The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 100 words.
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1. export  (opposite: 輸入)
2. efferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸入)
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(some) more; even more; longer; further
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equipment; device; facilities; installation
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. after this; from now on; hereafter
2. thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)  (esp. after あれ, それ)
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simply; merely; only; solely  (see also: )
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far; distant
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noun
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
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why; how  (often written with kana only)
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easy; simple; plain
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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noun
1. present day; modern times; recent times
2. early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)  (see also: 明治維新; historical term)
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noun
1. viewpoint; point of view
2. way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)  (esp. 〜の見方)
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noun
1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context
2. backing; support (from behind the scenes)
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noun
property; fortune; assets
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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noun
door (Western-style)
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noun
fruit
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noun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
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noun
geography
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noun
phenomenon
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noun
1. information; guidance; leading
2. to guide; to show (around); to conduct
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
2. to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by  (this meaning is restricted to reading つつむ)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears)  (see also: 涙を流す)
2. to wash away
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1. painful; sore
2. exceeding  (see also: 甚く; esp. 甚い)
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dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled  (see also: 不満足; opposite: 満足)
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noun
roof
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1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. facial expression; countenance
2. look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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prefectural governor
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noun
1. whole year; all year round; throughout the year
2. always; all the time  (this meaning is restricted to reading ねんじゅう, ねんぢゅう)
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noun
president; chief executive
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arrest; apprehension; capture
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install
2. to have ready; to prepare for
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wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity
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1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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noun
language study
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discrimination; distinction; differentiation
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deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
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to enjoy (oneself)
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noun
value; worth; merit
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noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
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noun
the end
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning
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noun
(fine) art; the arts
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noun
1. laugh; laughter  (see also: 笑う)
2. smile  (see also: 笑う)
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noun
radio
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noun
1. mistake; error; blunder  (see also: ミス)
2. accident; mishap; trouble
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Most common form: 飜訳
1. translation
2. de-encryption; deciphering
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1. to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in
noun
2. presentation; submission; filing
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'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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comparison
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finding employment; getting a job
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pile up; to put something on top of another; to stack up
2. to repeat many times over; to go through something repeatedly
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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noun
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat  (male term or language)
2. to live; to make a living; to survive
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
2. to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
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noun
answer; reply; response; solution
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Most common form: うん
noun
fortune; luck
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the latter
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analysis
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washing; laundry
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Most common form: ばん
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. evening
2. counter for nights
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noun
plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space
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Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
2. to leave; to go away
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Most common form: おく
noun
interior; inner part; inside
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noun
1. cherry tree; cherry blossom
2. decoy; fake buyer; shill  (also 偽客)
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pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance
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noun
parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section
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noun
bicycle
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noun
sisters
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simplicity; simple; uncomplicated  (opposite: 複雑)
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noun
younger sister  (humble)
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noun
desk
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noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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noun
automobile
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden  (this meaning is restricted to form 広げる, 拡げる)
2. to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
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noun
1. model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)
2. type; style; pattern  (see also: 朝型; がた when a suffix)
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'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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noun
atmosphere
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Most common form: ぎょうしゃ
noun
1. trader; merchant; vendor; supplier
2. manufacturer; contractor
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Most common form:
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1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. sympathy
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smiling face; smile
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Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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1. scholarship; study; learning
noun
2. discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
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1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
2. unexpected
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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end; close; termination
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addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix
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attitude; manner; behaviour
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manufacture; production
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tradition; convention
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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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limit; bound
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at least
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Most common form: 茶いろ
light brown; tawny
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noun
oil  (see also: )
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noun
offender; criminal
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long-term  (opposite: 短期)
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