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Most useful words for each reading of every Jōyō kanji

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Kanji Usefulness Level 5 201-300 Level-Appropriate Vocab

This collection contains 153 words.
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つ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fish; to angle; to catch
2. to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure  (see also: 釣られる)
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ち ょ う ぎ ょ 1
noun
fishing; angling
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ひ は ん 0
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
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ゆ う ど う 0
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
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さ そ う 0
Most common form: さそう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask; to call (for)  (いざなう is arch)
2. to tempt; to lure; to induce
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け っ か く 0
noun
tuberculosis; tubercule
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て つ が く 2 て つ が く 0
Most common form: てつがく
noun
philosophy
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し め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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て い け つ 0
1. conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
2. fastening (as in a joint)
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と り し ま り や く 0 と り し ま り や く 5
noun
company director; board member
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し ゅ う し ょ く 0
finding employment; getting a job
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つ く 1
Most common form: つく
1. to ascend (the throne); to accede  (see also: 付く)
2. to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
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ぜ つ め つ 0
destruction; extinction
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ほ ろ ぼ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
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あ お ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up (at)
2. to look up (to); to respect; to revere
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し ん こ う 0
(religious) faith; belief; creed
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ぎ ょ う て ん 0
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
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せ 0 せ 1
noun
1. shallows; shoal  (see also: 淵)
2. rapids; current; torrent
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い た す 2
Most common form: いたす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to do  (humble; often written with kana only)
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い っ ち 0
1. coincidence; agreement; union; match
2. conformity; consistency
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き ふ く 0
1. undulation
2. ups and downs; highs and lows
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す ぎ 0
Most common form: スギ
noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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し ん ぎ 1
deliberation
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ひ な ん 1
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape
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さ け る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to avoid (physical contact with)  (this meaning is restricted to reading よける)
2. to avoid (situation)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さける)
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ゆ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
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ど う よ う 0
1. shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
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う ら 2
Most common form: うら
noun
1. inlet
2. seashore; beach
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い た る 2
'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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し き ゅ う 0
urgent; pressing
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ど う め い 0
alliance; union; league
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し っ ぴ つ 0
writing (e.g. as a profession)
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と る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
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く ず れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to collapse; to crumble  (see also: 崩壊, 倒れる)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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お に 0
noun
1. oni; ogre; demon
2. spirit of a deceased person  (see also: 亡魂)
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さ ん そ 1
oxygen (O)
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す っ ぱ い 3
sour; acid
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か く だ い 0
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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じ ゅ う 1
Most common form: じゅう
noun
gun; rifle; small arms
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じ ょ う も ん 0
noun
1. Jōmon period  (see also: 縄文時代; abbreviation)
2. straw-rope pattern
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お き な わ 0
noun
1. Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island)  (see also: 琉球)
2. Okinawa (city)
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し じ ん 0
noun
poet
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は い し 0
abolition; repeal
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て っ ぱ い 0
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
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じ ゅ う じ つ 0
1. fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality
2. enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
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ぼ う え ん き ょ う 0
noun
telescope
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か が み 3
noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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け び ょ う 0
feigned illness
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か て い 0
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
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か り に 0
temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake
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と ろ 1
express one's mind; speak out
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は き け 3
Most common form: 吐きけ
noun
nausea; sickness in the stomach
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し た う け 0
1. subcontract
noun
2. subcontractor (person or company)
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こ う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
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ち ょ う ぼ う 0
prospect; view; outlook
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な が め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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ち ゅ う す る 1
suru verb - special class
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
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お き 0
noun
offshore; open sea
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お ど る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump; to leap  (see also: 踊る)
2. to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement); to throb
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か つ や く 0
noun
1. activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service
2. to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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や っ き 0 や っ き 3
desperation; eagerness
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け ん い 1
noun
authority; power; influence
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く っ せ つ 0
1. bending; indentation
2. refraction
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り く つ 0
noun
theory; reason
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か ん ち が い 3
misunderstanding; wrong guess
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て つ や 0
all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night
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さ い じ ょ う 0
noun
1. funeral hall
2. ceremony site  (see also: 祭場)
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あ や ま る 3
to apologize; to apologise
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か ん し ゃ 1
thanks; gratitude
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ぐ ん か ん 0
noun
warship; battleship
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も よ お す 3 も よ お す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of
2. to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.)
