To apply color or medicine, etc., to the surface of something. Example: 「ペンキを塗る」 (to apply paint).
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N4濡れるぬれる
For water, etc., to get on something and make it damp. Example:「雨で服が濡れる」(clothes get wet from the rain).
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N3願うねがう
To wish for something to happen. Example: 「成功を願う」 (to wish for success). Also used to mean asking someone for a favor, as in 「お願いします」 (please/I ask of you).
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N3ねずみねずみ
A small, quick animal that gnaws on things. Written with the kanji 「鼠」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is written in hiragana or katakana.
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N4値段ねだん
price. The amount of money when buying something.
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N4熱ねつ
The heat of an object, or that hot force. Also often used to mean one's body temperature rising due to illness. Example:「熱が出る」(to run a fever).
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N4熱心ねっしん
A state of doing something wholeheartedly and diligently.
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N3熱中ねっちゅう
To become absorbed in one thing. Example: 「ゲームに熱中する」 (to be absorbed in a game).
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N4寝坊ねぼう
To oversleep in the morning. Also, the person who does so.
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N4眠るねむる
To close one's eyes and rest the body, as when sleeping at night.
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N2, N3年代ねんだい
A block of time within an era. Example: 「1990年代」 (the 1990s). Also used to mean people of a similar age, as in 「同年代」 (people of the same generation).
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N3年齢ねんれい
age. A person's number of years. Example: 「年齢を聞く」 (to ask someone's age).
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N3農家のうか
farmer. A household or person whose job is farming. Example: 「農家の人」 (a farming person).
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N3農業のうぎょう
agriculture. An industry involving growing crops or raising livestock on fields.
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N3能力のうりょく
ability. The power to carry something through. Example: 「能力が高い」 (to have high ability).
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N4残るのこる
For something not to disappear and to remain behind. Example:「お金が残る」(money is left over),「りょうりが残る」(food is left over).
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N3乗せるのせる
To place a person or thing on top of a vehicle, etc. Example: 「客を車に乗せる」 (to give a passenger a ride in a car). 「乗せる」 is used when one puts another person or thing onto a vehicle, while 「乗る」 is used when one gets on it oneself: compare 「客を車に乗せる」 with 「客が車に乗る」. Note the distinction from the homophone 「載せる」 (to publish an article in a newspaper, etc.).
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N3望むのぞむ
To wish for something to happen. Example: 「平和を望む」 (to wish for peace). Also used to mean looking out over a distance, as in 「山を望む」 (to have a view of the mountains).
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N4喉のど
throat. The part through which food and air pass, from the back of the mouth.
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N3伸ばすのばす
To make a length or strength greater. Example: 「髪を伸ばす」 (to grow one's hair long), 「背筋を伸ばす」 (to straighten one's back). Also used to mean developing something, as in 「才能を伸ばす」 (to develop one's talent). 「伸ばす」 is used when a person acts to make something longer or greater, while 「伸びる」 is used when it grows on its own: compare 「髪を伸ばす」 with 「髪が伸びる」. When it means extending a deadline, it is written 「延ばす」.
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N2, N3伸びるのびる
For a length or force to become greater. Example: 「髪が伸びる」 (hair grows), 「売り上げが伸びる」 (sales grow). 「伸ばす」 is used when a person acts to make something longer or greater, while 「伸びる」 is used when it grows on its own: compare 「髪を伸ばす」 with 「髪が伸びる」. When it means time lengthening, it is written 「延びる」.
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N3述べるのべる
To state a thought or opinion in words. A literary word; in spoken language, 「言う」 is normal. Example: 「意見を述べる」 (to state an opinion).
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N2, N4飲み込むのみこむ
A verb meaning to take something from the throat into the body, and additionally meaning to grasp a situation or content, or to hold back emotions without showing them. Used broadly as in「薬を飲み込む」「事情を飲み込む」or「涙を飲み込む」.
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N4乗り換えるのりかえる
To get off a train or bus one is riding and board another.
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N3載るのる
For an article or photo, etc., to appear in a newspaper or book. Example: 「新聞に載る」 (to appear in the newspaper). Also used to mean an object being placed on top of something, as in 「机に載っている本」 (a book on the desk). 「載せる」 is used when a person puts something in a newspaper, etc., while 「載る」 is used when the article or photo appears there: compare 「記事を載せる」 with 「記事が載る」. Note the distinction from the homophone 「乗る」 (to get on a vehicle).
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N3, N5乗るのる
ride. To get on a train, car, etc. The antonym is 「降りる」 (to get off).
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N3のんびりのんびり
A relaxed manner, not rushing. Example: 「休日はのんびり過ごす」 (to spend a holiday relaxing).