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Search JLPT Guide/JLPT N1 Vocabulary/Row Ta Language Download PDF Watch Edit < JLPT Guide | JLPT N1 Vocabulary 他意, たい -ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness 対応, たいおう -interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with 退化, たいか -degeneration, retrogression 体格, たいかく -physique, constitution 大概, たいがい -in general, mainly 退学, たいがく -dropping out of school 大金, たいきん -great cost 待遇, たいぐう -treatment, reception 対決, たいけつ -confrontation, showdown 体験, たいけん -personal experience 対抗, たいこう -opposition, antagonism 対して, たいして -for, in regard to, per 大衆, たいしゅう -general public 対処, たいしょ -deal with, cope 退職, たいしょく -retirement (from office) 退治, たいじ -extermination 態勢, たいせい -attitude, conditions, preparations 対談, たいだん -talk, dialogue, conversation 対等, たいとう -equivalent 滞納, たいのう -non-payment, default 対比, たいひ -contrast, comparison 大部, たいぶ -most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much 対辺, たいへん -(geometrical) opposite side 待望, たいぼう -expectant waiting 怠慢, たいまん -negligence, procrastination, carelessness 対面, たいめん -interview, meeting 対立, たいりつ -confrontation, opposition, antagonism 体力, たいりょく -physical strength 対話, たいわ -interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue 耐える, たえる -to bear, to endure 絶える, たえる -to die out, to peter out, to become extinct 堪える, たえる -to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, t 高, たか -quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money 高まる, たかまる -to rise, to swell, to be promoted 焚火, たきび -(open) fire 沢山, たくさん -many, a lot, much 逞しい, たくましい -burly, strong, sturdy 巧み, たくみ -skill, cleverness 類, たぐい -a kind 丈, たけ -height, stature, length, measure, all (one has) 足し算, たしざん -addition 多数決, たすうけつ -majority rule 助け, たすけ -assistance 携わる, たずさわる -to participate, to take part 漂う, ただよう -to drift about, to float, to hang in air 館, たち -1. mansion, small castle 立方, たちかた -dancing (geisha) 忽ち, たちまち -at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once 立ち寄る, たちよる -to stop by, to drop in for a short visit 達者, たっしゃ -skillful, in good health 達成, たっせい -achievement たった -only, merely, but, no more than 尊い, たっとい -precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred 貴い, たっとい -precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred 尊ぶ, たっとぶ -to value, to prize, to esteem 絶つ, たつ -to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from) 盾, たて -shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext 建前, たてまえ -face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) 奉る, たてまつる -to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully 例え, たとえ -example, even if, if, though, although 仮令, たとえ -example, even if, if, though, although 他動詞, たどうし -transitive verb (direct obj) 辿り着く, たどりつく -to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle 辿る, たどる -to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up 掌, たなごころ -the palm 楽しむ, たのしむ -to enjoy oneself 頼み, たのみ -request, favor, reliance, dependence 煙草, たばこ -(pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes 度々, たびたび -often, repeatedly, frequently 他方, たほう -another side, different direction, (on) the other hand 多忙, たぼう -busy, pressure of work 給う, たまう -to receive, to grant 偶に, たまに -occasionally, once in a while 堪らない, たまらない -intolerable, unbearable, unendurable 溜まり, たまり -collected things, gathering place, arrears 賜る, たまわる -to grant, to bestow 例, ためし -instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration 躊躇う, ためらう -to hesitate 保つ, たもつ -to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we 容易い, たやすい -easy, simple, light 多様, たよう -diversity, variety 弛み, たるみ -slack, slackening, dullness, letdown 弛む, たるむ -to slacken, to loosen, to relax 誰, たれ -adjectival suffix for a person 垂れる, たれる -to hang, to droop, to drop, to lower, to pull down, to dangle, to sag, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to leave 歎, たん -grief, sigh, lamentation 反, たん -roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo 単一, たんいつ -single, simple, sole, individual, unitory 