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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 601-700

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く ら し 0
Most common form: 暮し
noun, noun (suffix)
life; living; livelihood; life circumstances  (usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
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め ん ど う 3
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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し ん こ く 0
serious; severe; grave; acute
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け っ こ う 0 け っ こ う 3 け っ こ う 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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お ど り 0
noun
dance
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こ く り つ 0
national
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げ ん ち 1
actual place; local; on-site  (see also: 現場)
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て い こ う 0
1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
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ふ め い 0
1. unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
2. anonymous; unidentified
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ぶ つ り 1
physics; law of nature
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と う じ つ 0 と う じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
appointed day; very day
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か い け い 0
bill; account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning
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ト イ レ 1
noun
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory  (see also: トイレット; abbreviation)
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か ん き ゃ く 0
noun
audience; spectator; spectators
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テ ス ト 1
test
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き ゅ う こ う 0
1. moving at high speed  (opposite: 緩行)
2. express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)  (see also: 急行列車; abbreviation)
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か ぜ 1 か ぜ 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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ふ く す う 3
several; plural; plurality; multiple
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え ん じ ょ 1
assistance; aid; support
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さ い よ う 0
1. use; adoption; acceptance
2. appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
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あ び る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
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な に か 1 な に か 0
expression
something
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へ ん し ゅ う 0
editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)
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さ い し ゅ う 0
last; final; closing
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か だ い 0
noun
1. subject; theme; issue; matter
2. homework; assignment
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ほ う ふ 0 ほ う ふ 1
abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty
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し ょ う め い 0
proof; verification; certification
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ち ゅ う し ん 0
1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
suffix
2. -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on
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あ つ ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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に ち よ う 3 に ち よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Sunday
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と し ょ か ん 2
noun
library  (also written 圕)
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な か み 2
contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade
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と う 0 と う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire
2. to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse
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か じ 1
noun
1. housework; domestic chores
2. family affairs; household matters
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き ゅ う し ゅ う 0
absorption; suction; attraction
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う ん よ う 0
1. making use of; application; practical use; investment
2. operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
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し か く 0
noun
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
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き ん ち ょ う 0
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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つ み 1
1. crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
noun
2. penalty; sentence; punishment
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し ょ う じ ょ う 3 し ょ う じ ょ う 0
symptoms; condition
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む す ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to bind; to link
2. to bear (fruit)  (see also: 実を結ぶ)
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に ゅ う じ ょ う 0
entrance; admission; entering
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も よ う 0
noun
1. pattern; figure; design
2. state; condition
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ほ ん み ょ う 1 ほ ん み ょ う 0
noun
real name
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こ き ゅ う 0
1. breathing; respiration
noun
2. knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
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い じ ょ う 0
strangeness; abnormality; disorder  (opposite: 正常)
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か い ほ う 0
1. release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
2. deallocation (of computer memory)  (computer terminology)
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は っ た つ 0
development; growth
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な が ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long time; many years
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し じ 1
1. support; holding up; propping
2. support; backing; endorsing
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つ め た い 0 つ め た い 3
1. cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing  (opposite: 熱い)
2. coldhearted; unfeeling
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ち ょ く ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
just before
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ば く は つ 0
explosion; detonation; eruption
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し ょ く い ん 2
staff member; personnel
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お り る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
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せ ん し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last week; the week before
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か す 0
Most common form: かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan
2. to rent out; to hire out
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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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ほ う し ん 0
noun
objective; plan; policy
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ま ん が 0
noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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き え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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て い か 0
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
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は つ め い 0
1. invention
2. intelligent; clever  (see also: 聡明)
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さ い の う 0
noun
talent; ability
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み な さ ん 2
noun
all; everyone; everybody  (honorific)
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そ う ぞ う 0
imagination; guess
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ち ょ く ご 1 ち ょ く ご 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
immediately following
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ひ ろ が る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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し は ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pay
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ご か い 0
misunderstanding
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ち ょ う し 0
noun
1. tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm
2. vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack
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こ い 1
Most common form: こい
noun
(romantic) love
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め ん せ き 1
noun
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
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し せ つ 1
1. institution; establishment; facility
2. (army) engineer
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さ か 1
noun
slope; hill
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め ん き ょ 1
Most common form: めんきょ
license; permit; licence; certificate
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そ う ち 1
equipment; installation; apparatus; device; unit
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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か い し ゃ く 1
explanation; interpretation
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き そ 1 き そ 2
foundation; basis
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け い し き 0
noun
1. form (as opposed to substance); formality  (see also: 形式張る)
2. method; system; style
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に る 0 に る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to resemble; to look like; to take after
2. to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like
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ぐ う ぜ ん 0
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
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あ ね 0
Most common form: 姐
noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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ち ゅ う ね ん 0
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
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ほ し い 2
1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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せ き ゆ 0
noun
oil; petroleum; kerosene
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ち ょ う せ い 0
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring
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た い さ く 0
noun
measure; provision; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove
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く わ え る 0 く わ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
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し ゅ う せ い 0
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix
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じ ゅ よ う 0
noun
demand; request
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ぼ し ゅ う 0
1. recruiting; selection; taking applications
2. raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations)
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よ そ う 0
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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し ゅ う り 1
repairing; mending; servicing
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よ ろ こ び 0 よ ろ こ び 3 よ ろ こ び 4
noun
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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か ん し ゃ 1
thanks; gratitude
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へ た 0 へ た 2
1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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