Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 2801-2900

This collection contains 98 words.
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1. industry
noun
2. livelihood; occupation  (archaic)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day  (esp. 〜の前日)
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absorption; suction; attraction
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noun
surprise; astonishment; wonder
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noun
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR  (see also: ソビエト連邦; abbreviation)
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noun
1. sadness; sorrow; grief
2. affection; love  (archaic)
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noun
1. eleventh day of the month
2. eleven days
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1. least; lowest; worst
2. nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!
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noun
16; sixteen
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noun
garlic (Allium sativum)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order  (see also: 出番)
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Most common form: さいばんしょ
noun
court; courthouse
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sightseeing
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Most common form: 申訳
apology; excuse
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noun
1. leaf
2. marijuana; cannabis  (slang; often written with kana only)
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noun
living thing; animal
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production (e.g. play); direction
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conjunction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity  (usu. 本気で)
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noun
third-year student
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entry; filling in of forms
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up at; to raise one's eyes
2. to look up to; to admire; to respect
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Most common form: 話合い
discussion; conference
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noun
a single life; a solitary life; living alone
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Most common form: 主旨
noun
1. meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
2. goal; intent; object; aim; point  (this meaning is restricted to form 趣旨)
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noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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noun
3 hours; three hours
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regret; repentance; remorse
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2. to shorten; to move closer together
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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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self-consciousness; self-awareness
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this morning
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synthetic; comprehensive  (see also: 総合)
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noun
beauty
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noun
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
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extreme; extremity
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Most common form: りゅうがく
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
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noun
1. sense; idea; thought; feeling  (esp. 〜の念)
2. desire; concern
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noun
1. Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
2. (Edo period) silver mint
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15 years; fifteen years
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
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eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
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noun
1. fourteenth day of the month
2. fourteen days
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Most common form: 取戻す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
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Most common form: 一遍
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. once; one time; (all at) once; in one sitting  (often written with kana only)
2. exclusively; only; alone  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
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1. growth; development
2. stretching (e.g. body when waking up)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)  (often written with kana only)
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example; precedent; case
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noun
who?  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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1. dangerous; risky  (colloquialism)
2. awful; terrible; crap  (slang)
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jest; joke; funny story  (see also: 笑談; じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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progress; development
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noun
1. helper; assistant
2. help
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1. death; mortality
2. to die; to pass away
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cell  (biology term)
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noun
victim; sacrifice; scapegoat
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
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noun
1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
2. before and after
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confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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noun
1. sixth day of the month
2. six days
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noun
ratio; proportion; percentage
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noun
Thailand  (often written with kana only)
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'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fire (e.g. an arrow); to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
2. to free; to release
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noun
Hong Kong; Hongkong
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noun
lake
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour
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appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
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truth; reality
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
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noun
science
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. order; turn
2. obedient; docile; submissive; meek  (this meaning is restricted to reading じゅん)
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noun
reader
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insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth  (opposite: 満足)
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limit; restriction
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noun
troupe; theatrical company
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noun
(female) nurse
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noun
1. carrot (Daucus carota)  (often written with kana only)
2. Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)  (see also: 朝鮮人参; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. one face; one surface
2. the whole surface
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
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noun
intention; purpose
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addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix
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Taiwan
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noun
everyday life; daily life
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Most common form: ふく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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noun
1. race
2. lace
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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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noun
1. sky
2. heaven  (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
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noun
fireworks
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noun
(data) item; entry
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noun
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
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expression
though; even if; whether ... or ...
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
normally; habitually
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