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Kanji Usefulness Level 3 301-370 Vocab

This collection contains 148 words.
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お と と し 2
Most common form: おと年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
year before last
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さ っ こ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nowadays; recently
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き の う 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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い か り 3
noun
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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ど な る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to yell
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お こ る 2
'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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り ゅ う が く 0
Most common form: りゅうがく
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
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と ど ま る 3
Most common form: 止まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be limited to; to be confined to  (often written with kana only)
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れ い 1
Most common form: れい
noun
1. thanks; gratitude  (see also: お礼)
2. manners; etiquette
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ら い さ ん 0
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
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れ つ 1
noun
queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train
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れ っ し ゃ 0 れ っ し ゃ 1
noun
train (ordinary)
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な だ れ 0
noun
avalanche; snowslide
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こ う せ つ 0
snowfall; snow
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ゆ き 2
noun
snow
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ふ ぶ き 1
noun
snow storm; blizzard
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つ き ば ら い 3
noun
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment  (see also: 月賦)
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ふ っ し ょ く 0
wiping out; sweeping away
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は ら う 2
'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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よ っ ぱ ら い 0
Most common form: 酔払い
noun
drunkard
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は い せ ん 0
defeat; losing a war
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と ら え る 3
Most common form: 捉える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to capture; to arrest
2. to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
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た い ほ 1
arrest; apprehension; capture
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つ か ま え る 4 つ か ま え る 3 つ か ま え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to catch; to arrest; to seize
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ぼ う ね ん か い 3
noun
year-end party
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わ す れ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
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は れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
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か い せ い 0
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
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す ば ら し い 4
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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お り 2
noun
1. opportunity; chance; occasion; time  (esp. 折)
noun, counter
2. fold; pleat; crease  (esp. 折り)
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こ っ せ つ 0
bone fracture
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せ っ ち ゅ う 0
Most common form: 折中
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
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お る 1
Most common form: おる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
2. to fold; to bend
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か ん げ い 0
welcome; reception
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む か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to go out to meet
2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
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ひ げ き 1
noun
1. tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
2. tragedy; calamity; disaster
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か な し い 0
sad; sorrowful
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く う こ う 0
noun
airport
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み な と 0
noun
harbour; harbor; port
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ほ ん こ ん 1
noun
Hong Kong; Hongkong
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せ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
2. to urge; to press; to pester
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の ぞ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate
2. to exclude; to except
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さ く じ ょ 1
elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)
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そ う じ 0
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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こ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
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と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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へ い さ 0
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close; to shut
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き ゅ う し ゅ う 0
absorption; suction; attraction
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す う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
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に ほ ん が み 0
noun
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
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と う は つ 0
noun
hair (of head)
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き ん ぱ つ 0
blond hair
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か み 2
Most common form: かみ
noun
hair (on the head)
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た ば 1
Most common form: 把
noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle; bunch; sheaf
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す い み ん 0
sleep
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ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep (not necessarily lying down)  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die
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ぼ う え き 0
trade (foreign)
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よ う い 0
easy; simple; plain
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や さ し い 0 や さ し い 3
Most common form: やさしい
easy; plain; simple  (often written with kana only; opposite: 難しい)
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ま ど 1
noun
window
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ど う そ う か い 3
noun
graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion
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せ ん ぞ 1
ancestor
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ご ん ぎ ょ う 0
noun
religious service  (Buddhist term)
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つ う き ん 0
commuting to work
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つ と め 3
Most common form: 務め
noun
1. service; duty; business; responsibility; task
2. Buddhist religious services
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こ ん じ ゃ く 0
noun
past and present
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む か し 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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た よ り 1
Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  (pron. だより as a suffix)
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ゆ う び ん 0
Most common form: 〒
noun
1. mail service; postal service; mail; post
2. mail; postal matter; postal items  (see also: 郵便物; abbreviation)
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べ ん り 1
convenient; handy; useful
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て き よ う 0
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
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ふ く 1 ふ く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
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こ す い 0
inspiration; advocacy; encouragement
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き こ う 0
noun
climate