短歌, たんか -tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem 担架, たんか -stretcher, litter 短気, たんき -quick temper 探検, たんけん -exploration, expedition 短縮, たんしゅく -shortening, abbreviation, reduction 箪笥, たんす -chest of drawers 炭素, たんそ -carbon (C) 短大, たんだい -junior college 単調, たんちょう -monotony, monotone, dullness 単独, たんどく -sole, independence, single, solo (flight) 短波, たんぱ -short wave 蛋白質, たんぱくしつ -protein 第, だい -ordinal 大胆, だいたん -bold, daring, audacious 台無し, だいなし -mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing 大便, だいべん -feces, excrement, shit 代弁, だいべん -pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another 台本, だいほん -libretto, scenario 代用, だいよう -substitution 打開, だかい -break in the deadlock 妥協, だきょう -compromise, giving in 丈, だけ -only, just, as 妥結, だけつ -agreement 打撃, だげき -1. blow, shock, strike, damage, 2. batting (baseball) 駄作, ださく -poor work, rubbish 脱出, だっしゅつ -escape 脱する, だっする -to escape from, to get out 脱退, だったい -secession だぶだぶ -loose, baggy 騙す, だます -to trick, to cheat, to deceive だらけ -implying (negatively) that something is full of e.g. mistakes 怠い, だるい -sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull 壇, だん -1. platform, podium, rostrum, 2. (arch) mandala 団結, だんけつ -unity, union, combination 断言, だんげん -declaration, affirmation 断然, だんぜん -firmly, absolutely, definitely 段々, だんだん -gradually, by degrees 旦那, だんな -master (of house), husband (informal) 断面, だんめん -cross section 弾力, だんりょく -elasticity, flexibility 治安, ちあん -public order 近付く, ちかづく -to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer 違える, ちがえる -to change 契る, ちぎる -to pledge, to promise, to swear 畜産, ちくさん -animal husbandry 畜生, ちくしょう -beast, brute, damn 蓄積, ちくせき -accumulation, accumulate, store 知性, ちせい -intelligence 乳, ちち -milk, breast, loop 父母, ちちはは -father and mother, parents 縮まる, ちぢまる -to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink 窒息, ちっそく -suffocation 些とも, ちっとも -not at all (neg. verb) 秩序, ちつじょ -order, regularity, system, method 知的, ちてき -intellectual 著, ちゃく -counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. 着, ちゃく -counter for suits of clothing, arriving at .. 着手, ちゃくしゅ -embarkation, launch 着色, ちゃくしょく -colouring, coloring 着席, ちゃくせき -sit down, seat 着目, ちゃくもく -attention 着陸, ちゃくりく -landing, alighting, touch down 着工, ちゃっこう -start of (construction) work 茶の間, ちゃのま -living room (Japanese style) 茶の湯, ちゃのゆ -tea ceremony ちやほや -pamper, make a fuss of, spoil 昼間, ちゅうかん -daytime, during the day 宙返り, ちゅうがえり -somersault, looping-the-loop 中継, ちゅうけい -relay, hook-up 忠告, ちゅうこく -advice, warning 中指, ちゅうし -middle finger 中傷, ちゅうしょう -slander, libel, defamation 忠実, ちゅうじつ -fidelity, faithfulness 中枢, ちゅうすう -centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man 抽選, ちゅうせん -lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) 中断, ちゅうだん -interruption, suspension, break 中腹, ちゅうっぱら -irritated, offended 中毒, ちゅうどく -poisoning 仲人, ちゅうにん -go-between, matchmaker 昼飯, ちゅうはん -lunch, midday meal 中立, ちゅうりつ -neutrality 中和, ちゅうわ -neutralize, counteract 腸, ちょう -guts, bowels, intestines 蝶, ちょう -butterfly 超, ちょう -super-, ultra-, hyper- 庁, ちょう -government office 調印, ちょういん -signature, sign, sealing 聴覚, ちょうかく -the sense of hearing 長官, ちょうかん -chief, (government) secretary 聴講, ちょうこう -lecture attendance, auditing 徴収, ちょうしゅう -collection, levy 聴診器, ちょうしんき -stethoscope 挑戦, ちょうせん -challenge, defiance 長大, ちょうだい -very long, great length 調停, ちょうてい -arbitration, conciliation, mediation 恰度, ちょうど -just, right, exactly 長編, ちょうへん -long (e.g. novel film) 丁目, ちょうめ -district of a town, city block (of irregular size) 調理, ちょうり -cooking 調和, ちょうわ -harmony ちょくちょく -often, frequently, now and then, occasionally 直面, ちょくめん -confrontation 著書, ちょしょ -literary work, book 貯蓄, ちょちく -savings 直感, ちょっかん -intuition 一寸, ちょっと -(ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rath 著名, ちょめい -well-known, noted, celebrated ちらっと -at a glance, by accident 塵取り, ちりとり -dustpan 治療, ちりょう -medical treatment 賃金, ちんぎん -wages 沈殿, ちんでん -precipitation, settlement 沈没, ちんぼつ -sinking, foundering 沈黙, ちんもく -silence, reticence 