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N2
追及
ついきゅう
Strictly questioning responsibility, fault, or additional crimes. Used in contexts of pursuing the wrongdoing of people or organizations, as in 「責任を追及する」「余罪を追及する」. The objects are mainly people, responsibility, or facts.
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N2
追究
ついきゅう
Deeply investigating and clarifying the essence or truth of something. Often used in academic and artistic contexts, as in 「真理を追究する」「本質を追究する」.
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N5
一日
ついたち
The first day of the month. Example: "一月一日" (January 1st). Read as "いちにち," it means one full day, from morning to night.
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N2
通称
つうしょう
A name commonly used in society rather than the official name. Used in the form 「通称〜と呼ばれる」, close to a nickname or short name but with a somewhat public tone.
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N2
通例
つうれい
A general practice or custom that is commonly followed. Used in expressions such as 「通例〜である」「通例に従う」 to indicate a habitual way of doing things. Also often used adverbially in formal style.
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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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N2, N3
つかむ
つかむ
To firmly grip and hold something with one's hand. Example: 「ロープをつかむ」 (to grab a rope). Also used to mean seizing an opportunity or someone's heart, as in 「チャンスをつかむ」 (to seize a chance). Written with the kanji 「掴む」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is usually written in hiragana.
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N5
疲れる
つかれる
For the strength of one's body or mind to run out. Example: 「しごとで疲れる」 (to get tired from work).
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N4
月
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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N5
次
つぎ
The thing that comes after the current one. Example: 「次の駅」 (the next station).
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N2
付き添う
つきそう
Staying beside someone to care for the sick or for children. Used in contexts of accompanying while supporting the other party, as in 「患者に付き添う」「子供に付き添う」.
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N2
突き止める
つきとめる
To investigate or pursue something until a hidden fact or cause becomes clear.
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N2
尽きる
つきる
Something one had or a state that was continuing being completely depleted. It describes a state of something disappearing without remainder, used in expressions such as 「体力が尽きる」「話題が尽きない」.
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N4
付く
つく
For one thing to become attached to another so that they do not separate. Example:「よごれが付く」(dirt gets on something).
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N3, N5
着く
つく
arrive. To reach one's intended destination. Example: 「駅に着く」 (to arrive at the station).
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N5
机
つくえ
desk. A table for reading books or writing.
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N2
尽くす
つくす
Pouring out all of one's strength and sincerity. Used in expressions such as 「力を尽くす」「手を尽くす」「家族のために尽くす」 in contexts of devoting all one's efforts toward the object of effort or dedication.
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N2
償う
つぐなう
To make up for damage one has caused or a crime one has committed, through money, goods, or actions.
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N2
造り
つくり
The structure or construction of a building or object. Used as a noun describing how something is made, as in 「頑丈な造り」「しっかりした造り」.
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N3, N5
作る
つくる
make. To newly create something that did not exist. Example: 「りょうりを作る」 (to make food/cook).
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N2
付け加える
つけくわえる
Adding something to what already exists to supplement it. Often used in contexts of adding to a remark or content, as in 「説明を付け加える」「一言付け加える」.
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N4
漬ける
つける
To put vegetables, etc., into salt or the like and leave them. Example:「やさいを漬ける」(to pickle vegetables).
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N4
都合
つごう
The circumstances of whether something is convenient to do. Example: 「都合が悪い」 (inconvenient).
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N4
伝える
つたえる
To convey a story or feeling to another person.
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N4
続く
つづく
For the same thing to keep happening without a break. Example:「雨が続く」(the rain continues). The paired word is「続ける（つづける）」(to continue something).
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N4
続ける
つづける
To keep doing the same thing without stopping.
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N4
包む
つつむ
To cover something with cloth or paper, etc. Example: 「プレゼントを包む」 (to wrap a present).
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N5
勤める
つとめる
To work at a company, etc. Example: 「銀行に勤める」 (to work at a bank).
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N2
繋がり
つながり
The relationship or bond that exists between people or between things. Used as a noun for relationships or ties, as in 「地域との繋がり」「友人との繋がり」.
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N2
翼
つばさ
The wings that birds or airplanes use to fly, as in 「鳥が翼を広げる」(a bird spreads its wings) or 「飛行機の翼」(the wings of an airplane). By extension, it is also used metaphorically for the power to fly freely, or for the function of protecting and sheltering someone. It is used with meanings such as liberation, flight, and protection, as in 「希望の翼」(wings of hope), 「翼を授ける」(to grant wings), or 「親の翼の下」(under a parent's wings).