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い そ う ろ う 0 い そ う ろ う 4
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
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こ わ い 2
1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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や め る 0
Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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じ し ょ 1
noun
1. dictionary; lexicon
2. letter of resignation  (see also: 辞表; archaic)
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さ ん ぴ 1
noun
yes and no; for and against
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ひ て い 0
1. negation; denial; repudiation; disavowal  (opposite: 肯定)
2. NOT operation  (computer terminology)
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い な 3
Most common form: いいえ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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お く れ 0
noun
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
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ち こ く 0
lateness; late coming  (see also: 遅れる)
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お そ い 0 お そ い 2
1. slow  (this meaning is restricted to form 遅い, 鈍い)
2. late (e.g. "late at night")
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け む い 0 け む い 2
smoky
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き ん え ん 0
1. abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking  (see also: 喫煙)
expression
2. No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!  (on a sign)
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け む り 0
Most common form: 烟
noun
smoke; fumes
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せ い と 1
pupil
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け っ て ん 3 け っ て ん 0
noun
1. fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback  (opposite: 美点)
2. failure (in an examination); failing grade
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け つ じ ょ 1
lack; privation; deficiency
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か け る 0
Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
2. to be lacking; to be missing
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ま よ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
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め い わ く 1
trouble; bother; annoyance  (see also: ご迷惑)
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ま い ご 1
noun
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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せ ん た く 0
washing; laundry
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あ ら う 0 あ ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wash
2. to investigate
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そ う ご 1
mutual; reciprocal
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た が い 0
noun
mutual; reciprocal
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さ い の う 0
noun
talent; ability
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ま ん ざ い 3
noun
two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue  (see also: 万歳)
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さ ら 1
1. new; unused  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)
prefix
2. new
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へ ん こ う 0
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
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ふ け る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get late; to advance; to wear on
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む し ば 0
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
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し か 1 し か 2 し か 0
noun
dentistry
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は 1
noun
tooth
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ぬ す む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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し ゅ う か ん 0
1. habit
2. custom; cultural practice
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な れ る 2
Most common form: なれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with  (esp. 慣れる)
2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at  (esp. 慣れる)
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ば ん 0
Most common form: ばん
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. evening
2. counter for nights
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は こ 0
Most common form: はこ
noun
1. box; case; chest; package; pack
2. car (of a train, etc.)
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ち ょ う じ ょ う 3
top; summit; peak
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い た だ き 0
Most common form: いただき
noun
1. crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire  (esp. 頂)
2. easy win for one  (頂き,戴き)
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い た だ き も の 0
noun
(received) present; gift  (humble)
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は い 1
noun
1. sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages  (this meaning is restricted to reading はい)
suffix, counter
2. counter for cupfuls
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か ん ぱ い 0
1. toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something)
2. drinking one's glass dry
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さ か ず き 0 さ か ず き 4 さ か ず き 3
Most common form: 坏
noun
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
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か い む 1
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
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み な さ ん 2
noun
all; everyone; everybody  (honorific)
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し ょ う た い 1
invitation
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ま ね く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask
2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
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か ん れ い 0
cold; coldness; chilliness
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さ む い 2
1. cold (e.g. weather)  (opposite: 暑い)
2. uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny  (see also: お寒い)
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は じ 2
noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
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は れ ん ち 2
Most common form: ハレンチ
infamous; shameless
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は ず か し い 4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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ひ ろ う 0
fatigue; weariness
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つ か れ 3
noun
tiredness; fatigue
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ま ず し い 3
1. poor; needy
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
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ひ ん こ ん 0
1. poor; needy
2. lacking; meagre; meager
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び ん ぼ う 1
poverty; destitute; poor
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noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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ご か い 0
misunderstanding
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あ や ま り 3 あ や ま り 4 あ や ま り 0
noun
error; mistake; slip; bug
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つ と め る 3
Most common form: 力める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
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い く ぶ ん 0
adverb, noun
1. somewhat; to some extent; to some degree
noun
2. some; part; portion
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さ ん せ い 0
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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ぐ う ぜ ん 0
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
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た ぼ う 0
busy; pressure of work
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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す い え い 0
swimming
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お よ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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く つ 2
noun
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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せ い か 1 せ い か 0
noun
shoe-making
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か わ ぐ つ 0
noun
leather shoes; leather boots
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い だ い 0
greatness
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え ら い 2
1. great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent
2. awful; terrible  (often written with kana only)
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