Going along with another's opinion or action and taking the same position. Used in expressions such as 「多数派に同調する」.
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N1透徹とうてつ
Describing something clear and logically consistent. Used in expressions such as 「透徹した論理」「透徹した目」. Often used for human thought or gaze.
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N1貴いとうとい
Being very high in value and worthy of being treasured. Used in expressions such as 「貴い命」「貴い教え」. A word that praises the value of things, matters, or actions.
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N1尊ぶとうとぶ
Treating something valuable with respect. Used in expressions such as 「命を尊ぶ」「伝統を尊ぶ」. Also read as 「たっとぶ」.
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N1踏破とうは
Walking through a long and rugged distance to the end. Used in contexts of mountain climbing or long-distance walking journeys. Used in expressions such as 「山脈を踏破する」.
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N1同伴どうはん
Acting together while accompanying someone. Mainly used in contexts of bringing someone along in public or formal settings. Used in expressions such as 「配偶者同伴」「保護者同伴」.
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N1逃避とうひ
Escaping from difficulties or unpleasant matters and avoiding them. Used in expressions such as 「現実逃避」「責任からの逃避」. Mostly used as undesirable behavior.
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N2同封どうふう
To put something else into an envelope along with a letter.
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N1投与とうよ
Giving medicine to a patient. A medical specialist term referring to the act of doctors or nurses administering medicine to a patient. Used in expressions such as 「薬を投与する」「過剰投与」.
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N1盗用とうよう
Using another's work or ideas without permission. A formal word used in copyright and intellectual property contexts. Used in expressions such as 「論文を盗用する」.
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N2動揺どうよう
Feelings or situations becoming unstable and being shaken. Used in expressions such as 「心が動揺する」「株価の動揺」.
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N1棟梁とうりょう
The master carpenter, or a central figure leading a group. Used in expressions such as 「一家の棟梁」「大工の棟梁」.
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N1当惑とうわく
Not knowing what to do and being at a loss. Used in expressions such as 「突然の質問に当惑する」.
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N2遠ざかるとおざかる
Distance or a relationship gradually becoming more removed, also becoming estranged. Used as in 「友人と遠ざかる」「政治から遠ざかる」.
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N1遠ざけるとおざける
Putting distance between oneself and people or things, or not letting them come close. Used in expressions such as 「酒を遠ざける」「悪い仲間を遠ざける」.
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N1咎とが
A fault or a point worthy of blame. Used in expressions such as 「何の咎もない」「咎を負う」. The noun form of 「咎める」, still found in written language today.
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N1度外視どがいし
Not treating something as a problem and not taking it into consideration. Used in contexts of disregarding what should originally be considered important, as in 「採算を度外視する」.
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N1とかくとかく
An adverb meaning "in various ways" or "apt to." Used as in 「とかくの噂」 and 「とかく批判されやすい」. A somewhat formal written word. In kanji it is written 「兎角」, but this is ateji (phonetic kanji), and it is generally written in hiragana.
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N1咎めるとがめる
Pointing out another's fault and reproaching them. Used in expressions such as 「遅刻を咎める」「良心が咎める」. Also used when one's own conscience aches.
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N1尖るとがる
Means for a tip to become thin and sharp, or for nerves and emotions to become edgy and sensitive. Used as in 「鉛筆の先が尖る」 and 「神経が尖る」. Also often written in hiragana as 「とがる」.
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N2度胸どきょう
Strength of spirit that allows one to face something without fear and stay calm.
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N2途切れるとぎれる
Something that was continuing being temporarily interrupted. Used in expressions such as 「会話が途切れる」「電波が途切れる」.
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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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N2特異とくい
A characteristic differing from the ordinary and standing out in a special way. Used in expressions such as 「特異な才能」「特異な現象」. Used in formal written language.
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N1独裁どくさい
One powerful person ruling an entire country or organization at will. Used as a political term, mostly accompanied by negative evaluation. Used in expressions such as 「独裁政権」.
