Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

Kanji Usefulness Level 5 101-200 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 173 words.
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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
2. to be up to the task; to come up to
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prosperity; flourishing; thriving
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1. popular
2. prosperous
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to serve (food, etc.); to dish out
2. to fill up; to pile up; to heap
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Most common form: 花ざかり
1. flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
2. the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
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entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room
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1. expert; professional; master  (opposite: 素人)
2. woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes  (see also: 素人)
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noun
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
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noun
1. wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence
2. prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)  (usu. 智慧; Buddhist term)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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Most common form: さずかる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
2. to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on
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noun
1. bomb
2. alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)  (often written with kana only)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child)  (see also: 養い)
2. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
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noun
Nara (city)
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Most common form: おす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate
2. to infer; to conclude; to conjecture; to surmise
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recommendation; referral; endorsement  (see also: 推奨)
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trees and shrubs; arbour; arbor
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noun
act; deed; conduct
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Most common form: ため
noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: オス
male (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. hero; heroine; great person
2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
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noun
1. (single-edged) sword; katana
2. dagger; knife  (archaic)
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noun
bento; Japanese box lunch  (see also: お弁当)
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Most common form: きみょう
strange; queer; curious
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noun
1. pattern; figure; design
2. state; condition
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noun
scale; scope; plan; structure
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1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
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noun
advanced level; high grade; senior
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Most common form: 目叩く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat  (またたく is sometimes used transitively)
2. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; second; instant
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1. blink (of eyes); wink
2. twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)  (this meaning is restricted to reading またたき, まだたき)
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name; title
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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
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wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance
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falling as flowers do; dying a glorious death
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Most common form: 痛める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hurt; to injure; to cause pain  (usu. 痛める)
2. to harm; to damage; to spoil  (usu. 傷める)
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injury; wound
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Most common form: キズ
noun
1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
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battle; fight; combat
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Most common form: 戦い
noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict
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noun
1. muscle; tendon; sinew
2. vein; artery
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muscle; sinew
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Most common form: 飜訳
1. translation
2. de-encryption; deciphering
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Most common form: わけ
noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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injection
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be silent
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. pattern; design
noun
2. body build; figure; physique
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noun
power; authority
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Most common form: 押柄
arrogance; haughtiness; insolence
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. criminal matter
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noun
1. turning point; critical juncture
2. knot (in a tree, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to form 節目)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
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1. escape; break-out
2. prolapse; proptosis
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withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
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strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure
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solemnity; gravity; impressiveness
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1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic
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solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere); austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive
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noun
museum
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faithfulness; devotion; loyalty; honesty; truth; fidelity
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Most common form: しみる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate  (often written with kana only)
2. to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 染みる, 沁みる)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be dyed
2. to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped
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1. delicate; subtle; sensitive
2. difficult; delicate (situation); complicated
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noun
standard; level; norm
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noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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noun
wharf; breakwater; steep cliff
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noun
surface of a wall
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noun
1. wall; partition
2. barrier; obstacle
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1. forerunner; pioneer; precursor  (see also: 先駆け; historically more common but in modern Japanese 先駆け is used)
2. herald
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
2. to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel  (this meaning is restricted to form 駆り立てる, 駆立てる)
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anaesthesia; anesthesia
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noun
1. cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant)
2. hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute
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noun
deck (of a ship)
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armored; armoured
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noun
feudal lord; daimyo
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
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pressure; coercion; oppression
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threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
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following (e.g. suit, in someone's footsteps, etc.); emulation
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to step on; to tread on
2. to experience; to undergo
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1. stepping; stamping; marking time (for a soldier)
2. standstill; stalemate
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Most common form: うつ
1. to shoot (at)  (usu. 撃つ)
2. to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge
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Bible; scriptures
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noun
dictionary
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1. seriousness; earnestness
2. real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
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symptoms; condition
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noun
back room; closet; storage room
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1. payment (taxes, fees, etc.)
2. supply (of goods); delivery
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1. consent; assent; agreement
2. understanding; comprehension; grasp
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noun
shed; barn; outhouse
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noun
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)  (see also: 御用始め)
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noun
1. third month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term)
2. thick growth (of grass, etc.)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading いやおい)
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financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money
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noun, noun (prefix)
seaside; beachside
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noun
1. beach; seashore
2. captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones  (see also: 揚げ浜; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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noun
birth-place; home town
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noun
country samurai
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noun
1. willow (any tree of genus Salix)
2. weeping willow (Salix babylonica)  (see also: 枝垂れ柳; this meaning is restricted to reading やなぎ, ヤナギ)
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noun
senryu; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-syllable poem
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noun
evidence; proof
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1. service; ministry; attendance; church work
2. offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
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magistrate; shogunate administrator
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to offer; to present
2. to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to destroy; to demolish
2. to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
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1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in  (see also: 崩れる)
2. decay  (see also: α崩壊; physics terminology)
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noun
1. grace (of God); divine favour; blessing; miracle; answer to a prayer  (see also: 利益)
2. benefit
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1. profit; gains
2. benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
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noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection
2. phrase; words; expression
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noun
metal
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success; hit
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noun
1. emperor (of Japan); mikado
2. (the gates of an) imperial residence  (honorific)
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noun
1. empire
2. imperial
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celebration; congratulations
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Most common form: ほり
noun
1. moat; fosse
2. canal; ditch
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noun
outer moat (castle)
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establishment; founding; organization; organisation
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Most common form: 作る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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Most common form: なく
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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crying aloud; lamentation; wailing
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1. memory; recollection; remembrance
2. storage
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noun
Shinkansen; bullet train
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noun
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing; exhibiting; unveiling; revealing; showcasing; performing; giving a rendition
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noun
1. dew
2. tears
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Most common form:
noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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handshake
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
2. to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould
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ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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lecture attendance; auditing
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Most common form: 聞く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
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attack; charge; raid
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noun
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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cabinet; (government) ministry
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relief; aid; rescue
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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noun
1. plot; intrigue; scheme
2. conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act  (law, etc. term)
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noun
1. shade; shadow
2. sunshine
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Most common form: 繰返す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat; to do something over again
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noun
1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2. husband (informal)
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noun
1. operation; management; processing
2. manipulating to one's benefit
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noun
chastity; fidelity; honour; honor; faith
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to manipulate; to operate; to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to steer (a ship)
2. to have a good command of (a language); to be fluent in
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noun
noise
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
2. to rustle; to swoosh
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self denial; self control
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self; oneself
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1. oneself (itself, etc.)  (archaic)
2. I; me  (humble)
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1. hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
2. to visit (somebody's home)  (see also: お邪魔します)
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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take (a photo)  (esp. 撮る)
2. to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)  (esp. 録る)
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1. something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable
noun
2. mobile telephone; cell phone  (see also: 携帯電話; abbreviation; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to engage in; to participate; to take part  (see also: 従事)
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noun
both sides
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adjoin; adjacent; related
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Most common form: となり
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
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Most common form: 使わす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to dispatch; to despatch
'su' godan verb, auxiliary verb
2. to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)  (after て form, slightly pompous; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 小遣
noun
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance  (see also: 小遣い銭; abbreviation)
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noun
lawsuit; complaint
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litigation; lawsuit
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
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