Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 2701-2800

This collection contains 95 words.
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Most common form: 心掛ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
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noun
tape
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Most common form: なのか
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the seventh day of the month
2. seven days
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noun
one after next; second
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Most common form: いた
noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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pride; boast
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noun
preceding paragraph
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renewal; update; innovation; improvement
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Most common form: あっち
1. that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder  (see also: 何方, 此方, 其方; often written with kana only)
2. that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
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Most common form: 受けとめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to catch; to stop the blow
2. to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with
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noun
condition; state; business (condition)
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Most common form: 25日
noun
1. twenty-fifth day of the month
2. twenty-five days
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basis; foundation
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noun
ticket
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private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial
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noun
tone (e.g. of voice, etc.); (verbal) expression
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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
although I say; although one might say; although called  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. spectacles; glasses
2. judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight  (this meaning is restricted to reading めがね)
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noun
1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
2. beside; close to; near; by  (also written as 傍, 側)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in
2. to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations  (see also: 尻を持ち込む)
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1. whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. systemic  (see also: 全身性)
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noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: お兄さん; honorific)
2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
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prediction; estimation
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noun
connection; link; relationship  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
2. to be lacking; to be missing
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
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noun
insurance premium
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fly; to fire; to hurl; to launch; to make fly
2. to skip over; to omit; to drop (e.g. stitch)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be taught (by); to learn from
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(for) thirty years
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noun
second half; latter half  (see also: 前半)
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Most common form: 焚く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn; to kindle; to build a fire  (see also: 薫く:たく)
2. to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
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expression
1. what day
2. how many days
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prevention; check
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noun
1. gene
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'no' adjective
2. genetic
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noun
1. bookstore; bookshop
2. publisher
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1. early  (esp. 早め)
2. fast  (esp. 速め; opposite: 遅め)
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1. peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
2. understood only by oneself
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this evening; tonight
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
reason; cause; circumstances  (often written with kana only)
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noun
rhythm
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Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
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noun
soul; spirit
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stay; sojourn
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cooperation; coordination; link
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noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance
2. alive
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to perform; to play  (see also: 演じる)
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abolition; repeal
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1. revival (e.g. musical); come-back
2. restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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debt; loan; liabilities
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noun
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette
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Most common form: ヤミ
1. darkness; the dark; dark
2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to watch over; to watch attentively
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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
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nutrition; nourishment
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Most common form: フランスご
noun
French (language)
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access
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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fuss over; to be particular about  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
2. to be obsessive; to be fixated  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
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1. cut; cutting
2. haircut
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get dry
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1. freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra  (often written with kana only)
2. price reduction; discount  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 始め
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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Most common form: 次いで
adverb, conjunction
next; secondly; subsequently
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name; title
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to forge; to temper
2. to drill; to train; to discipline
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noun
university student; college student
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noun
1. left hand
2. left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
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dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
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noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
only; merely; but; no more than
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1. about; roughly; approximately  (see also: おおよそ; often written with kana only)
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. the eighth day of the month
2. eight days
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1. tightly; closely  (ぴったし is col.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. exactly; precisely  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to garnish; to accompany; to be attached to (e.g. a card with a gift; vegetables with meat; a chair with a desk)
2. to add to as support; to prop up
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1. notebook; copy-book; exercise book  (see also: ノートブック; abbreviation)
2. note
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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout
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1. export  (opposite: 輸入)
2. efferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸入)
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noun
1. shade; shadow
2. other side; back; background
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to soak; to seep; to dip in
2. to pickle  (this meaning is restricted to form 漬ける, つける)
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noun
fruit
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individual; one by one; separate
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noun
1. sixteenth day of the month
2. sixteen days
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noun
telephone number
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Most common form: 込む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded; to be packed
2. to be complex  (see also: 手の込んだ)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to build; to pile up; to amass
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calm; gentle; quiet
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Most common form: 結びつく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be related; to be connected; to be joined together
2. to result in; to lead to; to bring about
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to collapse; to crumble  (see also: 崩壊, 倒れる)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to deliver; to forward; to send
2. to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
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Most common form: プレイ
noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
1. play; erotic play (esp. SampM)
2. pray
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progress; advance; improvement; development  (opposite: 退歩)
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numeric
100; hundred  (陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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