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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N5図書館としょかん
library. A place where one can read or borrow books.
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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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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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N4途中とちゅう
The middle point of doing or going somewhere. Example: 「学校へ行く途中」 (on the way to school).
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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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N4特急とっきゅう
A train faster than an express, stopping at fewer stations.
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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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N5どっちどっち
A casual way of saying 「どちら」.
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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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N3, N5とてもとても
very. A state where the degree of something is great.
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N2届け出とどけで
Formally submitting necessary matters to public agencies such as government offices or the police. Used in expressions such as 「出生届」「転居届」.
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N4届けるとどける
To carry something to a designated person or place.
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N2整うととのう
The necessary conditions or state coming together properly. Used in expressions such as 「準備が整う」「体調が整う」.
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N2調うととのう
A negotiation or discussion being settled and reaching agreement. Used in expressions such as 「縁談が調う」「交渉が調う」. Used in a meaning distinguished from 「整う」.
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N2唱えるとなえる
To say words aloud. Used as in「念仏を唱える」(to chant a Buddhist prayer),「呪文を唱える」(to recite a spell). By extension, it is also used to mean publicly stating one's argument or view, as in「異議を唱える」(to raise an objection),「新説を唱える」(to advance a new theory). It is a somewhat formal word used in academic and discussion settings.
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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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N2怒鳴るどなる
Speaking in a loud voice as if shouting, or scolding with a raised voice. Used in expressions such as 「怒鳴り声」「部下を怒鳴る」.
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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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N2, N5飛ぶとぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.
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N2乏しいとぼしい
The necessary amount or degree being lacking. Used in expressions such as 「資源に乏しい」「経験が乏しい」.
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N4泊まるとまる
To spend the night at a hotel or someone's home, etc.
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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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N2富とみ
Large amounts of money and assets, or wealth itself. Used in expressions such as 「富を築く」「富の偏在」. A formal word used in contexts discussing economy or society.
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N2富むとむ
To have abundant wealth and prosperity. Used as in「国が富む」(the country grows wealthy),「富める者」(the wealthy). By extension, it is also used to mean having a particular quality or element in abundance, combined with abstract nouns as in「変化に富む」(rich in variety),「経験に富む」(rich in experience).
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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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N5鳥とり
bird. An animal that flies through the sky.
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N2取り扱うとりあつかう
Processing matters or handling goods as merchandise. Used in expressions such as 「苦情を取り扱う」「輸入品を取り扱う」.
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N2取り入れるとりいれる
Accepting and utilizing things from outside as one's own. Used in expressions such as 「新技術を取り入れる」.
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N4取り替えるとりかえる
To change something one has for a different thing. Example:「電池を取り替える」(to replace a battery).
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N2取り囲むとりかこむ
Surrounding the area with many people or things. Used in expressions such as 「記者が取り囲む」「敵に取り囲まれる」.
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N2取り組むとりくむ
Seriously facing a task or problem and putting in effort. Used in expressions such as 「問題に取り組む」.
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N2取り壊すとりこわす
Demolishing and removing a building or structure. Used in expressions such as 「古い家を取り壊す」. Used for architectural structures.
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N2取り締まるとりしまる
Monitoring and apprehending acts that violate laws or rules. Used in expressions such as 「違法行為を取り締まる」.
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N2取り次ぐとりつぐ
Conveying one party's matter to another, or standing in the middle as a go-between. Used in expressions such as 「電話を取り次ぐ」「伝言を取り次ぐ」.
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N5鶏肉とりにく
Chicken meat. Also called 「チキン」.
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N2取り除くとりのぞく
Removing what gets in the way or is unnecessary. Used in expressions such as 「障害を取り除く」「不安を取り除く」.
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N2取り寄せるとりよせる
Ordering from a distant shop or supplier and having goods delivered to oneself. Used in expressions such as 「カタログを取り寄せる」.
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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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N4泥棒どろぼう
thief. A bad person who secretly steals other people's things.
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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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N2問屋とんや
A business that purchases goods in bulk from producers and wholesales them to retail shops. Used as in 「青果問屋」「酒問屋」「問屋街」, often with the type of goods handled placed before the name. Standing between producers and retailers to handle distribution, it has played an important role in the history of Japanese commerce. The idiom 「そうは問屋が卸さない」 is used to mean "things will not go as one wishes."
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N2内定ないてい
An informal internal decision made before the formal announcement. Used as in「就職の内定」or「内定を取り消す」.
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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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N4直るなおる
For a bad part to become good. Example: 「こしょうが直る」 (a malfunction is fixed). When fixing it oneself, 「直す」 is used. Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「治る」 (for an illness or injury to get better), and others.
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N4治るなおる
For an illness or injury to get better. Example: 「かぜが治る」 (a cold gets better). 「直る」 is used for fixing machines or objects, a different meaning.