To make it so a person can see something. Example: 「写真を見せる」 (to show a photo).
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N4味噌みそ
A traditional Japanese seasoning made from「大豆(だいず)」(soybeans). Used in miso soup, etc.
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N5道みち
road. A place where people or cars pass through.
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N4見つかるみつかる
For something one was looking for to be found. Example:「かぎが見つかる」(a key is found). The paired word is「見つける」(to find).
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N4見つけるみつける
To find something one was looking for. The paired word is「見つかる」(to be found).
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N2密接みっせつ
Having a deep connection, a relationship so close that it cannot be separated.
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N5三つみっつ
three. The number 3 when counting things.
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N2, N3見つめるみつめる
To look intently without taking one's eyes away. Example: 「相手の目を見つめる」 (to gaze into the other person's eyes).
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N2見通しみとおし
To see far into the distance; also, to predict how things will unfold in the future.
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N3, N5緑みどり
green. A color like that of tree leaves.
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N5皆さんみなさん
Everyone who is present, or everyone who is listening. A polite way of speaking.
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N2見なすみなす
To judge or treat something as being so, when in reality it is not. Used in the form 「AをBと見なす」, expressing that while something is objectively A, it is treated as B for purposes of judgment, rules, or convenience. Used as in 「欠席を遅刻と見なす」, 「返答がない場合は同意と見なす」. Frequently appears in contexts such as law, rules, contracts, and academic definitions, a hard word expressing formal equation or legal fiction. It carries the nuance of "treating as such" through artificial judgment, rather than the recognition of fact.
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N4港みなと
A place where ships load and unload cargo or people.
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N5南みなみ
south. One of the directions. The antonym is 「北」 (north).
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N2見習いみならい
A beginner learning the trade by watching how seniors work; also that very position or period itself. A noun formed from the conjunctive form of the verb 「見習う」, referring to a stage of vocational training resembling an apprenticeship. Used as in 「見習い職人」「見習い期間」「見習い中の身」. It frequently appears in trades where skills are acquired through hands-on work, such as cooks, carpenters, craftsmen, and nurses. Compared with the general term 「初心者」, it carries a stronger nuance of designating a formal training stage within a specific profession or organization.
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N2峰みね
The raised part near the top of a mountain. Refers to the highest part of a mountain or the ridge running along the crest. Used as in 「山の峰」, 「峰々が連なる」, 「峰を越える」. A word frequently appearing in mountain and climbing contexts; whereas 「山頂」 refers to the pinpoint summit, 「峰」 refers broadly to the high area around and including the summit. Figuratively, the back of a sword blade (the side opposite the edge) is also called 「峰」, used as in 「峰打ち」. A word with a bookish, literary ring.
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N2, N3実るみのる
For a plant to bear fruit. Example: 「稲が実る」 (rice ripens). Also used to mean a good result coming about, as in 「努力が実る」 (effort bears fruit).
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N2見晴らしみはらし
The ability to look out far and wide from an elevated place; also the scenery that comes into view at such a time. 「晴らす」 means to clear away things that obstruct, representing a state in which the view is opened up and one can see into the distance. Used as in 「見晴らしの良い場所」「見晴らしが利く」「見晴らし台」. It often appears in contexts that evaluate the view from a building, terrain, or tourist spot. The meaning is close to 「眺め」, but 「見晴らし」 places greater emphasis on the breadth and distance of the view.
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N2, N3見本みほん
sample. A model or example shown for reference. Example: 「商品の見本」 (a product sample).
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N4見舞いみまい
To go visit a person who is sick or injured, to cheer them up. Often used in the form 「お見舞いに行く」 (to go visit someone who is ill).
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N3, N5耳みみ
ear. The part of the body for hearing sound.
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N2見物みもの
Something worth seeing, something entertaining to watch. Often said with the expectation that it will be interesting to watch, as in "今年の決勝戦は見物だ" or "彼の慌てぶりは見物だった". The same "見物" read as "けんぶつ" is a different word meaning to go and see something rare or famous.
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N2魅了みりょう
To attract a person's heart strongly and make them enthralled. 「魅」 means to captivate the heart, 「了」 means to do completely, together expressing a state of completely capturing the heart. Used for objects evaluated positively, such as beauty, talent, performance, or character, used in both active and passive forms as in 「観客を魅了する」, 「歌声に魅了される」. Close in meaning to 「魅惑」, but 「魅了」 differs in having little nuance of allure or temptation, used as pure admiration.
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N2, N5見るみる
See; look. Perceiving things with the eyes.
