The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 401-500
2. efferent (biology term; opposite: 輸入)
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noun, 'suru' verb
equipment; device; facilities; installation(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. after this; from now on; hereafter2. thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then) (esp. after あれ, それ)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. viewpoint; point of view2. 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; context2. backing; support (from behind the scenes)
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. information; guidance; leading2. 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 in2. 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
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'na' adjective, noun
dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled (see also: 不満足; opposite: 満足)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. facial expression; countenance2. look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install2. to have ready; to prepare for
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'na' adjective, noun
wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity(click the word for examples and links)
1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
discrimination; distinction; differentiation(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment(click the word for examples and links)
to enjoy (oneself)
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noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
the end(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: 飜訳
noun, 'suru' verb
1. translation2. 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(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'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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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pile up; to put something on top of another; to stack up2. 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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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(click the word for examples and links)
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 out2. to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
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noun
answer; reply; response; solution(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant2. to leave; to go away
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noun
1. cherry tree; cherry blossom2. decoy; fake buyer; shill (also 偽客)
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'na' adjective, noun
pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance(click the word for examples and links)
noun
parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
simplicity; simple; uncomplicated (opposite: 複雑)(click the word for examples and links)
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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'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)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: いや
'na' adjective, noun
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 5 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. scholarship; study; learningnoun
2. discipline; branch of learning; (a) science(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy2. unexpected
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noun
1. name; given name2. title
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 茶いろ
noun, 'no' adjective
light brown; tawny(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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