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Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

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Routlege 5000 Vocab 3401-3500

This collection contains 100 words.
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び ょ う ど う 0
equality; impartiality; evenness
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く ず す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
2. to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
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け い ば 0
horse racing
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Most common form: かっこよい
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy  (see also: 格好いい; often written with kana only)
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か わ す 0
Most common form: 交す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
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で ん と う て き 0
traditional; conventional
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パ ー テ ィ ー 1
noun
party
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や く め 3
noun
duty; business; role
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つ う ち 0
notice; notification; report; posting
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よ う ぼ う 0
demand for; request
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め ぐ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go around  (often written with kana only)
2. to return  (often written with kana only)
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い と な む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business
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パ ー ト 1
noun
1. part
2. part-timer  (see also: パートタイマー; abbreviation)
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て の ひ ら 0
noun
palm (of one's hand)
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ち じ ょ う 0
1. above ground; surface
2. earth; world
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お ど り 0
noun
dance
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お し つ け る 4
Most common form: 押付ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to press; to push; to force
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と け る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve  (解ける is sometimes used also)
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き み ょ う 1
Most common form: きみょう
strange; queer; curious
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さ い ち ゅ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst
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て い ち ゃ く 0
taking hold; getting attached; becoming established; becoming entrenched; establishing
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い ぜ ん 0
still; as yet; as it has been  (see also: 依然として)
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す ば や い 3
1. fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile
2. quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
hereabouts; around there; that area  (see also: そこら; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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ゆ う り 1
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative  (see also: 不利)
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す い じ ゅ ん 0
noun
1. level; standard
2. water level
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じ っ く り 3
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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し ゅ し ょ う 0
noun
Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier
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レ コ ー ド 2
noun
1. record (e.g. LP)
2. record (e.g. athletics)
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in case of; at that time; at this time
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め っ た 1
1. thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash  (often written with kana only)
2. seldom (with neg. verb); rare  (see also: 滅多に, 滅多に無い; often written with kana only)
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き か ん 2 き か ん 1
noun
1. engine
2. agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
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て づ く り 2
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
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て い じ 1 て い じ 0
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
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エ ジ プ ト 0
Most common form: 埃及
noun
Egypt  (often written with kana only)
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し た ま ち 0
noun
1. low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2. Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)  (see also: 山の手)
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う う ん 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no
2. er, well, ...  (see also: うん)
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ゆ う せ ん 0
preference; priority; precedence
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だ い ぶ ぶ ん 3
noun
most part; greater part; majority  (opposite: 小部分)
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せ ん ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
pre-war days; before the war
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せ い さ く 0
1. work (film, book)
2. production; creation; turning (something) out; development
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い い か げ ん 0 い い か げ ん 1
1. irresponsible; perfunctory; careless  (often written with kana only)
2. lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
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こ う し ゃ 1
the latter
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ご じ ゅ う 2
noun
50; fifty
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は い り こ む 4 は い り こ む 0
Most common form: はいり込む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house)
2. to become complicated
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シ ャ ワ ー 1
noun
shower
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く り 2
Most common form: くり
noun
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)  (often written with kana only)
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さ っ ぽ ろ 0
noun
Sapporo (city)
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し ゅ た い 0 し ゅ た い 1
noun
1. main constituent; core; nucleus
2. subject (philosophical); protagonist  (see also: 客体, 主観)
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か な い 1
Most common form: かない
noun
1. (my) wife  (humble; this meaning is restricted to reading かない)
2. inside the home; one's family
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か ん ば ん 0
noun
1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
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し ょ う ぎ 0
noun
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
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か じ 1
noun
1. housework; domestic chores
2. family affairs; household matters
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つ か ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
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た ほ う 2
1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
conjunction
2. on the other hand  (see also: 一方)
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こ う つ う じ こ 5
noun
traffic accident
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て じ ゅ ん 0 て じ ゅ ん 1
noun
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
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コ ス ト 1
noun
cost
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あ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many  (see also: 余り)
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わ 1
noun
1. ring; circle; loop
2. hoop  (see also: フープ)
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な ら び に 0
Most common form: 並びに
conjunction
and (also); both ... and; as well as
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お と こ だ て 0
noun
1. chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor
2. ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous  (see also: 任侠, 侠客)
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ち め い 0
place name
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ご う い 1 ご う い 0
agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord
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お お て 1
1. major company; big company
2. front castle gate
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ほ ん ば ん 0
noun
1. performance; take; going before an audience or on-air
2. game; season; crucial moment
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ど う り ょ う 0
noun
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
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た の し さ 3 た の し さ 2
enjoyment
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じ ょ う ぶ 0
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable  (sometimes じょうふ)
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わ ざ 2
noun
technique; art; skill
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た ち ま ち 0
at once; in a moment; suddenly; all at once; quickly; promptly; immediately  (often written with kana only)
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し あ げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
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か い し ゅ う 0
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
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さ い せ い 0
1. resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life
2. reformation; rehabilitation
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わ が ま ま 3 わ が ま ま 4
1. selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness  (often written with kana only)
2. disobedience  (often written with kana only)
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こ さ じ 0
noun
teaspoon
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コ ン ト ロ ー ル 4
control
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し ん や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
late at night
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な お か つ 1
1. besides; furthermore; on top of that  (often written with kana only)
2. and yet; nevertheless; even so  (often written with kana only)
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か っ ぱ つ 0
vigor; vigour; active; lively
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げ い じ ゅ つ 0 げ い じ ゅ つ 1
noun
(fine) art; the arts
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ブ ラ ジ ル 0
noun
Brazil  (often written with kana only)
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し こ う 0
1. execution; enforcing; carrying out  (this meaning is restricted to reading しこう, せこう, しぎょう)
2. giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks  (this meaning is restricted to reading せぎょう)
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チ ー ズ 1
noun
1. cheese  (see also: 乾酪)
expression
2. say cheese! (when taking photographs)
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お し え 0
noun
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
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つ い き ゅ う 0
1. investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
2. catching up; overtaking
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こ ん げ つ 0
Most common form: こんげつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this month
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せ ん だ い 1
noun
Sendai (city)
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と っ き ょ 1
1. patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. proprietary
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か ぶ し き 2
noun
stock (company)
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ろ う ど う 0
1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
2. Labour Party  (see also: 労働党; abbreviation)
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カ フ ェ 1
noun
1. cafe; coffeehouse  (originally from French)
2. hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
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シ ン プ ル 1
simple
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き そ く 0
noun
rules; regulations; conventions
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き ゃ っ か ん て き 0
objective  (opposite: 主観的)
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き た く 0
returning home
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つ く づ く 3 つ く づ く 2
completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ひ と つ め 4
1. one-eyed
2. first (in a series); initial
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お せ ん 0
pollution; contamination  (see also: 公害)
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て ん か ん 0
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
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