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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N4 世界 せかい
world. The whole earth, all countries and people.

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N4 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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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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N4 背広 せびろ
A set of jacket and trousers worn by men for work.

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N4 せん
line. A long, thin, continuous mark.

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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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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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N4 相談 そうだん
To discuss a troubling matter or something one wants to decide, with another person.

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N4 育てる そだてる
To raise a child, animal, or plant, etc., to grow.

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N4 卒業 そつぎょう
To finish all of one's studies at a school. The antonym is 「入学」 (enrollment).

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N4 祖父 そふ
One's father's or mother's father. Grandfather.

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N4 祖母 そぼ
One's father's or mother's mother. Grandmother.

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N4 退院 たいいん
To leave the hospital after an illness or injury has healed. The antonym is 「入院」 (hospitalization).

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N4 大学生 だいがくせい
university student. A student studying at a university.

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N4 大事 だいじ
A state of being very important. Example: 「お体を大事にしてください」 (please take care of yourself).

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N4 大体 だいたい
roughly. Not in detail, approximately.

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N4 大分 だいぶ
considerably. Quite a lot, more than expected. It is usually written in hiragana as 「だいぶ」.

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N4 台風 たいふう
typhoon. A large storm accompanied by strong wind and rain.

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N4, N5 大変 たいへん
A state of something being very difficult or hard. Example: 「大変な仕事」 (a difficult job). Also used to mean "very."

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N4 倒れる たおれる
For something standing to fall over. Example: 「木が倒れる」 (a tree falls). Also used to mean becoming unable to move due to illness.

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N4 確か たしか
A state of being certain. Also used to express that one doesn't remember clearly but thinks it's probably so. Example: 「確か明日だったと思う」 (I think it was probably tomorrow).

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N4 足す たす
To increase a number, to add. Example: 「1に2を足す」 (to add 2 to 1).

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N4 訪ねる たずねる
To go visit a person's home or a place. Example: 「友達の家を訪ねる」 (to visit a friend's house). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「尋ねる」 (to ask someone about something one doesn't know), and others.

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N4 尋ねる たずねる
To ask a person about something one doesn't know. Example: 「道を尋ねる」 (to ask for directions). 「訪ねる」 means to go, while 「尋ねる」 means to ask; the meanings differ.

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N4 正しい ただしい
A state of having no mistakes. Fitting the rules. The antonym is 「間違っている」 (mistaken).

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N4 たたみ
A mat made of straw, laid on the floor of a Japanese room.

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N4 立てる たてる
To place something upright. Example: 「かんばんを立てる」 (to put up a sign). Also used to mean making a plan, as in 「よていを立てる」 (to make a schedule). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「建てる」 (to build a house or building), and others.

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N3, N4 建てる たてる
To construct a house or building, etc. Example: 「家を建てる」 (to build a house). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「立てる」 (to place something upright; to make a plan), and others.

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N4 例えば たとえば
for example. A word used when giving a specific example to explain something.

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N4 たな
shelf. A platform made of a board, for placing things on.

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N4 楽しみ たのしみ
To look forward to something that will happen, with a happy feeling. Example: 「旅行が楽しみだ」 (looking forward to the trip).

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N4 楽しむ たのしむ
To do something with a happy feeling. Example: 「音楽を楽しむ」 (to enjoy music).

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N4, N5 頼む たのむ
To ask a person to do something one wants. Example: 「仕事を頼む」 (to ask someone to do a job).

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N4 駄目 だめ
A state of something not being allowed. Also used to mean something not going well. Example: 「駄目だった」 (it didn't work out).

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N3, N4 足りる たりる
For a necessary number or amount to be sufficient. Example: 「お金が足りない」 (not enough money).

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N4 男性 だんせい
man. A polite way of referring to a male person.

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N4 暖房 だんぼう
To warm a room, or the machine that does so. The antonym is 「冷房」 (cooling).

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N2, N4
blood. The red liquid that flows through the body.

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N3〜N5 近い ちかい
near. A state where the distance is small. Also used for a short amount of time. The antonym is 「遠い」 (far).

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N4 注意 ちゅうい
To be careful. To tell someone not to do something bad.

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N4 中学校 ちゅうがっこう
junior high school. The school one attends after elementary school.

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N4 注射 ちゅうしゃ
To put medicine into the body with a needle.

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N4 駐車場 ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot. A place where cars are left.

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N4 地理 ちり
geography. The features of the land, such as mountains, rivers, and the locations of countries and towns.

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N2, N4, N5 使う つかう
use. To handle something for a certain purpose. Example: 「はさみを使う」 (to use scissors).

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N4 捕まえる つかまえる
To chase and catch something that is running away. Example:「どろぼうを捕まえる」(to catch a thief).

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N4 つき
moon. The round thing seen in the sky at night. In the form 「〜か月」 it also means a unit of time. The names of the months are いちがつ・にがつ・さんがつ・しがつ・ごがつ・ろくがつ・しちがつ・はちがつ・くがつ・じゅうがつ…, where 4 is read 「しがつ」, 7 is read 「しちがつ」 and 9 is read 「くがつ」.

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