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N2, N3
演技
えんぎ
acting. When an actor, etc., performs a role. Example: 「演技がうまい」 (good at acting). Also used to mean behavior that hides one's true feelings, as in 「あの涙は演技だ」 (those tears were an act).
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N2
縁組
えんぐみ
A word for establishing a family relationship through marriage, adoption, and the like. Used as in「養子縁組」「縁組を結ぶ」. A somewhat formal word used in contexts related to law and family registers; in everyday conversation, the words「結婚」or「養子」are used separately instead.
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N2
遠景
えんけい
The scenery seen in the distance. Used as in 「遠景に山が見える」 or 「遠景を描く」, indicating the part of a landscape positioned far away in the composition of a painting, photograph, or written description. The antonym is 「近景」.
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N2
援助
えんじょ
To help someone in trouble by providing effort or resources.
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N2
炎症
えんしょう
A reaction in which body tissue swells red and is accompanied by heat and pain due to injury or infection. Used as in 「炎症を起こす」 or 「炎症が治まる」. A word frequently appearing in medical and health contexts, and also commonly used in daily life.
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N2
演じる
えんじる
To take on and express a role or part, or to end up doing something that draws people's attention. Used in expressions like 「主役を演じる」 or 「茶番を演じる」. Besides roles in plays and films, it has a metaphorical usage for negative actions, as in 「醜態を演じる」.
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N3
演説
えんぜつ
speech. To speak one's opinion or claim in front of a large audience. Example: 「選挙演説」 (election speech), 「演説会」 (speech rally).
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N3
演奏
えんそう
musical performance. To play music using an instrument. Example: 「ピアノを演奏する」 (to play the piano), 「演奏会」 (concert).
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N2
縁談
えんだん
Discussions about marriage, or marriage proposals. Used as in 「縁談を持ち込む」 or 「縁談が破談になる」. A formal word mainly referring to arranged marriages involving a third party, or marriages between families.
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N2
縁日
えんにち
A day said to have a special connection with a particular deity or Buddha at a shrine or temple. Also refers to the festival or market held on that day. A word familiar as a feature of old downtown areas, used as in「縁日に出かける」「縁日の屋台」.
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N5
鉛筆
えんぴつ
pencil. A tool for writing letters or drawing pictures. Can be erased with an eraser.
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N2
円満
えんまん
A state of being harmonious and settled without friction. Used in expressions like 「円満な家庭」 and 「円満に解決する」.
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N2
遠路
えんろ
A long road or distant journey. 「遠路はるばる」 is a set phrase used in greetings like 「遠路はるばるお越しいただく」 to express gratitude to someone who has come from afar. In modern usage, it is almost exclusively used in this idiomatic expression.
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N2
老い
おい
Growing old; also, the weakening of mind and body with age. 老いを感じる (feel one's age). The verb form is 老いる.
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N2, N3
追いかける
おいかける
chase. To run after something ahead of you in an attempt to catch up. Example: 「犯人を追いかける」 (to chase the criminal). Also used to mean pursuing something eagerly, as in 「流行を追いかける」 (to chase after trends).
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N2, N5
おいしい
おいしい
delicious. Having a good taste. Example: 「おいしいりょうり」 (delicious food). The spoken word 「うまい」 has the same meaning.
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N2, N3
追いつく
おいつく
catch up. To go after something ahead and come alongside it. Example: 「先頭に追いつく」 (to catch up to the leader). Also used to mean a gap disappearing, as in 「勉強の遅れを取り戻して追いつく」 (to catch up after falling behind in studies).
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N1, N2
老いる
おいる
To grow old, with the mind and body weakening with age. Used as in 「老いた親」. Also used as a noun in the form 「老い」.
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N2
往年
おうねん
The past that has gone by, especially the era when that person or thing was flourishing. Used as in 「往年の名選手」 or 「往年の面影」 in contexts of looking back at past glory or one's prime. Characteristically, it does not refer simply to "the old days," but specifically to a brilliant period in the past.
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N2
応募
おうぼ
To apply in response to a call for applicants.
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N2
往来
おうらい
The coming and going of people and vehicles, or the road on which they travel. Used in expressions like 「人の往来が激しい」 or 「往来で遊ぶな」. A formal word used in contexts about traffic or places.
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N3
終える
おえる
finish. To bring something one was doing to an end. Example: 「仕事を終える」 (to finish work), 「一日を終える」 (to end the day). 「終える」 is used when someone brings something to a close, and 「終わる」 when it comes to an end of its own accord: 「仕事を終える」 versus 「仕事が終わる」. A somewhat formal word.
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N5
多い
おおい
A state where a number or amount is large. Example: 「人が多い」 (there are many people). The antonym is 「少ない」 (few).
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N3
大いに
おおいに
greatly. To a large degree. Example: 「大いに楽しむ」 (to greatly enjoy oneself), 「大いに期待する」 (to have high expectations). Used in written language or formal speech.
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N2
覆う
おおう
To cover something from above and hide it, enveloping the whole. Used for situations where something is broadly enveloped over a surface, like cloth or snow.
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N1, N2
大柄
おおがら
A state of having a body larger than ordinary. Used as in 「大柄な男性」 or 「大柄な体格」 to express that a person's build is large. Also used in the meaning of large patterns on cloth or designs.
