Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list
Routlege 5000 Vocab 501-600
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. why; oh; exclamation of surprise2. 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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noun
1. body2. oneself
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noun
1. guest; visitor2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace2. to hold in the mouth (see also: 口に含む)
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Most common form: 我
my; our; one's own
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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 that2. while
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to show; to display2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this year(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph2. sight; scene
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
introduction; presentation; referral; listing(click the word for examples and links)
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, 'no' adjective, 'suru' verb
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule(click the word for examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
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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noun, 'no' adjective
1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balancesuffix
2. -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 我我
pronoun, 'no' adjective
we(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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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noun
1. colour; color2. complexion
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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)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 欲しい
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis2. variety; diversity
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noun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer(click the word for examples and links)
'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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noun, 'suru' verb
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy(click the word for examples and links)
noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal(click the word for examples and links)
suffix
1. apiece; each (also written as 宛)2. at a time; piecemeal
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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)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
varied; various(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 過す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (time); to spend2. to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol)
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noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, 'suru' verb
illness; disease; sickness(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
1. worry; concern; anxietynoun, 'suru' verb
2. care; help; aid; assistance(click the word for examples and links)
conjunction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. (computer) image (computer terminology)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
afternoon; p.m.(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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noun, 'no' adjective
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 annex2. 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(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to come off; to be removed2. (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception2. software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility (computer terminology)
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2. to compete; to vie (see also: 力比べ)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.) (see also: 注意を引く)
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Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant2. to leave; to go away
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noun, 'suru' verb
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
from now on; hereafter(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation(click the word for examples and links)
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 design2. to take in; to deceive
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Most common form: やつ
pronoun, 'no' adjective
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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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(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: れい
noun, noun (prefix), 'no' adjective
1. custom; practice; habit; usual2. said; aforementioned
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
expression
related to; in relation to(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
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 defend2. 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(click the word for examples and links)
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