- 特別【とくべつ】 - special, particular, extraordinary, exceptional, especial 
- 特に【とくに】 - particularly, especially, in particular, expressly 
- 特定【とくてい】 - specific, particular, designated, special, specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing 
- 特徴【とくちょう】 - feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction 
- 特殊【とくしゅ】 - special, particular, peculiar, unique 
- 独特【どくとく】 - peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic, understood only by oneself 
- 特訓【とっくん】 - special training, intensive training, crash course 
- 特技【とくぎ】 - special skill 
- 特製【とくせい】 - special make, deluxe 
- 特権【とっけん】 - privilege, special right 
- 特集【とくしゅう】 - feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report 
- 特殊部隊【とくしゅぶたい】 - special forces 
- 特色【とくしょく】 - characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour, spot color 
- 特許【とっきょ】 - patent, special permission, license, licence, concession, charter 
- 特有【とくゆう】 - characteristic (of), peculiar (to) 
- 特急【とっきゅう】 - limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required), limited express (train making a limited no. of stops), great hurry 
- 特異【とくい】 - unique, peculiar, singular 
- 特産【とくさん】 - being produced in a particular region, local specialty 
- 特質【とくしつ】 - characteristic, feature, special quality 
- 特売【とくばい】 - special sale, bargain sale