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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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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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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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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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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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N2
問い合わせる
といあわせる
Asking the other party about unclear points to confirm. Used for contact by phone, email, or at counters. Used in expressions such as 「在庫を問い合わせる」「役所に問い合わせる」.
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N2
問いかけ
といかけ
A question or address directed at another person. Used in expressions such as 「哲学的な問いかけ」「静かな問いかけ」. Not limited to interrogative sentences but refers broadly to any approach seeking an answer.
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N2
問い詰める
といつめる
Pressing the other party with question after question until they must answer. Used in expressions such as 「遅刻の理由を問い詰める」.
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N2
問う
とう
Asking the other party for an answer, or pursuing responsibility or guilt. Used in expressions such as 「真偽を問う」「責任を問う」. A somewhat formal written word.
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N2
倒壊
とうかい
A building being destroyed and collapsing. Used in contexts of structures collapsing due to earthquakes or deterioration. Used in expressions such as 「家屋が倒壊する」.
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N4
道具
どうぐ
tool. Something used to do a certain task.
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N2
統合
とうごう
To combine separate things into one.
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N2, N3
動作
どうさ
Movement of the body. Example: 「動作が速い」 (quick movements). Also used for the movement of machines, as in 「正常に動作する」 (to operate normally).
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N2
透視
とうし
Seeing through something that should not be visible. Used in contexts of seeing inside through supernatural ability or medical contexts of viewing the body's interior with X-rays. Used in expressions such as 「透視能力」「レントゲンで透視する」.
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N2
同封
どうふう
To put something else into an envelope along with a letter.
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N2
動揺
どうよう
Feelings or situations becoming unstable and being shaken. Used in expressions such as 「心が動揺する」「株価の動揺」.
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N4
遠く
とおく
A far place, a distant location.
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N2
遠ざかる
とおざかる
Distance or a relationship gradually becoming more removed, also becoming estranged. Used as in 「友人と遠ざかる」「政治から遠ざかる」.
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N4
通る
とおる
To pass along a road, etc. Example:「バスが道を通る」(a bus passes along a road). Also used to mean passing an exam, as in「しけんに通る」(to pass an exam).
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N2
度胸
どきょう
Strength of spirit that allows one to face something without fear and stay calm.
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N2
途切れる
とぎれる
Something that was continuing being temporarily interrupted. Used in expressions such as 「会話が途切れる」「電波が途切れる」.
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N2, N3
毒
どく
poison. Something that is harmful if it enters the body. Example: 「毒キノコ」 (a poisonous mushroom). Also used as a metaphor for something harmful, as in 「体に毒だ」 (bad for the body).
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N2
特異
とくい
A characteristic differing from the ordinary and standing out in a special way. Used in expressions such as 「特異な才能」「特異な現象」. Used in formal written language.
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N2
特産
とくさん
A product that is specially produced in a certain region, unique to that area. Used in expressions such as 「地元の特産品」.
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N4
特に
とくに
especially. Compared to other things, particularly.
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N4
特別
とくべつ
A state of being distinct, unlike the ordinary.
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N2, N3
独立
どくりつ
independence. To manage on one's own without relying on others. Example: 「親から独立する」 (to become independent from one's parents). Also used to mean a country becoming a nation independent of control by another.
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