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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N2
澄ます
すます
(1) To make something clear by removing what clouds it. As in 「水を澄ます」, that is, turning something muddy into a clean state. (2) In the form 「耳を澄ます」, to concentrate so as to catch even the faintest sound. Used as in 「物音がしないか耳を澄ます」. (3) To put on airs and take a prim, affected attitude. 「澄ました顔」.
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N2, N3
済ます
すます
To bring something to a finish. Example: 「用事を済ます」 (to finish an errand). Also used to mean making do with something simple, as in 「昼食はパンで済ます」 (to have just bread for lunch). The form 「済ませる」 is also commonly used with the same meaning. A person finishing something is 「済ます」, while a matter coming to an end is 「済む」; they are used as in 「用事を済ます」 versus 「用事が済む」.
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N4
隅
すみ
corner. The edge of a room or place.
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N2
速やか
すみやか
The manner of doing things quickly and without delay. A formal word used in forms like 「速やかに対応する」「速やかな処置」 in administrative, work, or medical contexts requiring prompt action.
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N4
済む
すむ
For something to end. Example: 「しごとが済む」 (work is finished). Also used in the form 「〜ないで済む」, meaning one doesn't have to do something.
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N2
ずらり
ずらり
The state in which many things or people are lined up in a row or spread across an area. A colloquial adverb used in forms like 「ずらりと並ぶ」「ずらりと揃う」, simultaneously impressing visual breadth and large quantity.
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N3〜N5
する
する
To do a certain thing. Example: 「べんきょうする」 (to study), 「しごとをする」 (to work).
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N2
精鋭
せいえい
Personnel carefully selected for their outstanding ability. A formal word used in forms like 「精鋭部隊」「精鋭を集める」, referring to elite individuals chosen from a larger group.
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N4
正解
せいかい
The correct answer.
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N2, N3
性格
せいかく
personality. Characteristics shown in how a person feels and acts. Example: 「明るい性格」 (a cheerful personality). Note the distinction from the homophone 「正確」 (accurate).
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N4
生活
せいかつ
life. To live day to day, eating, sleeping, working, etc.
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N2
正規
せいき
Conforming to officially established rules. 「正規雇用」. The paired opposite word is 「非正規」.
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N2
制御
せいぎょ
To control and adjust a machine or a matter so that it moves as intended.
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N2
清算
せいさん
(1) To properly settle and close out a debt or financial relationship. 「借金を清算する」. (2) To thoroughly settle and end a past relationship. 「過去を清算する」. Distinguished from 「精算」 (to recalculate an amount in detail), which has the same reading.
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N4
生産
せいさん
To create things. Used as in 「工場で品物を生産する」 (to produce goods at a factory).
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N2
生死
せいし
Life and death. Used in serious situations involving someone's life, as in 「生死にかかわる」.
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N4
政治
せいじ
To decide and carry out how a country or town should be governed.
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N2
成熟
せいじゅく
The state in which fruits, people, or societies have fully developed into a completed state. A formal word used in forms like 「社会の成熟」「人格の成熟」「成熟した判断」, expressing the endpoint of development over time.
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N2
斉唱
せいしょう
The act of many people singing or reciting the same song or words in unison. A formal word used in forms like 「国歌斉唱」「校歌を斉唱する」 in official settings such as ceremonies or assemblies.
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N1, N2
精神
せいしん
The workings of the human mind and consciousness; the mental side as opposed to the body. 精神的に疲れる (mentally tired). Also means the idea at the root of something, as in チームの精神 (the team's spirit).
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N2
ぜいたく
ぜいたく
The act of living extravagantly by spending money and goods beyond one's status or needs. Used in forms like 「ぜいたくな暮らし」「ぜいたくを言う」, referring to consumption beyond one's means or excessive demands.
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N2, N3
生命
せいめい
Life. Often used in written language or set expressions such as 「生命保険」 (life insurance); in spoken language, 「命」 is normal.
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N2
制約
せいやく
A condition or rule that limits the scope of action or choice. A formal word used in forms like 「制約を受ける」「制約がある」「時間の制約」, referring to various restrictions of a physical, contractual, or temporal nature.
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N4
西洋
せいよう
Countries of Europe and America. The antonym is 「東洋」 (the East/Asia).
