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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 1301-1400

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う す い 0 う す い 2
1. thin
2. pale; light
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ち ゅ う 0
annotation; explanatory note; comment
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
twice
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ち り ょ う 0
medical treatment; cure
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ひ る 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. noon; midday  (see also: 御昼)
2. daytime  (this meaning is restricted to form 昼, 晝)
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つ う じ て 0
1. through; via
2. throughout; all through; all over
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せ っ か く 4
adverb, noun
1. with trouble; at great pains  (often written with kana only)
2. rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited  (often written with kana only)
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あ か い 3
1. red
2. Red (i.e. communist)
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ひ か く て き 0
comparative; relative
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サ ー ビ ス 1
1. service; help; assistance; care; concern
2. discount; freebie; free gift
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な ん に ん 1
noun
how many? (people)  (see also: 人)
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に も つ 1
noun
1. luggage; baggage; package  (see also: 御荷物)
2. burden  (see also: 足まとい)
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み り ょ く 0
Most common form: みりょく
noun
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
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げ ん ば 0
noun
1. actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting  (see also: 現地, 現場を押さえる)
2. shop floor; factory floor; (on) site  (this meaning is restricted to reading げんば)
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ど う ぐ 3
noun
1. tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
2. means
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と お く 0 と お く 3
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
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ち ゅ う が く 1
noun
middle school; junior high school  (see also: 中学校; abbreviation)
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む ら 1
noun
village
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シ ス テ ム 1
system
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あ そ こ 0
pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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じ ゅ う じ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ten o'clock
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い き 1
Most common form: いき
noun
1. breath; breathing
2. tone; mood  (see also: 息が合う)
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つ た わ る 0 つ た わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
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さ つ え い 0
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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し ど う 0
1. leadership; guidance; coaching
2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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い か す 2
Most common form: 活かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc)
2. to let live; to keep alive
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か ん こ く 1
1. South Korea; Republic of Korea  (see also: 大韓民国; abbreviation)
2. Korean Empire (1897-1910)  (see also: 大韓帝国; abbreviation)
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じ 1
noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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し て い 0
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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け い え い 0
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
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あ ら ゆ る 3
all; every  (often written with kana only)
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か ち 1
noun
value; worth; merit
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み な み 0
noun
south
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せ い り つ 0
noun
1. coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion
2. to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)
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き せ つ 2 き せ つ 1
season
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ど う に ゅ う 0
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
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1. to decide to  (often written with kana only)
2. to pretend that  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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い ち ま い 2
noun
one thin flat object; one sheet
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い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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せ ん ぱ い 0
noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  (see also: 後輩)
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ぜ ん い ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody
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expression
even if
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よ に ん 3
noun
four people
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じ ん ぶ つ 1
noun
1. person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
2. one's character; one's personality
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き ょ り 1
noun
distance; range
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と ま る 0
Most common form: 泊る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2. to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
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じ ゅ う じ つ 0
1. fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality
2. enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
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expression
according to (someone)  (see also: に拠れば; often written with kana only)
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コ ミ ュ ニ ケ ー シ ョ ン 4
noun
communication
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さ ん ぽ 0
walk; stroll
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グ ル ー プ 2
noun
group (usu. of people)
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く ろ い 2
1. black
2. dark
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く じ 1
noun
nine o'clock; 9 o'clock
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い し 2
noun
1. stone
2. gem; jewel
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エ ネ ル ギ ー 2 エ ネ ル ギ ー 3
noun
1. energy  (see also: エナジー; originally from German 'Energie')
2. strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
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あ い さ つ 1
1. greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody
2. polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.
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あ い 1
Most common form: あい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. love; affection; care  (see also: 愛する)
noun
2. attachment; craving; desire  (Buddhist term)
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ひ か く 0
comparison
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む す ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to bind; to link
2. to bear (fruit)  (see also: 実を結ぶ)
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move (house); to transfer (department)
2. to change the target of interest or concern
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じ ゅ う ら い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. up to now; so far
2. traditional; conventional; usual; existing
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き ら い 0
1. dislike; hate  (opposite: 好き)
noun
2. suspicion; tendency; smack (of)  (see also: 嫌いが在る; often written with kana only)
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ち ゅ う も く 0
notice; attention; observation
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け い た い 0
1. something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable
noun
2. mobile telephone; cell phone  (see also: 携帯電話; abbreviation; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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や す む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be absent; to take a day off
2. to rest; to have a break
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あ ま い 0
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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さ い こ う 0
highest; supreme; the most
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お と う と 4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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た ま ご 2 た ま ご 0
noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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ふ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.  (see also: 一服)
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あ か ち ゃ ん 1 あ か ち ゃ ん 0
noun
baby; infant
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は じ め 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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よ う き ゅ う 0
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
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か み 2
noun
paper
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い も う と 4
noun
younger sister  (humble)
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が く 0 が く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. picture (framed)
2. amount or sum (of money)
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ま ぜ る 2
Most common form: 混ぜる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix; to stir; to blend
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い だ く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
2. to harbour (e.g. grudge); to harbor; to bear; to have (e.g. ambition); to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion)  (this meaning is restricted to reading いだく)
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で き あ が る 0 で き あ が る 4
Most common form: 出来あがる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
2. to be very drunk  (see also: べろべろ)
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し ょ う せ つ 0
novel; (short) story
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お と ず れ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to visit; to call on
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to arrive; to come; to appear
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あ せ 1
noun
1. sweat; perspiration
2. moisture; condensation
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と く べ つ 0
special
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か い ぜ ん 0
1. betterment; improvement
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)  (often written カイゼン; often written with kana only)
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や す み 3
noun
1. rest; recess; respite
2. vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
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さ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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き ほ ん 0
foundation; basis; standard
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あ つ い 2
hot (weather, etc.); warm  (opposite: 寒い)
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む く 2
1. to face
2. to turn toward
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ま す ま す 2
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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さ い し ゅ う て き 0
final; eventual
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か ん じ ょ う 0
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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が ま ん 1
patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial
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う か ぶ 0
1. to float; to be suspended
2. to rise to surface
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り え き 1
1. profit; gains
2. benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
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せ ん じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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う ら 2
noun
1. bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side  (opposite: 表)
2. rear; back; behind (the house)
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も た ら す 3 も た ら す 0
to bring; to take; to bring about  (often written with kana only)
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あ ね 0
Most common form: 姐
noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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と う 0 と う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire
2. to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse
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