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N2
潰す
つぶす
Destroying the shape of something so it cannot be used, or wasting time or plans. Used for both physical destruction and metaphorical nullification, as in 「空き缶を潰す」「時間を潰す」「計画を潰す」.
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N2
呟く
つぶやく
Saying something in a low voice as if to oneself. Used in expressions such as 「文句を呟く」「何かを呟く」 to describe speaking softly enough not to be heard by others. Recently also used for short posts on social media.
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N4
妻
つま
wife. A woman's own partner, from a married woman's perspective.
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N2
躓く
つまずく
Striking one's foot against something and stumbling, or failing partway through something. Used in both concrete senses, as in 「石に躓く」, and metaphorical senses, as in 「計画が躓く」.
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N3, N5
つまらない
つまらない
Not fun, not interesting. The antonym is 「面白い」 (interesting).
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N2, N3
詰まる
つまる
For something to become full and blocked. Example: 「鼻が詰まる」 (one's nose gets stuffy), 「予定が詰まっている」 (one's schedule is packed). 「言葉に詰まる」 means to suddenly be unable to find words. 「詰める」 is used when a person packs things in without gaps, while 「詰まる」 is used when something becomes full and blocked: compare 「予定を詰める」 with 「予定が詰まる」.
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N2
罪
つみ
An act that goes against law or morality, or the responsibility one bears toward others. A noun referring to such a blameworthy act or that responsibility, used in expressions such as 「罪を犯す」「罪を償う」.
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N2
積み重ねる
つみかさねる
Successively piling up things and accumulating them. Used in contexts of gradually increasing experience or effort, as in 「経験を積み重ねる」「努力を積み重ねる」.
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N2
積み立て
つみたて
Saving up money little by little on a regular basis for the future. Used in expressions such as 「積み立てをする」「積み立て預金」 in contexts of systematically accumulating money.
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N2
摘み取る
つみとる
To pluck buds, flowers, or fruit of a plant with one's fingers. Used as in「茶を摘み取る」(to pick tea leaves),「いちごを摘み取る」(to pick strawberries). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean removing something undesirable at an early stage, as in「悪の芽を摘み取る」(to nip evil in the bud).
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N2, N3
積む
つむ
To pile things up on top of each other. Example: 「荷物を積む」 (to load luggage). Also used to mean building up experience repeatedly, as in 「経験を積む」 (to gain experience).
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N5
冷たい
つめたい
Cold (to the touch). Feeling a low temperature when touching something. 「冷たい水」(cold water). For weather, 「寒い」is used.
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N2, N3
詰める
つめる
To pack things into a container without any gaps. Example: 「かばんに服を詰める」 (to pack clothes into a bag). Also used to mean narrowing a gap, as in 「席を詰める」 (to move seats closer together). 「詰める」 is used when a person packs things in without gaps, while 「詰まる」 is used when something becomes full and blocked: compare 「予定を詰める」 with 「予定が詰まる」.
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N4
つもり
つもり
An intention or plan to do something. Example: 「あした行くつもりです」 (I intend to go tomorrow).
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N2
積もる
つもる
Snow, dust, or fatigue piling up little by little and increasing. It describes a state of natural accumulation, used in expressions such as 「雪が積もる」「疲れが積もる」.
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N3, N5
強い
つよい
A state where strength is great. The antonym is 「弱い」 (weak).
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N2
連なる
つらなる
Continuing in a long line. It describes a state of similar things lined up in a row, as in 「山々が連なる」「家々が連なる」.
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N2
貫く
つらぬく
To pierce something through from one end to the other. Used as in「矢が的を貫く」(an arrow pierces the target),「トンネルが山を貫く」(a tunnel runs through a mountain). By extension, it is also used to mean holding fast to one's beliefs or convictions to the end without changing them, as in「初志を貫く」(to stay true to one's original intent),「信念を貫く」(to stand by one's convictions).
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N2
釣り合う
つりあう
A state in which two things are at roughly the same level and balanced. Used in contexts of equal size, quantity, or quality, as in 「収入と支出が釣り合う」「力が釣り合う」.
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