Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 3601-3700

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
period of time; time slot; time zone
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overall; on the whole
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be smashed
2. to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
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lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
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noun
technique; method
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the body; the flesh
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Most common form: いきいき
vividly; lively
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go mad
2. to get out of order; to go amiss
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noun
1. mouthful; morsel; bite
2. gulp; sip; draft; draught
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conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
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noun
importance; gravity
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fermentation; zymosis
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Most common form: 繰返し
1. repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. repeatedly
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bid; bidding
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wake; to wake up
2. to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
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1. best  (this meaning is restricted to reading ベスト)
noun
2. vest
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noun
1. feather; plume; wing  (翅 esp. refers to insect wings)
2. blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time  (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next time (occasion)
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noun
1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure
2. bedrock  (geology, etc. term)
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Most common form:
noun
1. circle  (see also: )
noun, noun (prefix)
2. entirety; whole; full; complete
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infection; contagion
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respect; esteem; regard
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noun
office
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Most common form: いいえ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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1. amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice  (opposite: 玄人)
noun
2. respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.)  (see also: 玄人)
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17 years old; seventeen years old
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link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
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washing; laundry
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete; to contest; to contend
2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
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temporary
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noun
tourist
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chief; main; principal; major
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charming; fascinating; attractive
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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral  (opposite: 内側)
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misunderstanding; wrong guess
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the other day; lately; recently; during this period
2. meanwhile; in the meantime  (this meaning is restricted to reading このかん)
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1. stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
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1. at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand
noun
2. way of moving one's arms; skill
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noun
1. meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff; foodstuffs  (this meaning is restricted to form 食)
2. eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)  (see also: 星食; astronomy, etc. term)
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Most common form: ため息
noun
sigh
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sudden; precipitous; radical
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Most common form: おしまい
noun
1. the end; closing; being done for  (see also: 仕舞い; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
expression
2. That's it; That's enough; That's all  (often written with kana only)
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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix
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Most common form: 大して
(not so) much; (not) very  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: インタビュ
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
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noun
classmate; classmates
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
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noun
weight  (see also: 軽さ)
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Most common form: まちづくり
noun
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community  (often written with kana only)
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cut; reduction; curtailment
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customer; client; patron
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explosion; detonation; eruption
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noun
Switzerland  (often written with kana only; originally from French 'Suisse')
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Most common form: 伺う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told  (humble)
2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
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noun
armed forces; military; troops
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1. he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow  (see also: 此奴; often written with kana only; colloquialism; derogatory)
2. that; that one; that thing  (see also: 此奴; often written with kana only; colloquialism; derogatory)
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Most common form: 心見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
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determination; resolution
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noun
income; earnings
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Most common form: にくい
auxiliary adjective, 'i' adjective
difficult to ...; hard to ...  (see also: 為難い; after -masu stem of verb; often written with kana only)
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1. leader
2. reader; reading book
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cooking; food preparation
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district; section; sector
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noun
furniture
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noun
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous entity
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Most common form: けん
noun
1. sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
2. bayonet  (this meaning is restricted to reading けん)
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noun
nursing insurance
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kiss
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recession; depression; slump
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Most common form: まつ
noun
1. pine tree (Pinus spp.)
2. highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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1. suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  (usu. ていし)
2. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちょうじ)
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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Most common form: 40
noun
forty
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noun, noun (suffix)
series
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Most common form: しょくせいかつ
noun
eating habits
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve
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Most common form: デビュウ
debut  (originally from French)
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Most common form: たる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of
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40 years; forty years
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on
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noun
prep school (ronin year)
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1. huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; multitudinous
2. swelling; expansion  (this meaning is restricted to form 膨大)
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unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
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noun
life span
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fundamental; basic
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noun
bakufu; shogunate
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noun
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
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noun
1. important matter
2. requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
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chart; diagram; graph; figure
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape
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noun
opposite side
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noun
project
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.  (see also: 存じる; humble)
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noun
1. dictionary; lexicon
2. letter of resignation  (see also: 辞表; archaic)
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noun
Chinese (language)
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expression, 'i' adjective
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary  (after verb phrase; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: カラス
noun
crow (Corvus spp.); raven  (often written with kana only)
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