Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 501-600

This collection contains 96 words.
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. why; oh; exclamation of surprise
2. no!; quit it!; stop!
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; that is correct  (polite (teineigo) language)
2. understood; I see; OK; okay
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movie; film
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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noun
1. guest; visitor
2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
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question; inquiry; enquiry
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace
2. to hold in the mouth  (see also: 口に含む)
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noun
area; region
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Most common form:
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by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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noun
1. (my) daughter
2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)  (see also: )
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to show; to display
2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
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noun
1. one day
2. first day of the month  (see also: ついたち)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this year
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noun
Heisei era (Jan 8, 1989 - April 30, 2019)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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Most common form: 合せる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
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Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet  (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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noun
dream
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Most common form: 辛い
1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)  (often written with kana only)
2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)  (see also: 辛い; often written with kana only)
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stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
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1. which way; which direction; where  (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
suffix
2. -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen
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Most common form: 我我
we
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise  (also written as 起てる)
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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most; extremely
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noun
1. colour; color
2. complexion
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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1. diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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numeric
three
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Most common form: 欲しい
1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to sell
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1. change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
2. variety; diversity
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impression
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noun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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expression
be; is  (see also: である; polite copula; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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participation
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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noun
1. China  (see also: 中華人民共和国)
2. Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)  (see also: 中国地方; abbreviation)
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suffix
1. apiece; each  (also written as 宛)
2. at a time; piecemeal
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Most common form: ははおや
mother
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Most common form: とりあえず
1. first of all; at once; right away  (often written with kana only)
2. for now; for the time being  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite  (often written with kana only)
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noun
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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varied; various
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer; to reply
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Most common form: 過す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (time); to spend
2. to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol)
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noun
1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
conjunction
2. on the one hand; on the other hand  (see also: 他方)
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illness; disease; sickness
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1. worry; concern; anxiety
2. care; help; aid; assistance
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conjunction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding  (often written with kana only)
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1. (one's) image  (see also: イメージアップ)
2. (computer) image  (computer terminology)
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noun
1. laugh; laughter  (see also: 笑う)
2. smile  (see also: 笑う)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
afternoon; p.m.
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady  (see also: ご主人)
2. one's husband
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to come off; to be removed
2. (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
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environment; circumstance
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1. interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception
2. software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility  (computer terminology)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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noun
senior high school; high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
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noun
1. meal
2. to eat
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull
2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)  (see also: 注意を引く)
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Most common form: へん
noun
1. area; vicinity; region
2. side; edge  (mathematics)
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expression, adverb
in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....
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Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
2. to leave; to go away
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noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
from now on; hereafter
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noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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practice; practising
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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)  (esp. 越える)
2. to exceed  (esp. 超える)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to plot; to attempt; to plan; to devise; to design
2. to take in; to deceive
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noun
enterprise; undertaking; corporation; business
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Most common form: やつ
1. fellow; guy; chap  (often written with kana only; derogatory; this meaning is restricted to reading やつ)
2. thing; object  (colloquialism; this meaning is restricted to reading やつ)
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1. clearly; plainly; distinctly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up  (often as はっきりした)
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1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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Most common form: れい
noun, noun (prefix), 'no' adjective
1. custom; practice; habit; usual
2. said; aforementioned
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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expression
related to; in relation to
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noun
alcohol; sake  (see also: お酒)
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cause; origin; source
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1. you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)  (familiar language; male term or language)
2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading おまえ)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to protect; to guard; to defend
2. to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
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noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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