陳列, ちんれつ -exhibition, display, show 追及, ついきゅう -gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime) 追跡, ついせき -pursuit 次いで, ついで -next, secondly, subsequently 追放, ついほう -exile, banishment 費やす, ついやす -to spend, to devote, to waste 墜落, ついらく -falling, crashing 通, つう -connoisseur, counter for letters 痛感, つうかん -feeling keenly, fully realizing 通常, つうじょう -common, general, usually 痛切, つうせつ -keen, acute 杖, つえ -cane 遣い, つかい -mission, simple task, doing 使い道, つかいみち -use 仕える, つかえる -to serve, to work for 司る, つかさどる -to rule, to govern, to administer 束の間, つかのま -moment, brief time, brief, transient 付き, つき -attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to 付き合う, つきあう -to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with 月並み, つきなみ -every month, common 尽きる, つきる -to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end 継ぎ目, つぎめ -a joint, joining point 吐く, つく -1. to breathe, 2. to tell (lies), 3. to vomit, to disgorge 尽くす, つくす -to exhaust, to run out, to serve (a person), to befriend 作り, つくり -make-up, sliced raw fish 造り, つくり -make up, structure, physique 造る, つくる -to make, to create, to manufacture, to draw up, to write, to compose, to build, to coin, to cultivate, to org 繕う, つくろう -to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up, to darn, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim 接ぐ, つぐ -to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees) 継ぐ, つぐ -to succeed 付け加える, つけくわえる -to add one thing to another 告げる, つげる -to inform 辻褄, つじつま -coherence, consistency 途中, つちゅう -on the way, en route 突っ張る, つっぱる -to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to in 筒, つつ -pipe, tube 銃, つつ -gun 突く, つつく -1. to thrust, to strike, to attack, 2. to poke, to nudge, to pick at 慎む, つつしむ -to be careful, to be chaste or discreet, to abstain or refrain 伝言, つてごと -verbal message, rumor, word 勤まる, つとまる -to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly 勤め先, つとめさき -place of work 努めて, つとめて -make an effort!, work hard! 津波, つなみ -tsunami, tidal wave 抓る, つねる -to pinch 募る, つのる -to invite, to solicit help participation etc 唾, つば -saliva, sputum 呟く, つぶやく -to mutter, to murmur 瞑る, つぶる -to close the eyes 壷, つぼ -tsubo jar, pot, vase 蕾, つぼみ -bud, flower bud 躓く, つまずく -to stumble, to trip 摘む, つまむ -to pinch, to hold, to pick up 詰らない, つまらない -insignificant, boring, trifling 詰まり, つまり -in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate 積もり, つもり -intention, plan 露, つゆ -dew 強まる, つよまる -to get strong, to gain strength 強める, つよめる -to strengthen, to emphasize 連なる, つらなる -to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row 貫く, つらぬく -to go through 連ねる, つらねる -to link, to join, to put together 釣り, つり -fishing, angling 吊り革, つりかわ -strap 釣鐘, つりがね -hanging bell 吊るす, つるす -to hang 手当て, てあて -allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care 体, てい -appearance, air, condition, state, form 提供, ていきょう -offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing 定義, ていぎ -definition 提携, ていけい -cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up 体裁, ていさい -decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format 梯子, ていし -ladder, stairs 定食, ていしょく -set meal, special (of the day) 提示, ていじ -presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation 訂正, ていせい -correction, revision 停滞, ていたい -stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears 邸宅, ていたく -mansion, residence 定年, ていねん -retirement age 堤防, ていぼう -bank, weir 手遅れ, ておくれ -too late, belated treatment 手数, てかず -number of moves, trouble 手掛かり, てがかり -contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key 手掛ける, てがける -to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with 手軽, てがる -easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap 適応, てきおう -adaptation, accommodation, conformity 適宜, てきぎ -suitability 適性, てきせい -aptitude 手際, てぎわ -performance, skill, tact 手順, てじゅん -process, procedure, protocol 手錠, てじょう -handcuffs, manacles 手近, てぢか -near, handy, familiar てっきり -surely, certainly, beyond doubt 鉄鋼, てっこう -iron and steel 徹する, てっする -to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself, to