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豆腐とうふtofu; bean curd; beancurd
貪欲どんよくgreedy; avaricious; covetous
貫くつらぬくto go through; to pierce; to penetrate
貯水池ちょすいちreservoir
貯蓄ちょちくsavings
貯金ちょきんputting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
貸与たいよloan; lending
貸借たいしゃくloan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
費やすついやすto spend; to expend; to consume
賃上げちんあげwage increase; pay rise
賃貸ちんたいleasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
賃金ちんぎんwages; pay
超ちょうsuper-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme
超人ちょうじんsuperman; superwoman
超特急ちょうとっきゅうsuper express
超越ちょうえつtranscendence; transcendency
超過ちょうかexcess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
超音速ちょうおんそくsupersonic speed
足し算たしざんaddition
足すたすto add (numbers)
足りるたりるto be sufficient; to be enough
足るたるto be sufficient; to be enough
跳躍ちょうやくjump; leap; skip; bound
躊躇ちゅうちょhesitation; indecision; vacillation
転々てんてんmoving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
転じるてんじるto turn; to shift; to switch; to change
転倒てんとうfall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)
転勤てんきんjob transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
転向てんこうconversion; shift; about-face; switch
転嫁てんかimputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck
転換てんかんconversion; diversion; changeover; commutation
転用てんようdiversion; putting something to another use
転職てんしょくchange of job; change of occupation; career change
転落てんらくfall; tumble; spill; plunge
転覆てんぷくoverturning; capsizing
転送てんそうtransfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection
近々ちかぢかsoon; before long; shortly; in the near future
近いちかいnear; close; short (distance)
近くちかくnear; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
近づきちかづきacquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
近づくちかづくto approach; to draw near; to get close
近づけるちかづけるto bring near; to bring close; to let go near
近寄るちかよるto approach; to draw near
近道ちかみちshorter way; shortcut
近頃ちかごろlately; recently; nowadays
追伸ついしんpostscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
追加ついかaddition; supplement; appending; appendix
追加料金ついかりょうきんadditional fee; extra charge
追及ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding
追放ついほうexile; banishment; eviction; deportation

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