Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 4802-4900

This collection contains 99 words.
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Most common form: ネギ
noun
Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
2. to install; to seat (someone)  (see also: 上座に据える)
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noun
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
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noun
1. academic year; school year
2. year in school; grade in school
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assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
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noun
1. the whole world
2. the whole country
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Most common form: 打出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to emboss
2. to print out; to print
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to prosper; to flourish
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scientific
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(the year) 1999
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masses; common people
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noun
(the year) 1990
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to set out; to set sail
2. to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
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expression
this and that; various things  (often as そんなこんなで)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to awaken
2. to disabuse
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Most common form: 住い
dwelling; house; residence; address
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boiling; seething
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence
2. to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war)
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noun
one year and a half
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stealthily; secretly  (see also: こそこそ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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expression
1. suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense  (see also: ない; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. humph; hmph
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Most common form: 組立てる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assemble; to set up; to construct
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
unexpectedly
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transfer; assignment; conveyance
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1. to also be (formal, literary); implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case  (see also: である; である with も)
2. to be ... or something
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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
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noun
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)  (often written with kana only)
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verification; inspection
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noun
shareholder; stockholder
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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massage
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noun
the second time
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older; senior
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1. powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
2. reassuring; encouraging
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noun
1. peak
2. peek
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Most common form: みじんぎり
noun
finely chopped (cooking)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
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1. abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking  (see also: 喫煙)
expression
2. No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!  (on a sign)
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noun
thickness
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1. the teens (10-19); teenage  (see also: )
noun
2. the tenth generation  (this meaning is restricted to form 十代, 10代)
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noun
1. star (esp. television); personality  (originally from eng 'talent')
2. talent; skill
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Most common form: 塞ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)  (see also: 塞がる)
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
each; every  (see also: ごとに; often written with kana only)
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noun
beef
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noun
frame; framework
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noun
seventy
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diversification
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to put clothes on (someone)
2. to plate; to gild; to veneer
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installation (esp. software)  (computer terminology)
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second year
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noun
mechanism; organization; organisation
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steady; sound; trustworthy; solid
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proper noun
Setagaya (a district in Setagaya ward in Tokyo);
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noun
1. village; hamlet
2. countryside; country
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1. rule; regulation
2. settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
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bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
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Most common form: 18歳
noun
18 years old; eighteen years old
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population ageing (aging)
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vivid; clear; distinct
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1. air-conditioner  (see also: エアコンディショナー; abbreviation)
noun
2. air-conditioning  (see also: エアコンディショニング; abbreviation)
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noun
1. term; period; time frame
2. time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)  (see also: 期限切れ)
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noun
article; thing; object; property (real estate)
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noun
preceding article or entry
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
middle; midway; interim
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noun
1. collar
2. color; colour
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Most common form: スポーツ・クラブ
noun
sports club
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noun
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
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noun
fruit
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noun
graph
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painter; artist
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Most common form: 組込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)
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noun
mike; mic; microphone  (see also: マイクロホン; abbreviation)
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to change one's clothes
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planned; scheduled; systematic
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typical; prototypical; representative; stereotypical; model; ideal; archetypal; quintessential
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regulation; adjustment; control
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evasion; avoidance
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart
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noun
books
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noun
1. gap; space
2. break; interlude; interval  (this meaning is restricted to reading すき)
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noun
in range; within range
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noun
amusement park
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numeric
six
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noun
1. 20 years old
2. twenty  (archaic)
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noun
prejudice; narrow view; bias
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noun
theory; reason
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1
noun
opportunity; chance
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noun
one house
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dispute; trouble; strife
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noun
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
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noun
influence; clout
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Most common form: ふれあい
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching  (often written with kana only)
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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
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private (establishment)  (see also: 市立; わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立)
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clear writing; specification
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noun
salt; salt content
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