Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 4501-4600

This collection contains 98 words.
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noun
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: お祝い)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to profit; to get; to earn; to gain
2. to have (bear, beget) a child
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to point at
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approval; license; licence; permission
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into  (often written with kana only)
2. to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
treaty; pact
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
2. figure; form; shape; appearance
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noun
1. match (contest)
2. to match with; to go well with
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2000 yen
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noun
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
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noun
1. dessert
2. desert
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noun
member of the Diet, congress or parliament
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deliberation
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1. cool; refreshing
2. clear (e.g. eyes); bright
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noun
1. nature (of a person)
2. sex
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noun
action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour
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1. to master; to learn
noun
2. proprietor; manager; bar-owner
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noun
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
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elderly; age; years
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expression, adverb
if by any chance; just in case; in the worst case; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1
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Most common form: 挙句
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. in the end (after a long process); finally; after all; at last  (esp. 〜したあげく; often written with kana only)
noun
2. last line (of a renga)  (see also: 発句)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to fasten; to connect; to transfer (phone call)  (often written with kana only)
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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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1. disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading
2. factorization  (mathematics)
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noun
1. shot; charge; explosion
2. blow; punch
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Most common form: 囁く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to whisper; to murmur  (often written with kana only)
2. to rumor; to rumour  (usu. in the passive voice; often written with kana only)
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supply; provision; raising; procurement
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26; twenty-six
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noun
uniform
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noun
oven
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noun
brochure; pamphlet
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Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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white person; Caucasian
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Most common form:
a little; a bit; somewhat  (often written with kana only)
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noun
head; lead; vanguard; first
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Most common form: 真黒
pitch black
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Most common form: スッと
1. straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden  (スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. quietly; gently; softly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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public; community; public service; society; communal
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noble; aristocrat
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2. to scatter; to be dispersed
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noun
1. alley; alleyway; lane  (this meaning is restricted to form 路地, 露路)
2. bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops)
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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
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Most common form: にげ出す
1. to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape
2. to start to run away
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prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing
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Most common form: じゅう
noun
gun; rifle; small arms
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Most common form: 今後共
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
from now on  (see also: 今後)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
2. to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
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Most common form: まく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
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rational; reasonable; logical
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noun
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
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Most common form: きり
noun
1. fog; mist  (see also: , )
2. spray
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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
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noun
choices; alternatives; options
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related; connected; close; intimate
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cook together; to boil well
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1. optical illusion; hallucination
2. misapprehension; delusion
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noun
1. vehicle; conveyance; transport
2. ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
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Most common form: スパゲッティ
noun
spaghetti  (originally from Italian)
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adjoin; adjacent; related
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(the year) 2003
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate  (often written with kana only)
2. to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
technique
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1. step
noun
2. steppe
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noun
duty; function; office; mission; task
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noun
streamlet; brook
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noun
rope
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reaching; attaining; arrival
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noun
1. Jesus  (originally from Latin)
interjection (kandoushi), noun
2. yes  (this meaning is restricted to reading イエス)
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noun
Shanghai (China)
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remarkable; striking; obvious
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Most common form: 生れ育つ
to be born and raised (in one particular place)
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noun
fashion
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noun
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
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noun
container; vessel
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support
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to fall down; to fall over
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1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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Most common form: とうほく
noun
1. north-east
2. Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)  (see also: 東北地方; this meaning is restricted to reading とうほく)
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Most common form: なくす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lose something  (often written with kana only)
2. to get rid of  (usu. 無くす; often written with kana only)
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noun
salad  (originally from Portuguese)
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noun
important point; point to make note of
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noun
the US armed forces
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noun
demerit  (opposite: メリット)
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noun
national highway
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1. permeation; penetration; soaking
2. osmosis
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sign; signal
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noun
ferry
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trade (foreign)
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illumination; lighting
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invitation
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Most common form: 年年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
years; year by year; annually; considering his age
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noun
11 years; eleven years
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noun
warrior; samurai
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Most common form: それは
1. very; extremely  (see also: それはそれは)
expression
2. that is
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opposition; antagonism
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people
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Most common form: けいさつかん
noun
policeman; policewoman; police officer
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