believe in, to go through, to do intently and exclusively 鉄片, てっぺん -iron scraps 手配, てはい -arrangement, search (by police) 手筈, てはず -arrangement, plan, programme 手引き, てびき -guidance, guide, introduction 手本, てほん -model, pattern 手回し, てまわし -preparations, arrangements 手元, てもと -on hand, at hand, at home 照り返す, てりかえす -to reflect, to throw back light 手分け, てわけ -division of labour 店, てん -store, shop, establishment 点火, てんか -ignition, lighting, set fire to 転回, てんかい -revolution, rotation 転換, てんかん -convert, divert 転居, てんきょ -moving, changing residence 転勤, てんきん -transfer, transmission 点検, てんけん -inspection, examination, checking 転校, てんこう -change schools 天国, てんごく -paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven 天才, てんさい -genius, prodigy, natural gift 天災, てんさい -natural calamity, disaster 展示, てんじ -exhibition, display 天井, てんじょう -ceiling, ceiling price 転じる, てんじる -to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract 点線, てんせん -dotted line, perforated line 天体, てんたい -heavenly body 転転, てんてん -rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly てんで -(not) at all, altogether, entirely 転任, てんにん -change of post 展望, てんぼう -view, outlook, prospect 転落, てんらく -fall, degradation, slump 出合う, であう -to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date 出入り口, でいりぐち -exit and entrance でかい -huge 出来物, できもの -able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple 出切る, できる -to be out of, to have no more at hand 出くわす, でくわす -to happen to meet, to come across 出鱈目, でたらめ -irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic 出直し, でなおし -adjustment, touch up 田園, でんえん -country, rural districts 電源, でんげん -source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.) 伝説, でんせつ -tradition, legend, folklore 電線, でんせん -electric line 伝達, でんたつ -transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery 伝来, でんらい -ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down と -1. if (conjunction), 2. promoted pawn (shogi) (abbr) 問い合わせる, といあわせる -to enquire, to seek information 問屋, といや -wholesale store 問う, とう -to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg) 棟, とう -place, section, building 等, とう -et cetera, etc., and the like 陶器, とうき -pottery, ceramics 等級, とうきゅう -grade, class 討議, とうぎ -debate, discussion 登校, とうこう -attendance (at school) 統合, とうごう -integration, unification, synthesis 倒産, とうさん -(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency 投資, とうし -investment 統治, とうじ -rule, reign, government, governing 統制, とうせい -regulation, control 当選, とうせん -being elected, winning the prize 逃走, とうそう -flight, desertion, escape 統率, とうそつ -command, lead, generalship, leadership 到達, とうたつ -reaching, attaining, arrival 到底, とうてい -(cannot) possibly 丁々, とうとう -clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax 投入, とうにゅう -throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit) 当人, とうにん -the one concerned, the said person 逃亡, とうぼう -escape 冬眠, とうみん -hibernation, winter sleep 登録, とうろく -registration, register, entry, record 討論, とうろん -debate, discussion 遠ざかる, とおざかる -to go far off 遠回り, とおまわり -detour, roundabout way 通りかかる, とおりかかる -to happen to pass by 兎角, とかく -anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to 咎める, とがめる -to blame, to find fault, to take someone to task, to aggravate (an injury) 時折, ときおり -sometimes 跡切れる, とぎれる -to pause, to be interrupted 説く, とく -to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade 特技, とくぎ -special skill 特産, とくさん -specialty, special product 特集, とくしゅう -feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report 得点, とくてん -score, points made, marks obtained, runs 特派, とくは -send specially, special envoy 特有, とくゆう -characteristic (of), peculiar (to) 研ぐ, とぐ -to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice) 刺, とげ -thorn, splinter, spine, biting words 遂げる, とげる -to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out 床, とこ -bed, sickbed, alcove, padding 所が, ところが -however, while, even if 所で, ところで -by the way, even if, no matter what 年頃, としごろ -age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years 