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N1得策とくさく
A wise course of action that is profitable. A formal word mostly used in the negative form 「〜は得策ではない」.
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N2特産とくさん
A product that is specially produced in a certain region, unique to that area. Used in expressions such as 「地元の特産品」.
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N1篤実とくじつ
Being warmhearted and sincere. Used in expressions such as 「篤実な人柄」「温厚篤実」. A formal word used to praise a person's character.
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N1得心とくしん
Being fully convinced and accepting something. Used in expressions such as 「得心がいく」「得心する」. Used in somewhat formal written language. 「得」 is read on as 「とく」.
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N1独善どくぜん
Being convinced that only oneself is right and not listening to others' opinions. Used in expressions such as 「独善的な態度」. A word accompanied by negative evaluation.
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N1独創どくそう
Creating something new through one's own thinking rather than imitating others. Used in expressions such as 「独創的な作品」.
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N1特段とくだん
An adverb and na-adjective meaning 「especially」 or 「particularly」. Used in expressions such as 「特段の配慮」「特段問題ない」. Also often used in negative sentences.
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N1独白どくはく
Speaking one's own thoughts aloud while alone. Used as a theatrical term or in contexts referring to inner monologue in novels. Used in expressions such as 「舞台上での独白」.
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N1特筆とくひつ
Being so excellent as to deserve special mention apart from others. Used in expressions such as 「特筆すべき点」「特筆に値する」.
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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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N1特例とくれい
Special treatment recognized as an exception, departing from usual rules or customs. Used in expressions such as 「特例として許可する」.
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N2溶け込むとけこむ
To dissolve and mix into a liquid or gas. Used as in「砂糖が水に溶け込む」(sugar dissolves into water). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean that a person blends into a new environment or group and becomes a natural member of it, as in「新しい学校に溶け込む」(to fit in at a new school).
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N2床とこ
A place prepared for a person to sleep; a bed with bedding laid out. "床につく" means to go to bed and "床を離れる" means to get up, while a state of lying ill for a long time is called "病の床". The same "床" read as "ゆか" is a different word meaning the flat surface at the bottom of a room.
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N2途上とじょう
The middle stage of something, or partway along the road to a destination. Used in expressions such as 「発展途上」「帰宅の途上」.
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N1途絶とぜつ
Something that was continuing being completely cut off. Used in expressions such as 「連絡が途絶する」「補給路の途絶」. Used in written and formal language.
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N1途絶えるとだえる
Something that was continuing being cut off partway and disappearing. Used in expressions such as 「音信が途絶える」「伝統が途絶える」.
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N2途端とたん
The very moment something happens. Used in the form 「〜した途端」. Used in contexts where an unexpected change occurs immediately afterward.
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N1土壇場どたんば
Originally referred to an execution ground built by piling up earth for beheading criminals in the Edo period. From this, the word came to mean a desperate situation in which something has been pushed to its final stage. Used as「土壇場で逆転する」(to turn things around at the last moment) or「土壇場に追い込まれる」(to be cornered).
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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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N1とっさとっさ
A very brief moment, only an instant. Used in expressions such as 「とっさの判断」「とっさに身をかわす」. Used for reflexive actions.
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N1突如とつじょ
A state of something happening suddenly without warning. Used in expressions such as 「突如現れる」「突如始まる」 in contexts of events occurring without prior signs. A formal adverb often used in newspapers, news, and literary writing.
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N1どっしりどっしり
A state of having a sense of weight and stability, or an attitude that remains calm and unshaken. Used in expressions such as 「どっしり構える」「どっしりした椅子」.
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N2突進とっしん
Charging straight ahead toward a target with great force. Used in expressions such as 「敵陣に突進する」「猪が突進する」.
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N2突破とっぱ
To break through a difficulty or obstacle and pass beyond it; also, to exceed a certain quantity.
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N1突破口とっぱこう
A chance or clue to break through a deadlocked situation. Used in expressions such as 「突破口を見いだす」「突破口となる」 in contexts indicating the first clue to overcome a difficult situation.