減少げんしょうdecrease, reduction, decline公演こうえんpublic performance後悔こうかいregret, repentance航海こうかいsail, voyage拘束こうそくrestriction, restraint荒廃こうはいruin降伏こうふくcapitulation, surrender, submission興奮こうふんexcitement, stimulation語句ごくwords, phrases個々ここindividual, one by one故人こじんthe deceased小銭こぜにcoins, small changeことによるとことによると(depending on the circumstances)コンテストコンテストcontest採集さいしゅうcollecting, gathering作さくa work, a harvest策さくplan, policy設備せつびequipment, device, facilities絶滅ぜつめつdestruction, extinction節約せつやくeconomizing, saving攻めるせめるto attack, to assault責めるせめるto condemn, to blame, to criticize善ぜんgood, virtue全ぜんall, whole, entire全員ぜんいんall members専攻せんこうmajor subject, special study全国ぜんこくthe entire nation, country-wide, nation-wide洗剤せんざいdetergent先日せんじつthe other day, a few days ago前者ぜんしゃthe former選手せんしゅplayer selected for a team (usually athletic)全身ぜんしんthe whole body, full-length (portrait)前進ぜんしんadvance, drive, progressセンターセンターcenter全体ぜんたいwhole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)選択せんたくselection, choice宣伝せんでんadvertisement, publicity象ぞうelephant騒音そうおんnoise増加ぞうかincrease, addition操作そうさoperation, management, processing想像そうぞうimagination, guess相続そうぞくsuccession, inheritance装置そうちequipment, installation, apparatus相当そうとうconsiderably, fairly速度そくどspeed, velocity, rate底そこbottom, soleそこでそこでso (conj.), accordingly組織そしきorganizationそしてそしてand then注ぐそそぐto pour (into)育つそだつto be brought up, to grow (up)そっくりそっくりthe splitting image ofそっとそっとsoftly, gently袖そでsleeve備えるそなえるto prepare, to furnish, to store具えるそなえるto be furnished withそのうえそのうえin addition, furthermoreそのうちそのうちbefore long, eventually, sooner or laterそのままそのままwithout change, as it is (e.g., now)蕎麦そばsoba (buckwheat noodles)ソファーソファーsofa, couch粗末そまつhumble, miserable, crudeそれぞれそれぞれeach, every, respectivelyそれでもそれでもbut (still), and yet, neverthelessそれとそれとandそれともそれともor, or else揃うそろうto become complete, to be equal揃えるそろえるto put things in order, to arrange損そんloss, disadvantage損害そんがいdamage, loss尊敬そんけいrespect, reverence, honor存在そんざいexistence, being尊重そんちょうrespect, esteem, regard田たrice field他たother (esp. places and things)対たいpair, couple, set大だいbig, great題だいtitle, subject, theme体育たいいくphysical education, gymnastics, athletics体温たいおんtemperature (body)大会たいかいconvention, (big) tournament, mass meeting大気たいきatmosphere代金だいきんprice, cost退屈たいくつtedium, boring滞在たいざいstay, sojourn大使たいしambassador大したたいしたsignificant, great, considerable体重たいじゅう(body) weight対象たいしょうtarget対照たいしょうcontrast, antithesis, comparison大臣だいじんcabinet minister対するたいするto face, to confront, to oppose大戦たいせんgreat war, great battle態度たいどattitude, manner大統領だいとうりょうpresident大半たいはんmost of, majority, mostly代表だいひょうrepresentative, delegation大部分だいぶぶんmost part, majorityタイプライタータイプライターtypewriter逮捕たいほarrest, apprehension, capture題名だいめいtitleダイヤダイヤ(railway) schedule太陽たいようsun平らたいらflatness, level, smooth代理だいりrepresentation, proxy, deputy大陸たいりくcontinent倒すたおすto throw down, to beatタオルタオル(hand) towelだがだがbut, however互いたがいmutual, each other高めるたかめるto raise, to lift, to boost宝たからtreasure宅たくhouse, home炊くたくto boil, to cook焚くたくto burn, to kindle, to build a fireだけどだけどhoweverたしかたしかcertain, sure, if I remember correctly確かめるたしかめるto ascertain, to make sure多少たしょうa little (same as 少し (すこし))助かるたすかるto be saved助けるたすけるto help (v.t.), to save, to rescueただただfree of charge只ただfree of charge, mere, only唯ただmere, sole, plain戦いたたかいbattle, fight戦うたたかうto fight, to compete, to battle叩くたたくto strike, to beat直ちにただちにat once, immediately畳むたたむto fold (clothes)立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up立場たちばstandpoint, position, situation建つたつto stand経つたつ(time) passes達するたっするto reach, to get toだってだってbut, because, evenたっぷりたっぷりfull, in plenty, ampleたとえたとえeven if, no matter, though谷たにvalley他人たにんunrelated person, stranger種たねseed束たばbunch, bundle足袋たびJapanese socks (with split toe)度たびcounter for occurrences旅たびtravel, trip, journeyたびたびたびたびoften, repeatedly, frequently玉たまball, sphere, coin弾たまbullet, shot偶たまeven number, couple, friend騙すだますto trick, to cheat, to deceive偶々たまたまunexpectedly, accidentally, by chanceたまらないたまらないintolerable, unbearable, unendurable溜まるたまるto collect, to gather, to accumulate黙るだまるto be silent試しためしtrial, test試すためすto attempt, to test溜めるためるto accumulate, to collect便りたよりnews, correspondence, letter頼るたよるto rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on段だんstep, stair, grade単位たんいcredit (for a course in school)単語たんごword男子だんしyoung man単純たんじゅんsimplicity誕生たんじょうbirthダンスダンスdance団体だんたいorganization, association担当たんとう(in) charge単なるたんなるmere, simple, sheer単にたんにsimply, merely地ちearth地位ちい(social) position, status地域ちいきarea, regionチーズチーズcheeseチームチームteam知恵ちえwisdom, wit, intelligence地下ちかbasement, underground違いちがいdifference, discrepancy違いないちがいない(phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain近頃ちかごろlately, recently, nowadays地球ちきゅうthe earth地区ちくdistrict, section遅刻ちこくlateness, late coming知事ちじprefectural governor知識ちしきknowledge, information父親ちちおやfather知能ちのうintelligence, brains地平線ちへいせんhorizon地方ちほうarea, locality, region茶ちゃteaチャンスチャンスchance, opportunityちゃんとちゃんとperfectly, properly, exactly中ちゅうinside, middle, among注ちゅうannotation, explanatory note中央ちゅうおうcentral, center, middle中学ちゅうがくmiddle school, junior high school中古ちゅうこused, second-hand中止ちゅうしsuspension, stoppage, discontinuance駐車ちゅうしゃparking (e.g., car)昼食ちゅうしょくlunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん))中心ちゅうしんcenter, core注目ちゅうもくnotice, attention, observation注文ちゅうもんorder, request長期ちょうきlong time period調査ちょうさsurvey調子ちょうしcondition, state, tune, tone頂上ちょうじょうtop, summit, peakちょうだいちょうだい-- colloquial form of ください貯金ちょきん(bank) savings直接ちょくせつdirect, immediate, firsthand著者ちょしゃauthor, writer散らすちらすto scatter, to disperse, to distribute散るちるto fall, to scatter (e.g., blossoms)遂についにfinally, at last通過つうかpassage through, passing通貨つうかcurrency通学つうがくcommuting to school通勤つうきんcommuting to work通行つうこうpassage, passing通じるつうじるto run to, to lead to, to communicate