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N2未練みれん
The state of being unable to give up, with one's heart still lingering. It refers to a condition in which one's feelings or attachments toward a lost person, thing, or chance remain. 「練」 carries the sense of "kneading or refining over and over," expressing a heart that cannot cut itself away from the past. Used as in 「未練がある」「未練を残す」「未練を断ち切る」「未練たらしい」. It frequently appears in contexts where a matter should already be settled — heartbreak, leaving a job, defeat — but the heart is drawn back to it.
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N5みんなみんな
All people or things. A more casual way of saying 「皆さん」.
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N5六日むいか
The 6th day of the month. Also, a period of 6 days.
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N4向かうむかう
To proceed toward a certain direction. Example: 「駅に向かう」 (to head toward the station).
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N4迎えるむかえる
To wait for and welcome someone who is coming. The antonym is 「送る」 (to see someone off).
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N4昔むかし
An era much earlier than now.
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N2無我夢中むがむちゅう
A state of being so completely absorbed in something that one forgets oneself. A four-character compound combining 「無我」 (forgetting oneself) and 「夢中」 (being engrossed as if in a dream), doubling words of the same import to emphasize the degree of absorption. Used as in 「無我夢中で逃げる」, 「無我夢中で取り組む」, 「無我夢中になって戦う」. Used both in situations of being desperate in a crisis and in situations of forgetting oneself out of enjoyment or excitement, expressing a state of being concentrated on one thing to the point of having no room to consider oneself.
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N2報いるむくいる
To give a fitting return for an action one has received.
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N2, N3向けるむける
To turn a face or object toward a certain direction. Example: 「カメラを向ける」 (to point a camera). Also used to mean directing one's feelings or attention that way, as in 「注意を向ける」 (to direct one's attention). 「向ける」 is used when a person turns a face or object that way, while 「向く」 is used when one's face or body turns that way: compare 「顔を右に向ける」 with 「右を向く」.
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N2無効むこう
Having no effect or validity.
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N2, N5向こうむこう
The far side, as seen from oneself. Example: 「川の向こう」 (the far side of the river).
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N4虫むし
A small-bodied living creature, such as ants or butterflies.
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N2蒸し暑いむしあつい
Hot with a lot of humidity. Example: 「蒸し暑い夜」 (a humid, sultry night).
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N2矛盾むじゅん
Two things not being consistent with each other and conflicting.
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N2, N5難しいむずかしい
difficult. Not able to be done easily. The antonym is 「易しい」 (easy).
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N4息子むすこ
One's own son.
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N2, N3結ぶむすぶ
To tie things together with a string, etc., and fasten them. Example: 「くつのひもを結ぶ」 (to tie one's shoelaces). Also used to mean establishing a promise or relationship, as in 「契約を結ぶ」 (to conclude a contract).
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N4娘むすめ
One's own daughter.
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N2, N3夢中むちゅう
Being so absorbed in one thing that one forgets everything else. Example: 「ゲームに夢中になる」 (to be absorbed in a game).
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N5六つむっつ
six. The number 6 when counting things.
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N2空しいむなしい
A state in which there is no content or substance, and no value or meaning can be felt. Originally meaning "empty inside," it broadened from there to the nuances of "without substance" and "unrewarded." A representative usage expresses the feeling when effort or expectations go unrewarded, as in 「空しい努力」, 「空しく終わる」, 「空しい気持ち」. It also frequently appears in philosophical and literary contexts expressing a state of having lost the meaning of life or existence. Also written 「虚しい」, which is likewise common as a modern spelling.
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N2無念むねん
A feeling of frustration and regret because something one had hoped for did not come true. Originally a Buddhist term meaning "a state free of worldly thoughts," but in modern usage it means "regretful and frustrated because a wish was not fulfilled." Used in contexts expressing strong frustration, as in 「無念の涙」, 「無念を晴らす」, 「無念の思い」, 「無念な最期」. A hard word frequently appearing in situations where effort or hopes went unrewarded, such as matches, contests, and turning points in life. The intensity of emotion is greater than mere 「残念」, carrying a nuance of bitter regret.
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N2無闇むやみ
A state of acting thoughtlessly and recklessly without proper consideration. 「闇」 originally means "dark and unable to see ahead," carrying the nuance of "pushing forward without thinking about what lies ahead." Mostly used adverbially in the form 「無闇に」, as in 「無闇に動く」, 「無闇に信じる」, 「無闇に薬を飲む」, in contexts criticizing carelessness or lack of judgment. Also frequently appears in the doubled form 「無闇やたらに」, further emphasizing lack of discretion. A bookish word carrying a negative evaluation.
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N5村むら
village. A small town with rice fields and farmland.
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N4無理むり
Not being possible. Also used to mean overexerting oneself in a way that's bad for one's health, as in 「無理をする」 (to push oneself too hard).
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