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N5
大きい
おおきい
big. A state where the shape, number, sound, etc., of something is above normal. Example: 「大きい家」 (a big house), 「大きい声」 (a loud voice). The antonym is 「小さい」 (small).
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N5
大きな
おおきな
Having the same meaning as 「大きい」, but only used in the form before a noun. Used as in 「大きな木」 (a big tree), and cannot be used at the end of a sentence.
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N2
大げさ
おおげさ
A state of showing or expressing things in a way that is exaggerated beyond reality. Used as in 「大げさに騒ぐ」 or 「大げさな身振り」. Carries the nuance that the speaker feels it is excessive.
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N5
大勢
おおぜい
Being many people. Used only for people, not things. The same 「大勢」 read as 「たいせい」 is a different word referring to the overall course of a situation.
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N3
大家
おおや
landlord. The owner of a rental house or apartment. Example: 「大家さんに家賃を払う」 (to pay rent to the landlord). The side that rents the property out is the 「大家」, while the side that rents it and lives there is the 「店子」 or 「借り主」 (tenant). The same 「大家」 read as 「たいか」 is a different word referring to a person who is outstanding in a particular field.
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N5
お母さん
おかあさん
A word for calling one's mother. Also used to refer to someone else's mother. When talking to others about one's own mother, 「母」 is used.
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N3, N4
おかげ
おかげ
When someone's help or a good influence becomes the source of a good result. It is almost always used in the form 「〜のおかげで」, and 「おかげ」 is rarely used on its own. Example:「先生のおかげで、ごうかくしました」(thanks to my teacher, I passed). In greetings, the set form 「おかげさまで」 is used to thank someone who has been concerned about you. For a bad result 「せい」 is used instead, but 「おかげ」 is sometimes used on purpose for a bad result, to blame someone sarcastically. It is written 「お陰」 in kanji, but hiragana is normal.
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N5
お菓子
おかし
Sweets and similar items eaten for pleasure between meals. A polite form adding 「お」 to 「菓子」.
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N2, N4
おかしい
おかしい
A state that makes one want to laugh. Also used to mean something unusual and strange. Example: 「あじがおかしい」 (the taste is off).
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N2
侵す
おかす
To wrongfully intrude on another person's territory or rights and cause harm. Although read the same way, 「冒す」 is used for facing danger and 「犯す」 for committing a crime. Note that the kanji changes depending on the meaning.
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N5
お金
おかね
money. Something used when buying things.
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N3
沖
おき
A place far from the shore in the sea or a lake. Example: 「沖に船が見える」 (a ship can be seen offshore), 「沖に出て魚をとる」 (to go out to sea to fish).
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N2
置き去り
おきざり
To leave a person or thing behind at a place and go away. Used in expressions like 「置き去りにされる」 and 「問題を置き去りにする」.
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N4, N5
起きる
おきる
To get up from lying down. To wake up. Example: 「毎朝七時に起きる」 (to wake up at 7 every morning). Also used to mean an event occurring, as in 「じこが起きる」 (an accident occurs).
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N3
奥
おく
A place that is far and deep from the entrance. Example: 「部屋の奥」 (the back of a room), 「山の奥」 (deep in the mountains). There is also the expression 「奥が深い」 (having great depth, not easily mastered).
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N2, N5
置く
おく
put. To place something somewhere, or leave it as is. Example: 「つくえの上に本を置く」 (to put a book on a desk).
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N5
奥さん
おくさん
A word for referring to another person's wife. Not used for one's own wife.
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N2
臆病
おくびょう
The nature or state of being easily frightened even by trivial matters. Used as in 「臆病な性格」 or 「臆病風に吹かれる」. A na-adjective, used in the forms 「臆病だ」 or 「臆病な」. The antonym of 「大胆」.
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N2
お蔵入り
おくらいり
For a plan or work to be shelved without being realized or released. Used in expressions like 「企画がお蔵入りになる」.
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N3
贈る
おくる
present. To give someone something with feelings of gratitude or celebration. Example: 「花束を贈る」 (to give a bouquet of flowers), 「記念品を贈る」 (to give a commemorative gift). The homophone 「送る」 means to move an object or person, as in 「荷物を送る」 (to send a package), and is written differently.
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N2
怠る
おこたる
A verb meaning to lazily fail to do what one ought to do. Used in situations of not fulfilling duties one is supposed to carry out, as in「注意を怠る」「義務を怠る」. While「怠ける」(using the same kanji) carries the general meaning of "being lazy to take it easy,"「怠る」is used with the nuance of failing to fulfill an obligation.
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N5
お酒
おさけ
A drink made from rice, etc., for adults to drink. Beer and wine are also collectively called 「お酒」.
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N2, N3
幼い
おさない
Being young in age. Example: 「幼い子ども」 (a young child). Also used to mean being childish for one's age, as in 「考えが幼い」 (a childish way of thinking).
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N2
おざなり
おざなり
To deal with something carelessly, just to get by for the moment. Used in expressions like 「おざなりな対応」 and 「おざなりに済ませる」. It is easily confused with 「なおざり」, but the difference is that おざなり means "doing something, but carelessly," while なおざり means "neglecting it entirely."
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