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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 101-200

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す ご い 2
1. terrible; dreadful  (often written with kana only)
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific  (often written with kana only)
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か ん が え る 4 か ん が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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noun
1. there (place relatively near listener)  (see also: 何処, 此処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. there (place just mentioned); that place
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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わ か る 2
Most common form: わかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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expression
1. about; concerning; regarding  (see also: につきまして; often written with kana only)
2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every  (often written with kana only)
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そ れ で 0 そ れ で 3
conjunction
and; thereupon; because of that  (often written with kana only)
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は い る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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つ く る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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try to do something
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き く 0
Most common form: 聞く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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き く 0
(same as above)
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そ し て 0 そ し て 3
conjunction
and; and then; thus; and now  (often written with kana only)
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Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)
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ば あ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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particle
1. while; during; as  (often written with kana only)
2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding  (see also: 我ながら; often written with kana only)
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そ ん な 0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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に ほ ん 2
noun
Japan
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. method; manner; way; style
2. appearance; air
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Oh!, Wow!
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ま え 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: 前)
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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お お い 1 お お い 2
many; numerous
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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ひ と つ 2
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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こ ど も 0
noun
child; children
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ひ じ ょ う 0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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き 0
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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て も 1
particle
1. even if; even though  (also でも, っても)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. wow  (see also: さても; abbreviation)
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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う ち 0 う ち 1
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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そ れ か ら 0
expression
and then; after that  (often written with kana only)
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Woo!, Oooh!, Wow!
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か ん じ 0
noun
feeling; sense; impression
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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling  (colloquialism)
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で も 1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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こ こ 0
noun
1. here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place  (see also: 何処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)  (see also: 今迄)
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と っ て も 0 と っ て も 3
Most common form: とても
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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と て も 0 と て も 3
(same as above)
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い ろ い ろ 0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
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い ち 2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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い ち ば ん 2 い ち ば ん 0
1. number one; first; first place
2. best; most
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に 1
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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お な じ 0
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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ま ず 1
1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now  (often written with kana only)
2. hardly (with neg. verb)
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ひ つ よ う 0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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し ご と 0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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あ ま り 3 あ ま り 0 あ ま り 1
Most common form: あまり
'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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expression
according to; by (means of); due to; because of  (often written with kana only)
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か も し れ な い 1 か も し れ な い 0
expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly  (often written with kana only)
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ぼ く 1
Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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み な 2
Most common form: みんな
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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た べ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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し か し 2 し か し 1
conjunction
however; but  (often written with kana only)
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か く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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い れ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
2. to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
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つ ぎ 2
1. next; following; subsequent
2. stage; station
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け っ こ う 0 け っ こ う 3 け っ こ う 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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も ん だ い 0
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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た と え ば 2
for example; for instance; e.g.
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め 1
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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め 1
Most common form: 目
(same as above)
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こ ろ 1
Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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う え 0 う え 2
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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く だ さ る 3
irregular godan verb 'aru'
1. to give; to confer; to bestow  (honorific; often written with kana only)
2. to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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ほ か 0
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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い つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), pronoun
when; how soon  (often written with kana only)
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い え 2
noun
1. house; residence; dwelling
2. family; household
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ひ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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つ く 1
Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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だ す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to get out
2. to put out; to reveal; to show
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ひ と り 2
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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に ん げ ん 0
noun
1. human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
2. character (of a person)
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ど こ 1
1. where; what place  (see also: 此処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. how much (long, far); what extent  (see also: 何れ程)
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じ か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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た だ 1
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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だ か ら 1
conjunction
so; therefore  (see also: ですから)
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ち が う 0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to differ (from); to vary
2. to not be in the usual condition
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う け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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こ と ば 3
noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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expression, suffix
things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory)
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す こ し 2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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ま ま 2
particle
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as  (often written with kana only)
2. condition; state  (often written with kana only)
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か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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ま だ 1
1. as yet; hitherto; only; still  (often written with kana only)
2. not yet (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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て 1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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は な す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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す き 2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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か え る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come back; to go back  (esp. 返る)
2. to turn over  (see also: 裏返る)
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to have someone do something
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か け る 2
Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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お わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
to finish; to end; to close  (also written 了る, 卒る, etc.)
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