The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 201-300

This collection contains 100 words.
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difficulty; distress
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Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
holiday; day off
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serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing
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unexpected; surprising
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noun
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment
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1. deep  (opposite: 浅い)
2. profound
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1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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noun
(cow's) milk
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woman; girl
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
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doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association  (esp. 共同)
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1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore  (see also: すでに)
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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
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noun
cost; expense
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plan; design; layout
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noun
price; value; cost
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usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always  (previously written as 不断)
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grandmother  (see also: )
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1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (see also: 良い)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared  (see also: 良い)
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noun
sugar
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noun
life; existence
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noun
question; problem; doubt; guess
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch  (often written with kana only)
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generation; the world; the age
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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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noun
world; society
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scene; setting (e.g. of novel); situation
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capital city; metropolis
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Most common form: りゅうがく
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
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materials; data; document
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to return (something); to restore; to put back  (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)
2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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looking after; help; aid; assistance
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noun
rules; regulations; conventions
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1. identical; same; one and the same; equal
2. fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
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1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
2. Labour Party  (see also: 労働党; abbreviation)
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noun
beef
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domination; rule; control; direction; guidance
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consumption; expenditure
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noun
a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style
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noun
thought; idea; ideology
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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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safety; peace; quietness  (see also: 無事に)
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1. automatic; self-motion
2. intransitive verb  (see also: 自動詞; linguistics terminology; abbreviation)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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Most common form: 起す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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1. as yet; hitherto; only; still  (often written with kana only)
2. not yet (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. limited express (train, faster than an express)  (see also: 特別急行; abbreviation)
2. great hurry
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noun
Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)
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1. supervision; control; superintendence; direction
noun
2. director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this evening; tonight
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1. restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement  (this meaning is restricted to form 回復, 恢復)
2. recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence  (esp. 快復)
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Most common form: 活かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc)
2. to let live; to keep alive
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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review
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noun
condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements
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clear; precise; definite; distinct
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due form; official; formality
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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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noun
cloud
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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
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trade (foreign)
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noun
1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
2. act; deed; conduct  (see also: 仕業; this meaning is restricted to reading ことわざ)
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medical care; medical treatment
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noun
1. valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation; rating
2. to value; to assess; to rate; to estimate value
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reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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outing; trip; going out
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1. signal; signalling; signaling
noun
2. traffic light; traffic signal
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noun
1. dictionary; lexicon
2. letter of resignation  (see also: 辞表; archaic)
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godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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reporter  (see also: ジャーナリスト)
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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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the aged; old person
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chief; main; principal; major
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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noun
doll; puppet; figure
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noun
1. bus
2. bath
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1. abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent
2. very; extremely; full of; great  (see also: 個性豊か)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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noun
1. tea (usu. green)  (see also: ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. tea break (at work)
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strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement
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impression
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noun
1. permission; approval; authorization; license
2. to permit; to authorize
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh
2. to smile
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noun
first half  (see also: 後半)
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correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
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noun
1. spectacles; glasses
2. judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight  (this meaning is restricted to reading めがね)
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Most common form: にちじょう
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ordinary; regular; everyday; usual
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noun
train (ordinary)
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noun
1. yen; Japanese monetary unit
2. circle  (orig. meaning)
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selection; choice; option
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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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business; office work; administration
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noun
1. unit; denomination
2. credit (in school)
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noun
1. home area; home town
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noun
1. figure; form; shape
2. appearance; dress; guise
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