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N2, N3
整理
せいり
To neatly tidy up things that are scattered around. Example: 「机の上を整理する」 (to tidy up a desk). Also used to mean organizing thoughts or information in an understandable way, as in 「問題点を整理する」 (to organize the problem points).
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N4
世界
せかい
world. The whole earth, all countries and people.
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N2
急かす
せかす
The act of urging someone to hurry up. Used in forms like 「子どもを急かす」「返事を急かす」, with the sense of pushing someone to speed up when they are acting calmly.
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N4
席
せき
seat. A place to sit. In the form 「〜席」 it is also used as a word for counting seats.
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N2
積載
せきさい
The act of loading cargo onto vehicles or ships. A formal word used in forms like 「積載量」「最大積載重量」, a technical and legal term referring to placing goods onto transport equipment.
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N2
世辞
せじ
Words of praise spoken not from the heart but to please someone. Often used in the form 「お世辞」, a somewhat formal word referring to formal, social pleasantries.
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N2
世相
せそう
The overall state and trend of society in a given era. A formal word used in forms like 「世相を反映する」「世相を映す」, often appearing in public writing such as newspapers, editorials, or commentary.
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N2
世俗
せぞく
The ordinary, everyday world, as opposed to the religious or spiritual. A formal word used in forms like 「世俗を離れる」「世俗的な関心」, referring to mundane, secular matters.
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N2
摂取
せっしゅ
The act of taking nutrients, knowledge, or information into the body or mind. A formal word used in forms like 「栄養を摂取する」「情報を摂取する」, mainly referring to intentional intake for health or learning.
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N2
絶体絶命
ぜったいぜつめい
A situation in which one is utterly cornered with no means of escape. A four-character idiom. A formal word used in forms like 「絶体絶命のピンチ」「絶体絶命の状況」, emphasizing a critical situation.
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N4
説明
せつめい
To explain something in detail so it can be understood.
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N4
背中
せなか
back. The back side of the body, from the waist to the shoulders.
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N2
是非
ぜひ
A judgment of whether something is good or bad, right or wrong. A formal word used in forms like 「是非を問う」「是非を論じる」. It shares its reading and characters with the adverb 「ぜひ」 (by all means) but differs in usage; here it is treated as a noun.
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N4
背広
せびろ
A set of jacket and trousers worn by men for work.
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N4
線
せん
line. A long, thin, continuous mark.
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N2
旋回
せんかい
The act of turning in a circular path. Particularly refers to airplanes or birds tracing arcs in the air. A formal word used in forms like 「上空を旋回する」, applied to rotational motion in the air or above.
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N2
先行
せんこう
Going ahead of others. Doing something before the scheduled time. A formal word used in forms like 「先行研究」「販売に先行する」「先行発売」, with the meaning of being positioned earlier in time or order.
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N2
繊細
せんさい
Delicate and keen in sense or feeling. Finely and elegantly made in object construction. A formal word used in forms like 「繊細な感性」「繊細な細工」, used for both human sensibilities and the construction of objects.
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N2
宣誓
せんせい
The solemn vow in an official setting to tell the truth or to fulfill duties. A formal word used in forms like 「宣誓する」「選手宣誓」 in official contexts such as courts, ceremonies, or athletic competitions.
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N4
全然
ぜんぜん
Followed by a negative, an intensifying word meaning "not at all." Example: 「全然わからない」 (I don't understand at all).
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N4
戦争
せんそう
war. Countries fighting each other using weapons.
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N2
先入観
せんにゅうかん
A fixed view or impression held even before actual encounter. A formal word used in forms like 「先入観を持つ」「先入観にとらわれる」, often expressing in a negative sense the preconceptions that distort judgment.
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N2
専念
せんねん
The act of dedicating oneself to one thing alone, without doing other things. A formal word used in forms like 「研究に専念する」「治療に専念する」, with the meaning of devoting all one's effort to a particular activity for a fixed period.
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N4
先輩
せんぱい
A person who entered a school or company before oneself. The antonym is 「後輩」 (junior).
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N2, N4
専門
せんもん
To study or research one thing deeply. Example: 「専門は経済です」 (my specialty is economics).
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N2
走行
そうこう
The action of vehicles running. The subjects are means of transport with engines or wheels, such as cars, trains, or bicycles. Used in forms like 「車両が高速で走行する」. Not used for scenes of people or animals running.
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