Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 3101-3200

This collection contains 100 words.
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1. fashion; fad; vogue; craze
2. prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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noun
opinion; point of view
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recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
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Most common form: 如何にも
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
indeed; really; phrase indicating agreement  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. unit; denomination
2. credit (in school)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
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1
noun
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to entangle; to entwine
2. to pick a quarrel; to find fault
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noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
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noun
1. Nagasaki (city)
2. atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to set up (e.g. a house)
2. to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)
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Most common form: わっ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. wow! (surprise); oh! (startled); eek!; gee!  (see also: わっと)
2. yeah! (joy); alright!; hurray!
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pronunciation
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share; joint ownership; co-ownership
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victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
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Most common form: 住い
dwelling; house; residence; address
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noun
1. twenty-eighth day of the month
2. twenty-eight days
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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
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noun
1. each nation
2. many nations; many countries
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Most common form: 無理やり
adverb, noun
forcibly; against one's will  (矢理 is ateji; yojijukugo)
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noun
500 yen; five hundred yen
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exhibit; display; putting something up for sale
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pray; to wish
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third item in a sequence
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memo; note; memorandum
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2. kanji radical 73  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひらび)
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noun
payment
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skin
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the other hand; opposite side; reverse
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representative; exemplary; model
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
2. to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
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noun
beginner
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)  (this meaning is restricted to form 焼ける)
2. to be jealous; to be envious
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combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
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Most common form: うさぎ
noun
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)  (often written with kana only)
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1. thoroughness; completeness; consistency
2. thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
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noun
eight years
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But ... (begins a sentence)
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noun
1. feelings; thoughts
2. meaning
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noun
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP  (see also: 自由民主党; abbreviation)
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1. basement; cellar; underground place
prefix
2. underground; below ground
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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc)
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noun
pair; the two; both persons; both things
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suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
to fit; to suit
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Most common form: 引受る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be responsible for
2. to take over; to take up
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noun
number; series of digits
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noun
manager; proprietor
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Most common form: あせる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised
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noun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
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noun
timing
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100%, one hundred percent
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
weekend
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noun
exhibitor; seller
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noun
1. twenty-sixth day of the month
2. twenty-six days
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due form; official; formality
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karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment)  (from 空 and オーケストラ; often written with kana only)
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retirement (from office); resignation
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Most common form: みちる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be full
2. to wax (e.g. moon)
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obedient; docile; quiet  (often written with kana only)
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noun
friend; acquaintance
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
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noun
1. nineteenth day of the month
2. nineteen days
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noun
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
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noun
1. ingredient
2. foodstuff
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to engage in; to participate; to take part  (see also: 従事)
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Most common form: 組み合せ
noun
combination
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calm; composure; coolness; serenity
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Most common form: せりふ
noun
speech; words; one's lines; remarks  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. coat
2. court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)
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noun
1. second-year student
2. biennial  (see also: 二年生植物)
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1. lock
noun
2. rock
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National Diet; parliament; congress  (abbreviation)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knit; to plait; to braid
2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to break; to destroy
2. to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach
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1. bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
2. downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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Most common form: いと
intention; aim; design
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Most common form: 晒す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.)
2. to bleach; to refine
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noun
time; labour; labor; effort; trouble (in the sense of effort)
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1. to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to
2. to torment; to tease; to be rough with
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forest; woods
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0
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noun
ramen; Chinese-style noodles  (often written with kana only; originally from Chinese 'lamian')
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noun
hat; cap
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noun
Nagoya (city)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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1
noun
1. numerical value; numerics
2. reading (on a meter, etc.)
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zeal; enthusiasm
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review; reconsideration; revision
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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noun
one copy (e.g. book)
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noun
strength; power
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noun
1. string; cord
2. man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp
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Most common form: いわ
noun
1. rock; boulder
2. crag; cliff
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1. mistake; error; failure  (see also: エラー; abbr. of the English "mistake")
noun
2. Miss
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switching over to; migration; transition
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friend; ally; supporter
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pure; true; genuine; unmixed
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