging necessary preparations or procedures in advance. Used in expressions such as 「車の手配」「犯人の手配」 in contexts of advance preparation or requesting a search.

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N2 手放す てばなす
Releasing from one's hands the things or rights one has held. Used in expressions such as 「土地を手放す」「愛着ある品を手放す」 in contexts of transferring or relinquishing what one owned.

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N2 手引き てびき
A guide or introduction that teaches beginners how to proceed. Used in expressions such as 「手引きをする」「利用の手引き」 in contexts of guiding first-time users.

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N4 手袋 てぶくろ
gloves. Something worn on the hands when it's cold, etc.

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N2 手前 てまえ
The side closer to oneself who is looking. Used to express spatial proximity, as in 「橋の手前」「駅の手前」. There is also a metaphorical usage, as in 「客の手前」「世間の手前」, expressing a position or sense of face when conscious of others' gazes.

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N2 手間取る てまどる
For something to take more time or effort than expected.

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N2 手招き てまねき
The motion of waving one's hand to call someone closer. Used in expressions such as 「こちらへ手招きする」 in contexts of giving a signal by gesture.

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N2 手回し てまわし
Arranging the necessary preparations in advance. A somewhat formal word used in expressions such as 「手回しがよい」 in contexts of evaluating good preparation.

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N5 でも でも
A word used when saying something different from the previous sentence. Often used in spoken language.

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N4 寺 てら
temple. A building where a Buddhist monk lives and where people pray.

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N3〜N5 出る でる
To move from inside to outside. Example: 「家を出る」 (to leave the house). The antonym is 「入る」 (to enter).

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N2 手分け てわけ
Multiple people sharing one task by dividing the work among themselves. Used in expressions such as 「手分けして探す」 in contexts of improving efficiency by splitting up by number of people.

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N4 点 てん
point. A score, as in a test. Also used to mean a small dot.

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N4 店員 てんいん
shop clerk. A person who works in a store.

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N2 転換 てんかん
To switch a policy, direction, mood, or the like to something different.

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N2 転機 てんき
An opportunity that greatly changes the flow of life or events. A formal word used in expressions such as 「人生の転機」「転機を迎える」 in contexts of turning points.

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N5 天気 てんき
weather. The condition of the sky, whether it is hot or cold, etc.

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N5 電気 でんき
electricity. The power used to move things or light up a room. Also used to mean a light itself, as in 「電気をつける」 (to turn on the light).

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N2 転居 てんきょ
Moving one's residence to another place. A somewhat formal word used in expressions such as 「転居の知らせ」「遠方へ転居する」 to indicate moving house.

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N4 天気予報 てんきよほう
To inform in advance what the weather will be like.

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N2 転載 てんさい
Reprinting text or photographs from the original source to another medium. A formal word used in expressions such as 「無断転載を禁止」 in contexts related to the publication of copyrighted works.

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N5 電車 でんしゃ
train. A vehicle that runs on rails, powered by electricity.

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N2, N3 点数 てんすう
score. A number representing results on an exam or in a competition. Example: 「点数が上がる」 (the score goes up).

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N2 天敵 てんてき
A natural enemy that threatens a creature's life in the wild. Also used metaphorically to refer to a rival one is utterly poor at dealing with.

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N4 電灯 でんとう
electric light. Illumination from electricity.

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N2 添付 てんぷ
To attach something else to a document, data, or the like.

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N2 展望 てんぼう
An outlook on the future, or looking widely over a scene. A formal word used in expressions such as 「今後の展望」「展望が開ける」 in contexts of predicting ahead or surveying the distance.

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N2 転落 てんらく
Falling and tumbling down from a high place. Used when a person or thing actually falls, as in 「階段から転落する」「車が谷に転落する」. From this, it also expresses suddenly sinking from a high position or a good condition into a bad state, referring to a sharp drop in rank or results, as in 「首位から転落する」「人生の転落」. It is a word often used in writing and in news reports.

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N5 電話 でんわ
telephone. A tool for talking with someone far away.

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