imagination. To picture in one's mind something not actually seen. Example: 「想像がつく」 (able to imagine). Note the distinction from the homophone 「創造」 (to create something new).
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N3早退そうたい
To leave school or work earlier than the scheduled time. Example: 「体調が悪くて早退する」 (to leave early due to feeling unwell).
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N2, N4相談そうだん
To discuss a troubling matter or something one wants to decide, with another person.
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N3速度そくど
speed. The speed at which one moves. Example: 「速度を上げる」 (to increase speed).
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N2, N3底そこ
bottom. The lowest part of a container, the sea, or a river. Example: 「くつの底」 (the sole of a shoe). Also used to mean the deepest part, as in 「心の底」 (the depths of one's heart).
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N2, N4育てるそだてる
To raise a child, animal, or plant, etc., to grow.
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N3, N5そちらそちら
There (polite). A polite way of saying 「そこ」. It points to the side where the listener is.
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N2, N4卒業そつぎょう
To finish all of one's studies at a school. The antonym is 「入学」 (enrollment).
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N2, N3そっくりそっくり
A state of being very similar. Example: 「父親にそっくりだ」 (to look just like one's father). Also used to mean entirely, with nothing left out, as in 「そっくりそのまま」 (exactly as is, in its entirety).
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N2, N3そっとそっと
A manner of doing something quietly and gently, without making a sound. Example: 「そっとドアを閉める」 (to close a door quietly). There is also the expression 「そっとしておく」 (to leave someone/something alone).
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N3その後そのご
Meaning "after that" or "from then on." Used in forms like 「その後の状況」「その後、連絡がない」 in contexts referring to the period following a certain point in time.
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N4祖父そふ
One's father's or mother's father. Grandfather.
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N4祖母そぼ
One's father's or mother's mother. Grandmother.
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N3それぞれそれぞれ
each. Each and every one, one by one. Example: 「人それぞれ考えが違う」 (each person thinks differently).
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N2, N3そろうそろう
For two or more things to become the same state. Example: 「サイズがそろう」 (sizes match). Also used to mean all the necessary things or people gathering, as in 「メンバーがそろう」 (all members are present). Written with the kanji 「揃う」, but since this kanji is not used in daily life, it is usually written in hiragana. A person making things the same is 「そろえる」, while the things themselves becoming the same is 「そろう」; they are used as in 「くつをそろえる」 versus 「くつがそろう」.
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N3そろえるそろえる
To make two or more things into the same state. Example: 「くつをそろえる」 (to line up shoes neatly). Also used to mean gathering all the necessary things, as in 「道具をそろえる」 (to gather all the tools). Written with the kanji 「揃える」. A person making things the same is 「そろえる」, while the things themselves becoming the same is 「そろう」; they are used as in 「くつをそろえる」 versus 「くつがそろう」.
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N3損そん
loss. To lose money or profit. To not benefit. Example: 「損をする」 (to suffer a loss). The antonym is 「得」 (gain).
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N3尊敬そんけい
respect. To think highly of someone and hold them in esteem. Example: 「先生を尊敬する」 (to respect one's teacher).
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N3存在そんざい
existence. To be there, to exist. Example: 「宇宙人の存在」 (the existence of aliens). Also used to refer to an important person or thing, as in 「大きな存在」 (a significant presence).