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か い さ い 0
holding a meeting; open an exhibition
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こ う し ゃ 1
noun
school building
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に ん 1
Most common form: じん
noun
1. benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity  (this meaning is restricted to reading じん)
2. human  (this meaning is restricted to reading じん)
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じ ん ぎ 1
noun
1. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
2. duty
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に お う 2
noun
the two guardian Deva kings
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し ょ う と つ 0
1. collision; crash; running into
2. conflict; quarrel; clashing
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き ゃ く ほ ん 0
noun
script; screenplay; scenario
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も う こ 1
noun
1. fierce tiger; ferocious tiger
2. Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
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と ら 0
Most common form: とら
noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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ち ょ う り ゅ う 0
noun
1. tide; tidal current
2. tendency; drift; trend
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し お 1
Most common form: しお
noun
1. tide; current
2. salt water
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あ な 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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け が 2
injury (to animate object); hurt  (often written with kana only)
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か い じ ゅ う 0
noun
monster
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あ や し い 0 あ や し い 3
1. suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy  (this meaning is restricted to form 怪しい)
2. charming; bewitching; mysterious  (see also: いろっぽい)
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こ う き 1
noun
brightness; splendour; splendor
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か が や く 3
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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き ん ち ょ う 0
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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く ち び る 0
noun
lips
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に ん じ ゃ 1
noun
ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for the purposes of espionage, assassination, sabotage, etc.)  (see also: 忍術)
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し の ぶ 2 し の ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to conceal oneself; to hide
2. to endure
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ね っ き ょ う 0
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
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く る う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go mad
2. to get out of order; to go amiss
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だ っ し ゅ 1
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
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り ゃ く だ つ 0
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
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う ば う 2 う ば う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
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し ん だ ん 0
diagnosis; medical examination
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み る 1
Most common form: みる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine (medically)
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た つ ま き 0
tornado; waterspout
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り ゅ う 1
noun
1. dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)  (see also: ドラゴン)
2. naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
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ふ さ い 0
noun
debt; liabilities
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す ず 1
Most common form: すず
noun
1. bell (often globular)
2. singing bowl (bell in the shape of a bowl)  (this meaning is restricted to reading りん)
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し ん れ い 0
noun
hand bell; ringing of a bell
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ふ う り ん 0
noun
wind chime; wind bell
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そ う 1
noun
monk; priest
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か か げ る 0 か か げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
2. to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.)
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は く し ゃ く 0
noun
count; earl  (see also: 五等爵)
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く ま 2 く ま 1
Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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ほ う ろ う 0
wandering
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う め 0
noun
1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum
2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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し ゅ ん え い 0
noun
excellence; genius
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し て き 0
Most common form: してき
pointing out; identification
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つ み く さ 0
noun
picking herbs and wildflowers
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こ う も く 0
noun
(data) item; entry
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ゆ う れ い 0
noun
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
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あ く り ょ う 0 あ く り ょ う 2
noun
evil spirit
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た ま 1
Most common form: 魂
noun
soul; spirit
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か き ね 2 か き ね 3
noun
hedge; fence
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い し が き 0
noun
stone wall
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じ ま ん 0
pride; boast
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あ つ か う 0 あ つ か う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
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こ う し ょ う 0
1. negotiations; discussions
2. connection
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と つ じ ょ 1
suddenly; all of a sudden
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に ょ ら い 0 に ょ ら い 1
noun
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
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し ゅ く し ょ う 0
reduction; curtailment
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ち ぢ ま る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shorten; to narrow; to close
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く わ し い 3
1. detailed; full; accurate
2. knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed  (opposite: 疎い)
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い っ た ん 0
1. once  (often written with kana only)
2. for a moment; temporarily
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こ う り ょ 1
consideration; taking into account
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ゆ う が 1
elegance; grace; refinement
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ほ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
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さ ん ぼ う 0
noun
staff officer; participating in planning
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な つ か し い 4
dear; desired; missed  (see also: 懐く)
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か い こ 1
recalling the old days; nostalgia; reminiscences
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ふ と こ ろ 0
noun
1. bosom; bust
2. (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
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う ち ぶ と こ ろ 3
noun
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
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お ろ か 1
foolish; stupid
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ぐ ち 0
noun
1. idle complaint; grumble
2. moha (ignorance, folly)  (Buddhist term)
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し た 1
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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げ た 0
noun
1. geta; Japanese wooden clogs
2. turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character  (see also: 伏せ字; later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
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む だ 0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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ど れ い 0
1. slave; servant
2. slavery
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ま め 2
noun
1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
2. soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy  (see also: 大豆)
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と う ふ 3
noun
tofu; bean-curd
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だ い ず 0
noun
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
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ま た 0
Most common form: また
adverb, conjunction, prefix
again; and; also; still (doing something)  (often written with kana only)
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き ん せ ん 1
money; cash
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こ ぜ に 0
Most common form: 小ぜに
noun
coins; small change
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よ く せ い 0
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
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お さ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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じ じ ゅ う 0
noun
chamberlain
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さ む ら い 0
Most common form: 士
noun
1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
2. man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading さぶらい)
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