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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 1101-1200

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せ ま い 2
narrow; confined; small
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い ち じ か ん 3
noun
one hour
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し っ ぱ い 0
failure; mistake; blunder
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い き な り 0
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning  (often written with kana only)
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せ い こ う 0
success; hit
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マ ン シ ョ ン 1
noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete); apartment building; apartment house; apartment; flat  (originally from eng 'mansion')
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き ょ う り ょ く 0
cooperation; collaboration  (see also: ご協力)
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お じ 0
Most common form: 叔父
noun
uncle  (see also: 叔母・おば; 伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
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と き ど き 0
sometimes; at times
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う む 0
Most common form: 産む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
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う む 0
(same as above)
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そ つ ぎ ょ う 0
1. graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
2. outgrowing something; moving on  (colloquialism)
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ふ る 1
Most common form: ふる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)
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や さ い 0
vegetable
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じ ぶ ん じ し ん 4
oneself; myself
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ほ う こ く 0
report; information
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お ち つ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind
2. to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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わ り あ い 0
Most common form: 割り合い
adverb, noun
1. rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
2. comparatively
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い ど う 0
1. movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
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い ま だ 1
Most common form: まだ
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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ち 0
noun
blood; consanguinity
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お う ず る 0
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
1. to answer; to respond; to meet  (see also: 応じる)
2. to satisfy; to accept
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な み だ 1
Most common form: 泪
noun
1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. sympathy
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ひ ょ う じ ょ う 3
noun
1. facial expression; countenance
2. look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so  (see also: 斯う, 然う, 如何)
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に げ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape; to run away
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し だ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. dependent upon
2. as soon as; immediately (upon)  (often after the -masu stem of a verb)
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ら く 1
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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や が て 0 や が て 3
1. before long; soon  (often written with kana only)
2. almost; nearly  (often written with kana only)
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expression
is not; am not; are not  (from ではありません; often written with kana only)
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か つ て 1
Most common form: 都て
1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-  (often written with kana only)
2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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ご み 0
Most common form: ゴミ
noun
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse  (often written with kana only)
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け い さ つ 0
1. police
2. police officer  (see also: 警察官; abbreviation)
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あ に 1
noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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か わ り 0
Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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が い こ く 0
foreign country
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こ ま か い 3
1. small
2. fine; minute
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し ず か 1
1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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こ し 0
noun
1. back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring  (usu. コシ)
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か い さ い 0
holding a meeting; open an exhibition
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し ゅ ん か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; second; instant
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ち か づ く 3 ち か づ く 0
Most common form: 近づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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わ ず か 1
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity
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く ら い 3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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と ど く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at
2. to be attentive; to pay attention
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ま ど 1
noun
window
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ス ト レ ス 2
noun
stress
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の ば す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)  (esp. 伸ばす)
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
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ド ア 1
noun
door (Western-style)
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も り 0
noun
1. forest
2. shrine grove  (see also: 鎮守の杜; esp. 杜)
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も く ひ ょ う 0
noun
mark; objective; target
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ほ ん ら い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. originally; primarily
2. essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
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お も い 0
1. heavy; weighty; massive  (opposite: 軽い)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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へ ん こ う 0
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
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か ん し ゃ 1
thanks; gratitude
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う で 2
noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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し ゅ じ ゅ つ 1
(surgical) operation; procedure
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あ た り ま え 0
Most common form: 当りまえ
1. natural; reasonable; obvious
2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
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じ て ん 1 じ て ん 0
noun
point in time; occasion
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ば か 1
Most common form: バカ
Ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1. idiot; moron; fool  (often written with kana only)
2. trivial matter; folly; absurdity  (often written with kana only)
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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あ い す る 3 あ い す る 1
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to love
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そ れ で は 3
expression
1. well then ...  (often written with kana only)
2. in that situation; in which case  (often written with kana only)
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そ れ じ ゃ 3
Most common form: それでは
(same as above)
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と お い 0
far; distant
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く ろ う 1
troubles; hardships
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お さ え る 3
Most common form: 抑える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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か だ い 0
noun
1. subject; theme; issue; matter
2. homework; assignment
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Most common form: と共に
expression
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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み つ か る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be found; to be discovered
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う そ 1
noun
1. lie; falsehood; incorrect fact
2. Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!  (colloquialism)
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お っ し ゃ る 3
Most common form: おっしゃる
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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し ゅ ち ょ う 0
claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
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し せ つ 1
1. institution; establishment; facility
2. (army) engineer
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チ ェ ッ ク 1
1. check; plaid; checkered
2. checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting
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Most common form: 一か月
noun
one month
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particle
but; although
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て ん か い 0
1. development; evolution; progressing; unfolding
2. expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
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じ ぎ ょ う 1
noun
1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
2. act; deed; conduct  (see also: 仕業; this meaning is restricted to reading ことわざ)
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デ ー タ 1 デ ー タ 0
noun
data; datum
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や く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
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の び る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
2. to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
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つ う じ ょ う 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
common; general; normal; usual
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ピ ア ノ 0
noun
piano
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こ う い 1
noun
act; deed; conduct
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な や む 2
to be worried; to be troubled
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だ い に 1 だ い に 0
second
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ぎ ろ ん 1
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
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き ろ く 0
noun
1. record; minutes; document
2. a record (e.g. in sports); results; score
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あ て る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit
2. to expose
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で き ご と 2
Most common form: 出来ごと
noun
incident; affair; happening; event
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あ た た か い 4
Most common form: 暖かい
warm; mild; genial  (暖かい, 暖い usu. refer to air temperature)
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お か げ 0
noun
1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing  (often written with kana only)
2. assistance; help; aid  (often written with kana only)
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あ ん ぜ ん 0
1. safety  (opposite: 危険)
2. security
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な が め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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い か に 2
1. how; in what way  (often written with kana only)
2. however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much  (often written with kana only)
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せ っ ち 0 せ っ ち 1
1. establishment; institution
2. installation (of a machine or equipment)
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き わ め て 2
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
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