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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 1601-1700

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し ょ く ぶ つ 2
noun
plant; vegetation
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け い や く 0
contract; compact; agreement
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く む 1
1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
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さ け ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim
2. to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
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わ か も の 0
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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し ゅ だ ん 1
noun
means; way; measure
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お ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge
2. to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off  (see also: 乗客を降ろす)
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め い じ 1
noun
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
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け い せ い 0
1. formation; molding; taking form
noun
2. repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty  (see also: 形成手術; medicine, etc. term)
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マ ン ガ 0
Most common form: 漫画
noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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ド ラ マ 1
noun
1. drama
2. TV drama; teledrama; play  (see also: テレビドラマ; abbreviation)
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い よ い よ 2
1. more and more; all the more; increasingly  (often written with kana only)
2. at last; finally; beyond doubt  (often written with kana only)
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こ う れ い し ゃ 3
noun
old person; old people
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む だ 0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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か み 2
Most common form: かみ
noun
hair (on the head)
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か ん り 1
control; management (e.g. of a business)
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サ ッ カ ー 1
noun
1. soccer
2. seersucker
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こ う じ ょ う 3
noun
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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せ い か く 0
accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious; correct  (see also: 精確)
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ふ う ふ 0 ふ う ふ 1
noun
1. married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair
noun (prefix)
2. his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)  (see also: 夫婦茶碗; this meaning is restricted to reading めおと)
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か ん と く 0
1. supervision; control; superintendence; direction
noun
2. director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
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な べ 1
noun
1. saucepan; pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2. stew; hot pot  (food term)
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バ イ ト 0
1. work (esp. part time or casual)  (see also: アルバイト; abbreviation; originally from German 'Arbeit')
noun
2. byte; octet  (computer terminology, mathematics)
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は ず す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to unfasten; to undo
2. to remove; to take off; to deinstall
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な ん で も 1 な ん で も 4
Most common form: なんでも
expression, adverb
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear  (at start of sentence; often written with kana only)
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か い だ ん 0
noun
stairs; stairway; staircase
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オ ー ス ト ラ リ ア 5
noun
Australia  (often written with kana only)
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そ こ で 0
conjunction
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore  (often written with kana only)
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オ ー ケ ー 1 オ ー ケ ー 2 オ ー ケ ー 3
expression
OK  (colloquialism)
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は っ た つ 0
development; growth
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て き と う 0
1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit
2. noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
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た た か い 0
noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict
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は さ む 2
Most common form: 挟む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to interpose; to hold between; to insert
2. to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond
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は な 0
Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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か い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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す う ね ん 0
noun
several years
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げ ん だ い 1
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day
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か い ふ く 0
1. restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement  (this meaning is restricted to form 回復, 恢復)
2. recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence  (esp. 快復)
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す み ま せ ん 4
expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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コ ー ヒ ー 3
coffee  (often written with kana only; originally from eng 'coffee', dut 'koffie')
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ぬ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
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ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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き ょ う つ う 0
1. commonness; community
2. to be common; to be shared
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い っ し ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; instant
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め ん ど う 3
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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か い し 0
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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よ く じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next day
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し ょ う て ん が い 3
noun
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
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げ ん そ く 0
noun
principle; general rule
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は ん ば い 0
sales; selling; marketing
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あ き ら め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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ば め ん 0 ば め ん 1
scene; setting (e.g. of novel); situation
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し ょ う が い 1
1. obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
2. handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction  (see also: 視力障害; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうがい)
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adverb, noun or verb acting prenominally
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while  (often written with kana only)
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い っ て い 0
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed
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い か が 2
Most common form: どう
how; in what way; how about  (see also: 斯う, 然う, ああ; often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う ず 3
1. skill; skillful; dexterity  (opposite: 下手)
noun
2. flattery
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か ん れ ん 0
relation; connection; relevance
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え が お 1
smiling face; smile
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ま ん な か 0
noun
middle; centre; center; mid-way
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ビ ー ル 1
noun
beer  (see also: 麦酒; ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒; originally from Dutch 'bier', eng)
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し ょ う が つ 4
noun
1. New Year (esp. first three days)
2. the first month of the year; January
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す ら 0
Most common form: さえ
particle
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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デ ザ イ ン 2
design
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わ ざ わ ざ 1
expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally  (often written with kana only)
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あ ふ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow; to brim over; to flood  (often written with kana only)
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は 0
noun
leaf
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し ゅ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; variety
2. (biological) species
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め い わ く 1
trouble; bother; annoyance  (see also: ご迷惑)
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つ か む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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ラ ジ オ 1
noun
radio
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じ っ と 0 じ っ と 3
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still  (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)  (often written with kana only)
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う な ず く 3 う な ず く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
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え さ 1
Most common form: エサ
noun
1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food
2. bait; lure; enticement
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せ な か 0
noun
back (of body)
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り ょ う ほ う 3 り ょ う ほ う 0
both; both sides; both parties  (see also: 片方)
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ゆ か 1
noun
1. floor
2. stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
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か こ む 0 か こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
2. to besiege; to lay siege to
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な ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
2. to enumerate; to itemize
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だ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be silent
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き り 1
Most common form: 限り
noun
1. end; finish; stop
2. bounds; limits  (see also: 切りがない, 切りのない)
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ふ う け い 1
1. scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight
2. scene (e.g. of a crime)
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Most common form: 若し
auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如き)
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ほ ぞ ん 0
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance
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し ゃ ち ょ う 0
noun
company president; manager; director
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め だ つ 2
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous; to stand out
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ほ ご 1
care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage
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か く じ つ 0
certainty; reliability; soundness
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け い ざ い 1
economics; business; finance; economy
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. class; order; rank
suffix
2. et cetera; etc.; and the like  (see also: 等)
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え ん そ う 0
musical performance
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ふ や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to increase; to add to; to augment  (opposite: 減らす)
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お ん せ ん 0
noun
spa; hot spring; onsen
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く ふ う 0
Most common form: 功夫
1. scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously
2. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
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さ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to touch; to feel  (often now with を)
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き ょ う し つ 0
noun
1. classroom
2. department; laboratory
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