Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 4601-4700
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make round; to roll up; to curl up2. to seduce; to cajole; to explain away (see also: 丸め込む)
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noun, 'suru' verb
insertion; incorporation; infixing(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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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noun, 'no' adjective
Christ (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cristo')(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make a mistake; to err2. to mislead; to misguide
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China)2. continent
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noun, 'suru' verb
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation(click the word for examples and links)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate2. to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence)
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noun, 'suru' verb
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to perceive; to sense; to discern2. 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)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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 apprehended2. 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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noun, 'no' adjective
Japan's best; number one in Japan(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. tunnel(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
vitamin (originally from German)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university(click the word for examples and links)
noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace2. to describe
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to run around(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
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noun
1. sleep; sleeping2. inactivity
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noun
1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
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Most common form: さわやか
2. clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
inauguration; assumption of office(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
equipment; installation; apparatus; device; unit(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
about this time(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. department of a universitynoun or verb acting prenominally
2. undergraduate (course, program, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
1. forever; endlessly; on and on
2. meandering; wandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine; zigzagging
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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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Most common form: ボロボロ
'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. worn-out; torn; crumbling; tattered (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)2. tears or grain of rice falling
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. double; two-fold; two layers; duplexprefix
2. diplo-; dipl-(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'na' adjective, 'no' adjective
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 up2. to withstand; to tolerate; to bear
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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)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
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 up2. to give; to offer; to consecrate
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on2. to despise; to look down on (see also: 見下す)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. consistency; coherence; integration2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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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)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
word processor (computer terminology; abbreviation)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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