Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 4601-4700

This collection contains 99 words.
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make round; to roll up; to curl up
2. to seduce; to cajole; to explain away  (see also: 丸め込む)
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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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noun
another person; others
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insertion; incorporation; infixing
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wise; clever; smart
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
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noun
1. obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
2. complaining; criticizing  (often written with kana only)
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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
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Christ  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cristo')
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noun
pain; bitterness  (often written with kana only)
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noun
two or three days
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lecture; address; speech
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make a mistake; to err
2. to mislead; to misguide
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human rights; civil liberties
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both sides
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Most common form: もち
noun
sticky rice cake  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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noun
Kamakura (city)
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noun
athletic meet; sports day
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China)
2. continent
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separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation
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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
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noun
1. bulletin board; display board; notice board
2. electronic bulletin board; BBS  (see also: 電子掲示板)
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noun
housing district; residential district
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Most common form: カメ
noun
tortoise; turtle
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forties (age)
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Most common form: メロディ
noun
1. melody
2. chime
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people; populace; masses
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noun
Kichijouji (neighborhood in Tokyo)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
2. to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence)
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noun
Niigata (city)
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noun, counter
passage; place; point; part  (カ所, ヶ所, etc. are mainly used as counters)
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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to perceive; to sense; to discern
2. to understand; to comprehend; to realize
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Most common form: こする
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rub; to scrub  (often written with kana only)
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noun
gymnasium
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another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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Most common form: いや
interjection (kandoushi)
1. why; oh; exclamation of surprise
2. no!; quit it!; stop!
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noun
shop; store
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Most common form: とらわれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
2. to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by  (often written with kana only)
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Japan's best; number one in Japan
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noun
1. tunnel
2. to tunnel (through a potential barrier)  (physics terminology)
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noun
one-year-old
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noun
heat (of the weather); hotness
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vitamin  (originally from German)
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interjection (kandoushi)
congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!  (see also: おめでたい; often written with kana only)
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noun
use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose
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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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noun
tire; tyre
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noun
Korea
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noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
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noun
insurance company
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace
2. to describe
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noun
chocolate
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to run around
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1. influential; prominent  (see also: 有力者)
2. strong; likely; plausible; potent  (see also: 有力候補)
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noun
1. device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget
2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
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Most common form: ポスタ
noun
poster
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Most common form: スギ
noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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lovely; sweet
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carving; engraving; sculpture
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noun
1. sleep; sleeping
2. inactivity
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noun
1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
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Most common form: さわやか
1. fresh; refreshing; invigorating  (often written with kana only)
2. clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent  (often written with kana only)
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inauguration; assumption of office
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pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
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equipment; installation; apparatus; device; unit
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noun
tradition; legend; folklore
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
about this time
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1. department of a university
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
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noun
1. panel; wainscoting; wainscotting  (this meaning is restricted to form 羽目)
2. plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess  (see also: 羽目になる)
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proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
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noun
visa
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noun
general; shogun
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Most common form: せいしょうねん
noun
youth; young person
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noun
elbow
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1. forever; endlessly; on and on
2. meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging
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noun
tableware
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Most common form: 引付る
1. to fascinate; to attract; to charm; to pull up (at a gate)
2. to have a convulsion  (this meaning is restricted to form 引き付ける, 引付ける, 引きつける, 引付る)
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noun
depth; profundity
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noun
passport
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Most common form: ボロボロ
1. worn-out; torn; crumbling; tattered  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. tears or grain of rice falling
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Most common form: 何時ごろ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
about when; how soon
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1. double; two-fold; two layers; duplex
prefix
2. diplo-; dipl-
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noun
Saitama (city)
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1. mischief; prank; trick; practical joke  (often written with kana only)
2. pastime; hobby  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 受付ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to accept; to receive (an application); to take up
2. to withstand; to tolerate; to bear
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to knead; to mix with fingers  (often written with kana only)
2. to quibble; to argue for argument's sake  (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to creep; to crawl  (see also: 爬行)
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Most common form: フラフラ
1. unsteady (e.g.on one's feet); staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzy  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. wandering; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to lift up
2. to give; to offer; to consecrate
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Most common form: いざかや
noun
bar; pub; tavern
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
2. to despise; to look down on  (see also: 見下す)
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1. consistency; coherence; integration
2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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noun
literature; books (reference); document
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auxiliary verb, 'ru' godan verb
verb suffix indicating hatred and contempt, or disdain for another's action  (after the -te form or -masu stem of a verb; derogatory)
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noun
word processor  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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noun
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
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