Japanese 100B Unit 2
Terms
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がらがら (~だ、~の)
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Describes vehicles or places that are almost completely empty.
- あちこち
- all over, in various places
- うとうと(する)
- Dozing off outside of one's regular sleeping hours.
- うまく
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in an orderly fashion // with felicity
1. fair
2. good
- おさえる
- to hold (something)
- からから(~だ、~な、~の)
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completely dried out (thirsty)
- がっかり(する)
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A feeling of dispritedness due to a hope that was unfulfilled.
- きっぱり
- Showing clear determination in one's decision. Often used when one is turning something down or quitting.
- ぎょっと(する)
- be startled, start; be shocked
- ぎらりと(と)
- a flash (of light, something reflecting, etc)
- ぎりぎり(~だ、~の)
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With very limited time, space, or quanitity; no time/room to spare.
- くすくす
- chuckling to oneself. "Laughing with a small voice"
- くたくた(~だ、~な、~の)
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Exhaustion to the point of being almost unable to move.
- くわしい
- detailed
- ぐうぐう
- Fast asleep (and snoring).
- ぐっすり
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Deep, satisifying sleep. (Typically used with "nemuru" or "neru.")
- ぐっと
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with all one's might
- ぐにゃぐにゃ(~だ、~の、~する)
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Soft and malleable. Also, twisted and bent.
- ぐるぐる
- Repeated rotating or wrapping. (Typically used with "mawaru" or "maku.")
- げらげら
- Laughing loudly and unrestrainedly. (Typically used with "warau.")
- ことわる
- to decline; to refuse (to do); to reject, turn (a thing, a person) down
- さっさと
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making an immediate decision in something, then moving with swiftness and efficiency in action.
- ざらざら(~だ、~の、~する)
- Describes a surface which is rough due to small bumps, clinging sand, etc.
- しっかり(~する)
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Reliable and certain. Used with the "shite-iru" form to express reliability. (Can be with or without suru)
- しょんぼり(する)
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Dispiritedness due to an unpleasant happening.
- じっと
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Concentration on a specific thing or event (Typically used with "miru" or "kangaeru")
Motionlessness. Quiet perseverance (Typically used with "suru" or "gaman suru")
- じろじろ
- Staring unreservedly at a person in a negative sense (Typically used with "miru".)
- すっきり(する)
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An elevated mood following the end of a problem or nuisance.
- すな
- sand
- すやすや
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Sleeping peacefully like a baby.
- すらすら
- A smooth, unbroken progression of spoken remarks, a job, etc. (Typically used with "hanasu," "yomu," "kaku," "kotaeru," or "susumu.")
- ちゃっかり(~する)
- Quickly realizing a profitable opportunity and taking advantage of it. Often used to describe being flabbergasted by someone. (can be with or without suru)
- ちゃんと(~する)
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Matching a standard or rule perfectly. Certainly, without a doubt. (can be with or without suru)
- つるつる(~だ、~の、~する)
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Smooth with a flat surface. Very slippery.
- とりあえず
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first of all
- にこにこ(する)
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Happiness accompanied by a broad grin.
- にやにや(する)
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smirking (smiling, in the bad way)
- はっきり(~する)
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Something that is clearly distinct from other things and easily distinguishable. Not ambiguous. (can be with or without suru)
- はっと(する)
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to be startled; to start
- ばらばら
- to be loose, to be dismantled, scattered, in pieces
- ひどい
- cruel; awful; merciless; severe; violent
- ぴったり(~だ、~の、~する)
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Keeping close together, without any gap. Fitting or tallying perfectly. Used when referring to clothing, etc. Looks good on a person.
- ふざける
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to play (with); to frisk, to frolick; to joke, to jest; to talk nonsense
- ふらふら(~だ、~の、~する)
- Tiredness, a lack of energy, or a feeling of shakiness or unsteadiness.
- ふり
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a shake (like as in, to shake someone)
- ふわふわ(~だ、~の、~する)
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Light and soft. Also, to be floating lightly.
- ぶうぶう
- Incessant voicing of gripes and complaints. (Typically used with "iu.")
- ぶるぶる
- Trembling due to cold, fear, etc. (Typically used with "furueru.")
- ぺこぺご (~だ、~な、~の)
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A strong feeling of hunger. Usually used in the form "onaka ga pekopeko da."
- ぺらぺら(~だ、~な、~の)
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Talkativenes, in a negative sense. (Typically used with "hanasu" or "shaberu")
Proficiency in a foreign language. (Typically used with "da" or "hanasu")
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ほっと(する)
- A feeling of relief after a worry has gone away.
- ほほえむ
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to smile
- ぼんやり(する)
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A loss of concentration. A state in which the mind is blank. Also used when colors or shapes are blurred.
