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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N4 床屋 とこや
barber shop. A shop where one gets one's hair cut.

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N3, N5 ところ
place. A location. Often written in hiragana as 「ところ」.

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N3 登山 とざん
To climb a mountain. Example: 「登山靴」 (hiking boots). The paired expression is 「下山」 (descending a mountain).

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N3 都市 とし
city. A town where many people live and which serves as a center of politics or economy. Example: 「大都市」 (a major city).

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N5 とし
year. A unit for the length of time. It is also used to mean a person's age. When counting years: いちねん・にねん・さんねん・よねん・ごねん…じゅうねん, and 「なんねん」. 4 is read 「よねん」.

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N5 図書館 としょかん
library. A place where one can read or borrow books.

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N3 年寄り としより
A person who has grown old. Often used politely in the form 「お年寄り」.

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N2, N3 土地 とち
land. The ground. Also used to mean a certain area or region, as in 「知らない土地」 (an unfamiliar place).

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N4 途中 とちゅう
The middle point of doing or going somewhere. Example: 「学校へ行く途中」 (on the way to school).

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N5 どちら どちら
A polite way of saying 「どこ」 (where) or 「どっち」 (which). Asks about a direction or which of two things.

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N4 特急 とっきゅう
A train faster than an express, stopping at fewer stations.

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N3 突然 とつぜん
suddenly. Without any warning, all at once. Example: 「突然雨が降り出した」 (it suddenly started raining).

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N5 どっち どっち
A casual way of saying 「どちら」.

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N3, N5 とても とても
very. A state where the degree of something is great.

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N3 届く とどく
For something sent to arrive. Example: 「荷物が届く」 (a package arrives). Also used to mean a hand or voice reaching that far, as in 「手が届く」 (within reach), 「声が届く」 (a voice carries). 「届ける」 is used when a person takes something to the other party, while 「届く」 is used when the thing arrives there: compare 「荷物を届ける」 with 「荷物が届く」.

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N4 届ける とどける
To carry something to a designated person or place.

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N5 どなた どなた
A polite way of saying 「だれ」.

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N5 となり
The seat, house, country, etc., right next to something. Example: 「隣の人」 (the person next door).

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N3 とにかく とにかく
anyway. Setting other things aside, first of all. 「とにかく急ごう」「とにかくやってみよう」. It is also used when saying that, whatever the other points may be, this one point at least is certain. 「この店はとにかく安い」「とにかく人が多かった」 is a way of singling out one characteristic and stating it strongly.

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N5 どの どの
A word for asking which one among several. Used before a noun, as in 「どの本」 (which book).

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N3 飛ばす とばす
To make something fly through the air. Example: 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 (to fly a paper airplane). Also used to mean skipping a part, as in 「ページを飛ばす」 (to skip a page). 「飛ばす」 is used when a person makes something fly, while 「飛ぶ」 is used when it moves through the air on its own: compare 「紙飛行機を飛ばす」 with 「紙飛行機が飛ぶ」.

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N2, N5 飛ぶ とぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.

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N4 泊まる とまる
To spend the night at a hotel or someone's home, etc.

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N3, N5 止まる とまる
For something that was moving to stop moving. Example: 「電車が止まる」 (a train stops).

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N3 泊める とめる
To let someone stay overnight at one's own home, etc. Example: 「友人を家に泊める」 (to let a friend stay at one's house). 「泊める」 is used for the side that takes someone in, while 「泊まる」 is used for the side that spends the night there: compare 「友人を家に泊める」 with 「友人が家に泊まる」. Note the distinction from the homophones 「止める」 and 「留める」.

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N5 友達 ともだち
friend. A person one gets along well with and spends time together with.

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N5 土曜日 どようび
Saturday. One of the days of the week. The day after Friday.

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N3 とら
tiger. A large cat-family animal with a yellow and black striped pattern.

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N5 とり
bird. An animal that flies through the sky.

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N4 取り替える とりかえる
To change something one has for a different thing. Example:「電池を取り替える」(to replace a battery).

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N5 鶏肉 とりにく
Chicken meat. Also called 「チキン」.

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N3 努力 どりょく
effort. To put in effort and work hard for a goal. Example: 「努力が実る」 (one's efforts bear fruit).

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N3, N5 取る とる
take. To hold something with one's hand and bring it toward oneself. Example: 「新聞を取る」 (to get the newspaper).

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N5 撮る とる
To take a photo with a camera. Same reading as 「取る」, but used only for photos.

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N5 どれ どれ
A word for asking which one among three or more things. Example: 「どれがいいですか」 (which one is good?).

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N3 どろ
mud. Soil that has become soft from mixing with water. Example: 「泥だらけ」 (covered in mud).

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N4 泥棒 どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.

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N5 どんな どんな
What kind of. Used before a noun, as in 「どんな人」 (what kind of person).

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N3 内容 ないよう
content. What is contained inside. The substance of a story or piece of writing. Example: 「話の内容」 (the content of a story).

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N4 直す なおす
To fix a bad part and make it good. Example: 「じてんしゃを直す」 (to fix a bicycle). It also means to correct a mistaken part, or to rewrite something one has written. Examples: 「答えを直す」 (to correct an answer), 「作文を直す」 (to revise a composition). It is also used to mean making an illness or an injury better, but in that case it is written 「治す(なおす)」 to distinguish it.

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N4 直る なおる
For a bad part to become good. Example: 「こしょうが直る」 (a malfunction is fixed). When fixing it oneself, 「直す」 is used. Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「治る」 (for an illness or injury to get better), and others.

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N4 治る なおる
For an illness or injury to get better. Example: 「かぜが治る」 (a cold gets better). 「直る」 is used for fixing machines or objects, a different meaning.

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N3 なか
The relationship between people. Example: 「仲がいい」 (to be on good terms), 「仲直り」 (to make up/reconcile).

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N5 なか
inside. The interior side of a thing or place.

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N5 長い ながい
long. A state where the distance from end to end is great. Also used for a long amount of time. The antonym is 「短い」 (short).

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N2, N3 仲間 なかま
A close person one does things together with. Example: 「仕事仲間」 (work colleagues). Also used to mean things belonging to the same category, as in 「トマトは野菜の仲間」 (a tomato belongs to the vegetable family).

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N2, N3 中身 なかみ
What is inside something. Example: 「箱の中身」 (the contents of a box). Also used to mean the substance of a story or plan.

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N3 眺める ながめる
To slowly look at something far away or over a wide area. Example: 「窓から景色を眺める」 (to gaze at the scenery from a window).

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N2, N3 流れる ながれる
For a liquid to move along. Example: 「川が流れる」 (a river flows). Also used to mean time passing, music being heard, or a plan being canceled, as in 「計画が流れる」 (a plan falls through). 「流す」 is used when a person makes water or the like flow, while 「流れる」 is used when it moves along on its own: compare 「水を流す」 with 「水が流れる」.

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N4 泣く なく
To shed tears and express a sad or painful feeling. The antonym is「笑う(わらう)」(to laugh).

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