Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 801-900

This collection contains 98 words.
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1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
2. divination
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noun
parents; both parents
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deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say  (often written with kana only)
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home; family; household
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to  (often written with kana only)
2. to lead to; to be related to  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship  (舟 is often small and hand-propelled; this meaning is restricted to form 船, 舟, ふね)
2. tank; tub; vat; trough
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
September
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noun
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion  (often written with kana only)
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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to die
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
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wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity
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Most common form: ちゃ
noun
1. tea  (see also: お茶)
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  (see also: 間接)
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noun
1. bus
2. bath
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1. effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result
noun
2. effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)  (see also: 音響効果)
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noun
reality; actuality; hard fact  (see also: 理想)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to feel
2. to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to talk; to chat; to chatter  (often written with kana only)
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noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shine  (see also: 射す)
2. to be visible
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noun
manner of doing; way; method; means
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1. very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably  (often written with kana only)
2. contemptible; reprehensible  (often written with kana only)
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1. Japanese (language)  (see also: 国語)
noun
2. Japanese as a second language  (esp. as a school or university subject; this meaning is restricted to reading にほんご)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
October
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noun
feeling; mood
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development; exploitation
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to kill
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noun
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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noun
1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, noun (prefix)
2. incredible; fantastic  (also written ネ申; slang)
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Most common form: 暮す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to get along
2. to spend (time)
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soar  (esp. 飛ぶ)
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  (esp. 跳ぶ)
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noun
the end
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noun
journal; magazine; periodical
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get angry; to get mad
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to tell someone off; to scold  (this meaning is restricted to reading おこる)
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1. maintenance; servicing
2. putting in place; establishment; development; preparation; provision; outfitting
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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noun
building
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discovery; detection; finding
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consultation; discussion
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1. to contact; to get in touch  (see also: ご連絡)
noun
2. contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message  (see also: ご連絡)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop
2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life  (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)
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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
2. unexpected
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Most common form: 12月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
December
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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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noun
1. neck
2. head
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1. establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene
2. options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup  (computer terminology)
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slowly; at ease; restful  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on
2. to go toward; to head for
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conjunction
therefore; consequently; accordingly  (see also: にしたがって; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
January
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Most common form: なす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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noun
light
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to line up; to stand in a line
2. to rival; to match; to equal
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
August
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auxiliary verb, 'ku' godan verb
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done  (contraction of ..て or で plus 置く)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
July
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beautiful; lovely
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Most common form: ごがつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
May
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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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Most common form: たばこ
noun
1. tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'tabaco')
2. tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
back; behind; rear
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Most common form: ろくがつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
June
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to differ; to vary; to disagree
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
November
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new; fresh; novel
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noun
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain  (文語)
2. to lead to (a place); to get to
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning; a.m.
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to rear; to bring up
2. to train; to teach; to educate
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noun
1. variety; kind; type; category
2. counter for different sorts of things
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noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to produce; to yield; to cause  (see also: 生ずる)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to result from; to arise; to be generated  (see also: 生ずる)
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noun
Great Britain; United Kingdom  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Inglez|Inglês')
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loveable; very likeable; like very much
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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noun
1. chest; breast  (むな is usually used in compounds)
2. breasts; bosom; bust
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask
2. to call; to order; to reserve
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personal experience; physical experience; one's own experience
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noun
ingredients; material
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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precisely; accurately; neatly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: そっち
1. that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)  (see also: 何方, 此方, 彼方; often written with kana only)
2. there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to win; to gain victory
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1. exercise; physical training; work-out
2. appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stick through; to force through
2. to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse
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noun
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down  (see also: 横になる)
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth  (see also: 首を横に振る)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon  (usu. ~に伴う)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in  (usu. ~を伴う)
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