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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N3
渋滞
じゅうたい
For cars, etc., to get backed up so the flow stops moving smoothly.
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N4
柔道
じゅうどう
judo. A Japanese martial art in which one throws or pins an opponent.
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N4
十分
じゅうぶん
enough. A state of having as much as one wants, with nothing lacking. Example:「時間は十分ある」(there is plenty of time). The homophone「充分（じゅうぶん）」is used with the same meaning.
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N3
重力
じゅうりょく
The force by which the earth pulls objects toward its center. A term learned in science class.
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N4
主人
しゅじん
The head of a household, shop, or the like. It refers to the person at the top of that house or shop. In the past, it meant the most senior person in the house (often the father). It is also used as a polite way to refer to someone else's husband.
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N3
主題
しゅだい
The central idea of a story or work. A theme. The homophone-starting word 「首都」 (capital city) is a different word.
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N3
出血
しゅっけつ
(1) For blood to come out. Example: 「出血を止める」 (to stop the bleeding). (2) To lower a price at the cost of taking a loss. Example: 「出血大サービス」 (a big loss-leader sale).
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N3
首都
しゅと
The town that is the center of a country. The town where a country's government is located. The similarly-starting word 「主題」 (theme) is a different word.
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N4
趣味
しゅみ
hobby. Something one does in one's free time out of liking it.
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N4
紹介
しょうかい
introduction. To tell someone who doesn't know a person or thing about them. Example: 「じこ紹介」 (self-introduction).
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N4
正月
しょうがつ
The special time at the start of the year. January.
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N4
小学校
しょうがっこう
elementary school. A school attended for 6 years starting at age 6.
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N4
小説
しょうせつ
novel. A storybook created by a writer.
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N3
状態
じょうたい
condition. The state of a person or matter at a given time. Example: 「健康状態」 (health condition), 「よい状態を保つ」 (to maintain a good condition).
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N4
招待
しょうたい
invitation. To invite someone to a party or meal, etc.
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N4
承知
しょうち
To understand and accept something. Close in meaning to 「かしこまりました」, also used toward superiors. Example: 「承知しました」 (understood/certainly).
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N4
将来
しょうらい
future. Time yet to come. Example: 「将来のゆめ」 (a future dream).
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N4
食事
しょくじ
meal. Eating breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.
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N4
食堂
しょくどう
A shop or room for eating meals.
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N4
食料品
しょくりょうひん
Food products. Example: 「食料品店」 (a grocery store).
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N4
女性
じょせい
woman. A polite way of referring to a female person.
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N4
知らせる
しらせる
To convey something to a person, letting them know. Example: 「けっかを知らせる」 (to inform of the result).
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N4
調べる
しらべる
To check something one doesn't know, by looking it up in a book or on the internet, etc.
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N2, N4
人口
じんこう
population. The number of people living in a certain country or town.
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N3
真実
しんじつ
The truth, with no lies in it.
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N4
神社
じんじゃ
shrine. A Japanese building where a deity is enshrined.
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N4
親切
しんせつ
kind. To do something for another person's benefit, wholeheartedly.
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N3
新鮮
しんせん
Fish or vegetables being fresh. Also used to mean something novel and lively, as in 「新鮮な驚き」 (a fresh surprise).
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N3
慎重
しんちょう
The state of being careful and not acting rashly. Used in forms like 「慎重に検討する」「慎重な判断」, expressing the careful handling of matters to avoid failure.
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N4
心配
しんぱい
A feeling of unease from thinking something might not go well. Example: 「けんこうが心配だ」 (worried about one's health).
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N4
新聞社
しんぶんしゃ
A company that produces and publishes newspapers.
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N3
図
ず
diagram. Something that shows the structure or relationships of things clearly using lines or drawings. Example: 「図で説明する」 (to explain with a diagram).
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N4
水泳
すいえい
swimming. To swim, and the sport of doing so.
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N4
水道
すいどう
The facility that brings water to homes. Water coming out of a faucet.
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N4
数学
すうがく
mathematics. The subject in which one studies numbers and calculation.
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N3
数字
すうじ
numeral. A character used to represent a number. 1, 2, 3, etc. Also used to mean things related to calculation or statistics, as in 「数字に強い」 (good with numbers).
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N3
姿
すがた
The overall visible form or appearance of a person or thing. Example: 「後ろ姿」 (a view from behind). Also used to mean being present somewhere, as in 「姿を消す」 (to disappear).
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N4
過ぎる
すぎる
To pass a time or place. Example: 「えきを過ぎる」 (to pass a station). Also used to mean an excessive degree, as in 「食べ過ぎる」 (to eat too much).
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N3
空く
すく
to become less crowded, to get hungry. For the people or things inside to decrease so that space opens up. It is used for a decrease in people, as in "電車が空く" (the train becomes less crowded), and also for becoming hungry as food in the stomach decreases, as in "おなかが空く". The same "空く" read as "あく" becomes a different word meaning that a seat or room becomes empty.
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N4, N5
すぐ
すぐ
immediately. A state of something happening without delay. Example: 「すぐ来ます」 (I'll come right away).
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N4
少ない
すくない
A state where a number or amount is small. The antonym is 「多い」 (many).
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N4
凄い
すごい
A state where the degree of something is very great. Used both positively and negatively. Example: 「凄いあめ」 (tremendous rain).
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N3
過ごす
すごす
To spend time living. Example: 「休日を家で過ごす」 (to spend a holiday at home). A person using time is 「過ごす」, while time passing by on its own is 「過ぎる」; they are used as in 「休日を過ごす」 versus 「休日が過ぎる」.
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N4
進む
すすむ
To move forward. Also used to mean study or work progressing.
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N3
勧める
すすめる
recommend. To tell someone that it would be good to do something. Example: 「入会を勧める」 (to recommend joining). When recommending a person or a book, it can also be written 「薦める」. Note the distinction from the homophone 「進める」 (to move forward).
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N2, N3
進める
すすめる
To move something forward. Example: 「車を進める」 (to move a car forward). Also used to mean carrying something to a further stage, as in 「計画を進める」 (to advance a plan). A person moving something forward is 「進める」, while something moving forward on its own is 「進む」; they are used as in 「計画を進める」 versus 「計画が進む」. Note the distinction from the homophone 「勧める」 (to recommend to someone).
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N3
頭痛
ずつう
headache. Having a pain in one's head. Example: 「頭痛がする」 (to have a headache). There is also the expression 「頭痛の種」 (a source of worry).
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N3
すっかり
すっかり
completely. Entirely, with nothing left out. Example: 「すっかり忘れていた」 (had completely forgotten). Also used to mean a state having completely changed, as in 「すっかり秋になった」 (it has completely become autumn).
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N3
既に
すでに
already. A state in which something has already ended or begun by that time. Mostly used in written language; in spoken language, 「もう」 is normal.
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N4
捨てる
すてる
To throw away something unneeded as trash. Example: 「ごみを捨てる」 (to throw away trash).
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