年寄り, としより -old people, the aged 戸締り, とじまり -closing up, fastening the doors 途上, とじょう -en route, half way 綴じる, とじる -to bind, to file 途絶える, とだえる -to stop, to cease, to come to an end 特許, とっきょ -special permission, patent 疾っくに, とっくに -long ago, already, a long time ago 特権, とっけん -privilege, special right 咄嗟, とっさ -moment, instant 取っ手, とって -handle, grip, knob 突破, とっぱ -breaking through, breakthrough, penetration 突如, とつじょ -suddenly, all of a sudden 迚も, とても -very, awfully, exceedingly 整える, ととのえる -to put in order, to get ready, to arrange, to adjust 届け, とどけ -report, notification, registration 滞る, とどこおる -to stagnate, to be delayed 止まる, とどまる -to be limited to 留める, とどめる -to stop, to cease, to put an end to 止める, とどめる -to stop, to cease, to put an end to 唱える, となえる -to recite, to chant, to call upon 兎に角, とにかく -anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case 殿様, とのさま -feudal lord 幕, とばり -curtain, bunting, act (in play) 帳, とばり -curtain 扉, とびら -door, opening 徒歩, とほ -walking, going on foot 乏しい, とぼしい -meagre, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, scanty, poor 富, とみ -wealth, fortune 富む, とむ -to be rich, to become rich 兎も角, ともかく -anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case 共稼ぎ, ともかせぎ -working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together 灯, ともしび -light 伴う, ともなう -to accompany, to bring with, to be accompanied by, to be involved in 共働き, ともばたらき -dual income 捕らえる, とらえる -to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest 取りあえず, とりあえず -at once, first of all, for the time being 取り扱い, とりあつかい -treatment, service, handling, management 取り扱う, とりあつかう -to treat, to handle, to deal in 鳥居, とりい -torii (Shinto shrine archway) 取り替え, とりかえ -swap, exchange 取り組む, とりくむ -to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with 取り締まり, とりしまり -control, management, supervision 取り締まる, とりしまる -to manage, to control, to supervise 取り調べる, とりしらべる -to investigate, to examine 取り立てる, とりたてる -to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote 取り次ぐ, とりつぐ -to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) 取り除く, とりのぞく -to remove, to take away, to set apart 取り引き, とりひき -transactions, dealings, business 取り巻く, とりまく -to surround, to circle, to enclose 取り混ぜる, とりまぜる -to mix, to put together 取り戻す, とりもどす -to take back, to regain 取り寄せる, とりよせる -to order, to send away for 取り分, とりわけ -especially, above all 蕩ける, とろける -to be enchanted with とんだ -terrible, awful, serious, preposterous, absolutely not 胴, どう -trunk, body, frame 働, どう -work, labor 同, どう -the same, the said, ibid. 同意, どうい -agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval 動員, どういん -mobilization 同感, どうかん -agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence 動機, どうき -motive, incentive 同級, どうきゅう -the same grade, same class 同居, どうきょ -living together 動向, どうこう -trend, tendency, movement, attitude 同士, どうし -fellow, companion, comrade 同志, どうし -same mind, comrade, kindred soul 如何して, どうして -why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for 如何しても, どうしても -by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely 同情, どうじょう -sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for 道場, どうじょう -dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala 何卒, どうぞ -please, kindly, by all means どうぞ宜しく, どうぞよろしく -pleased to meet you 同調, どうちょう -sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning 動的, どうてき -dynamic, kinetic 同等, どうとう -equality, equal, same rights, same rank 堂々, どうどう -magnificent, grand, impressive どうにか -in some way or other, one way or another 導入, どうにゅう -introduction, bringing in, leading in 同封, どうふう -enclosure (e.g. in a letter) 同盟, どうめい -alliance, union, league どうやら -it seems like, somehow or other 動揺, どうよう -disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion 動力, どうりょく -power, motive power, dynamic force 独裁, どくさい -dictatorship, despotism 読者, どくしゃ -reader 独自, どくじ -original, peculiar, characteristic 独占, どくせん -monopoly 独創, どくそう -originality 何処, どこ -where, what place 何処か, どこか -somewhere, anywhere, in some respects 土産, どさん -prod