Please (go ahead). A word said when offering or urging someone to do something. 「どうぞ、お入りください」(please, come in).
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N3到着とうちゃく
arrival. To reach one's destination. Example: 「到着時間」 (arrival time). The antonym is 「出発」 (departure).
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N5動物どうぶつ
animal. A living creature that can move.
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N3, N5どうもどうも
A spoken way of saying 「ありがとう」 (thank you). Also used as in 「どうもすみません」 (I'm so sorry).
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N3, N5遠いとおい
far. A state where the distance is great. The antonym is 「近い」 (near).
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N5十日とおか
the 10th day; ten days. The tenth day of the month. It can also mean a period of ten days. It is the form made by adding 「か」 to 「とお」, and it is not read 「じゅうにち」.
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N3都会とかい
A lively town where many people gather. Example: 「都会の生活」 (city life). The antonym is 「田舎」 (countryside).
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N5時とき
time; occasion. In the form 「〜のとき」, it indicates the occasion when something happens, or that period. It is used as in 「子どもの時」 or 「ひまな時」. When this kanji is read 「じ」, it becomes a unit of clock time, as in 「三時」. 「時間」 indicates a length of time, while 「とき」 points to a moment or an occasion.
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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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N3独身どくしん
Not being married. Example: 「独身生活」 (single life).
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N3特徴とくちょう
A point that stands out and differs from others. Example: 「この町の特徴」 (a characteristic of this town).
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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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N5時計とけい
clock. A tool for telling time.
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N5どこどこ
where. A word for asking about a place.
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N3, N5所ところ
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年とし
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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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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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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N5どなたどなた
A polite way of saying 「だれ」.
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N5隣となり
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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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虎とら
tiger. A large cat-family animal with a yellow and black striped pattern.
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N5鳥とり
bird. An animal that flies through the sky.
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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泥どろ
mud. Soil that has become soft from mixing with water. Example: 「泥だらけ」 (covered in mud).
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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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N3, 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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N3仲なか
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中なか
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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