The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 1 Vocab 301-400

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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together  (see also: 同時に)
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noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
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introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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noun
literature
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economics; business; finance; economy
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1. important; valuable; serious matter
2. safe (Tochigi dialect); OK  (see also: だいじょうぶ; this meaning is restricted to reading だいじ)
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1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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noun
portion; section; part
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free; no charge  (opposite: 有料)
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match; game; bout; contest
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noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
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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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noun
dream
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. half; semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2. half-past
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noun
window
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1. majority; more than half; most (of)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly
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noun
science
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Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see  (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience  (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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noun
eldest daughter; first-born daughter  (may be the only daughter)
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vegetable
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noun
player (in game); team member
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who
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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1. simple; easy; uncomplicated
2. brief; quick; light
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noun
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public
2. city inhabitant; townspeople
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noun
1. technology; engineering
2. technique; skill
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noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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beautiful; lovely
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noun
period; term; interval
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experience
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1. issue (publications); publishing
2. raising an event (software)
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noun
1. garden; yard; courtyard
2. field (of action); area
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noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at that time; in those days
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1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)  (opposite: 高い)
2. low (position); close to the ground
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noun
way; method; means; resource; course
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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failure; mistake; blunder
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noun
1. information; news; intelligence; advices
2. information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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noun
1. national language
2. Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)  (see also: 国語科)
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noun, noun (suffix)
week
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
since; henceforth
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noun (suffix)
1. bound for ...  (see also: 東京行き; usu. ゆき)
noun
2. going (to)
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1. where; what place  (see also: 此処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. how much (long, far); what extent  (see also: 何れ程)
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noun
road; highway
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. down-train (going away from Tokyo)
2. down-slope; downward going
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noun
author; writer; novelist; artist
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departure
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noun
earthquake
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
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1. heavy; weighty; massive  (opposite: 軽い)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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noun
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen
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participation
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potential; possible; practicable; feasible
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
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noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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1. action; activity; (military etc.) operation
noun
2. movie (esp. during the silent movie period)  (see also: 活動写真; abbreviation; obsolete term)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
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noun
fee; charge; fare
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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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1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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popularity; popular feeling; business conditions
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. time; season; period; phase; stage
2. soon; shortly  (see also: ; poss. typo for 直(じき); colloquialism)
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noun
by oneself; personally
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place; situation; position; location
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noun
village
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noun
chance; opportunity
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noun
1. variety; kind; type; category
2. counter for different sorts of things
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1. industry
noun
2. livelihood; occupation  (archaic)
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1. basement; cellar; underground place
prefix
2. underground; below ground
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the past; bygone days; the previous
2. a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense
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1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
2. convention; rule
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future (usually near); prospects
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve
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noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately
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1. enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby  (see also: 御楽しみ)
2. anticipation; looking forward to  (see also: 楽しみにする)
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concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together
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noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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noun
reading
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
2. to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount  (see also: 載る)
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function; facility; faculty; feature
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inspection; study by observation; field trip
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noun
Shinto shrine
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1. ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2. one object; one body; unity
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; this time; lately
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noun
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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convenient; handy; useful
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