- アハハ、ハハハ
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The sound of loud laughter
- シラを切る
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しらをきる
will cut off what they don't know; what is unknown will never be said; what is unknown will remain that way
- ブツブツ
- mutter; mumble
- ポケットベル
- a beeper, a pager
- 一体
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いったい
a [one] body; a unity
- 一命を取り止める
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いちめいをとりとめる
To be still alive. To have not died.
- 一般人
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いっぱんにん
average person (average Joe)
- 上回る
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うわまわる
to exceed, to be better than, to surpass
- 下回る
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したまわる
to be less than, to fall short of
- 不平
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ふへい
discontent; dissatisfaction (about, at, over, with)
- 不意に
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ふいに
suddenly, unexpectedly
- 不満
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ふまん
discontent; dissatisfaction (about, at, over, with); a complaint (about)
- 並べる
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ならべる
place (side by side); to line (something) up (next to each other)
- 中華
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ちゅうか
Chinese (as used in food, Chinatown, etc)
- 主人公
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しゅじんこう
central/main character, leading character
- 事件
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じけん
an event; a happening, an incident; a matter, an affair
- 仲間
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なかま
a companion; a pal; a mate, a fellow; a comrade; a colleague, a fellow worker
- 傑作
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けっさく
a masterpiece; a fine piece of work
- 全く
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まったく
entirely, completely, utterly, absolutely; thoroughly
(when used with negative verb): not at all; not in the least; not a bit
- 全国で
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ぜんこくで
in/throughout the whole country
- 内容
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ないよう
contents (of something)
- 出前
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でまえ
home delivery of meals (sort of like take out, but you don't have to go anywhere)
- 分析する
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ぶんせきする
to analyze
- 刑事
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けいじ
police detective
- 刺さる
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ささる
to stick; get stuck; stab
- 副詞
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ふくし
an adverb
- 割
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わり
out of, in proportion to
- 動作
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どうさ
a movement
- 動揺する
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どうようする
to waver, to feel uneasy
- 勾留する
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こうりゅうする
to detain
- 占める
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しめる
occupy, hold
- 原作
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げんさく
the original (work)
- 喜び
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よろこび
a joy; a pleasure
- 回復
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かいふく
restoration; rehabilitation
- 回転
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かいてん
a revolution; a rotation; a roll
- 地獄
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じごく
hell
- 増し
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まし
increase; extra
- 増やす
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ふやす
increase; add to
- 奪う
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うばう
take (a thing) by force; rob/deprive (a person) of (a thing); plunder
- 学習する
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がくしゅうする
to learn; to study
- 安易
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あんい
easy, easygoing (with the connotation of laziness)
- 実施する
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じっしする
to put into effect (operation); to put into force
- 局番
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きょくばん
telephone exchange number
- 居場所
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いばしょ
whereabouts
- 左右する
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さゆうする
to influence; to sway
- 市外
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しがい
outskirts; out of town
- 市民
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しみん
a resident (of a city); a citizen
- 帰す
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かえす
let (a person) go back (to)
- 幸福
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こうふく
happiness; well-being; bliss
- 広がる
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ひろがる
spread (out)
- 強盗
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ごうとう
a robbery; a mugging; a burglary
- 形
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かたち
a shape, a form
- 急速に
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きゅうそくに
rapid
- 性質
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せいしつ
one's nature; one's disposition
- 怪しむ
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あやしむ
to doubt; have doubt about
- 情報
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じょうほう
(a piece of) information (about, on)
- 惚れる
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ほれる
to fall in love with
- 意識不明
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いしきふめい
To be unconscious, to not be fully in consciousness
- 感覚的
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かんかくてき
sensuous (I think they mean sensual)
without 的, is "sense, sensation"
- 態度
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たいど
a manner; one's bearing; behavior
- 懐かしい
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なつかしい
dear, fond, familiar
- 指
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ゆび
a finger; a toe
- 捕まえる
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つかまえる
to catch, to arrest
- 擬態語
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ぎたいご
imitative word, mimetic word
- 擬音語
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ぎおんご
onomatopoeia
- 改まる
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あらたまる
to come round, to arrive, to be improved, to reform, formal (in mannerisms); ceremonius
- 改悪
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かいあく
a change for the worse
- 放免
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ほうめん
release from custody
- 明確
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めいかく
clear; definite; precise
- 普及(する)
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ふきゅう
to spread; to diffuse; to propagate
- 普通
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ふつう
usually, commonly
- 暗号
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あんごう
a cipher; a code; a sign; a password
- 替える
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かえる
to replace
- 机
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つくえ
desk
- 格好
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かっこう
a figure; a shape
- 構造
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こうぞう
structure, construction, makeup
- 横腹
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よこばら
side, flank
- 浮き彫り
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うきぼり
a relief (of); an engraving or depiction of, a portrayal
- 液晶
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えきしょう
liquid crystal (like in an LCD)
- 深める
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ふかめる
deepen (metaphorically?)
- 減
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げん
decrease of
- 減る
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へる
to decrease
- 演出
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えんしゅつ
direction (as given by a director of a work)
- 演技
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えんぎ
acting, performing
- 無罪
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むざい
innocent, not guilty
- 犯人
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はんにん
a culprit, a criminal, the guilty one(s)
- 状態
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じょうたい
a state; conditions
- 状況
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じょうきょう
the state of affairs; conditions, situation, circumstances
- 生き生き
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いきいき
fresh; full of life
- 生徒
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せいと
a pupil; a student
- 男女
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だんじょ
men and women
- 画面
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がめん
screen (like an LCD screen)
- 発見する
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はっけんする
to discover; to find
- 目撃する
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もくげきする
to witness
- 県内で
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けんないで
Inside/at a prefecture
- 真面目
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まじめ
serious; earnest
- 知識
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ちしき
knowledge (of, about); information (on, about)
- 短編
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たんぺん
a short (film/story)
- 確実に
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かくじつに
certainly, surely
- 磨きをかける
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みがきをかける
added some stuff, "polished it up"
- 箱
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はこ
a box
- 組
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くみ
a set (of); a pair (of)
- 縁
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えん
a chance; a fate; a destiny
- 置く
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おく
to put; to place
- 考え込む
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かんがえこむ
to brood over; to be lost in thought
- 耳打ち
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みみうち
tip, word in one's ear
(+する means to whisper)
- 至急
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しきゅう
an emergency; an urgent case; quickly; promptly
- 良
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りょう
Good; a B
- 表す
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あらわす
show, reflect, display
- 表情
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ひょうじょう
an (facial) expression; a look
- 被害者
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ひがいしゃ
a victim; the injured
- 複数
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ふくすう
the plural (multiple)
- 要素
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ようそ
an element, a constituent, a factor
- 解答
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かいとう
an answer (to a question); a solution (to a problem)
- 記事
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きじ
an article (about); a news story; a news item
- 証拠
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しょうこ
proof, evidence
- 証言
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しょうげん
testimony
(+する) to testify (to, against, in favor of); give evidence; bear witness
- 語呂合わせ
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ごろあわせ
a pun; (making) comical variations of idioms or famous sayings; word play; a play on words
- 調査
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ちょうさ
an investigation (into), an inquiry (into); research (on)
- 警察
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けいさつ
police
- 警部
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けいぶ
police inspector; inspector
- 貴様
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きさま
you (vulgar/derogatory)
- 超える
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こえる
to top, to exceed
- 足りる
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たりる
to be sufficient; to be enough
- 踏む
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ふむ
steap (tread on); trample
- 載る
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のる
to be given, to appear in/on, to be in/on (something)
(used when referring to a piece of information such as a name or event or occurence, or an object).
- 逃げる
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にげる
to run away, escape, flee
- 逆に
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ぎゃくに
the contrary, the opposite, the reverse
- 逆襲
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ぎゃくしゅう
a counterattack; a counteroffence
- 途中
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とちゅう
on the way; on one's way to
- 連絡
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れんらく
contact
- 逮捕する
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たいほする
to arrest; to apprehend
- 進む
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すすむ
to advance (towards)
- 過半数
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かはんすう
the majority
- 遠隔
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えんかく
remotely (as in remote place or remote control)
- 選択肢
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せんたくし
choices (on a multiple choice test)
- 重体
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じゅうたい
serious/critical condition
- 関係
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かんけい
a relationship; a connection
- 隠す
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かくす
to hide; to conceal
- 離す
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はなす
to part, to separate from (i.e. 離せ! means "let go!")
- 静か
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しずか
quiet; still
- 非常
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ひじょう
an emergency
- 非常に
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ひじょうに
very, extremely
- 首都圏で
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しゅとけんで
in/at the area of the capital
- 鳥肌が足す
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とりはだがたつ
to get goosebumps
- ~補
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~ほ
assistant ~
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ぎらりと(光る)
- sparkle; glisten
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ぐさり
(と、ナイフが刺さる)
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SFX when stabbing someone with a Knife or something like that
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ぐっと
(喜びをおさえる)
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with all one's might
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すらすらと
(うそを言う)
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SFX when telling a lie
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ひょいと
(奪う)
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suddenly; by chance; accidentally; easily; adroitly
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様子
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ようす
a state (of existence); condition (of something)
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現金
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げんきん
cash
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語彙
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ごい
a vocabulary