The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1001-1100
noun
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. the eighth day of the month2. eight days
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Most common form: あい変らず
as ever; as usual; the same; still
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
late at night(click the word for examples and links)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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Most common form: 当りまえ
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
1. natural; reasonable; obvious2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
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Most common form: 申上げる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.) (humble)auxiliary verb
2. to do (humble)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. the ninth day of the month2. nine days
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. digestion2. thorough understanding
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noun
1. famous place2. name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (this meaning is restricted to reading などころ)
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noun, noun (suffix)
sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 暮れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dark2. to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out
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noun
1. criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim2. rough estimate; approximation
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noun
1. infinity; infinitude; eternity2. infinite; limitless
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noun
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
(indoor) heating (opposite: 冷房)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
transactions; dealings; business(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull (physics terminology)(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. strange; unusual2. (something) superb; (something) excellent
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2. to remember (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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'no' adjective, noun
1. first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading2. characteristic; peculiar; unique
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. meeting; assembly2. association (chemistry term)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
October(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. width; breadth2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. reverse; opposite2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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noun
2. Miss(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
1. perhaps; probably
2. generous; many; much; great
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noun, 'suru' verb
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
entry to a country(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality2. enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
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Most common form: ない
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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noun
meeting hall; assembly hall(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. early (days); initial stage2. initial (see also: 初期化; computer terminology)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role2. post; position
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out2. to be about to leave; to be just going out
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Most common form: おる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)2. to fold; to bend
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
August(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish2. to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
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'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. bone2. frame
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all; completely; thoroughly (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun, 'suru' verb
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant(click the word for examples and links)
expression, 'no' adjective, adverb, noun
most; best; above all(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charternoun or verb acting prenominally
2. proprietary(click the word for examples and links)
pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
outward appearance(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun
1. bad; poor; inferiornoun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
2. delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ2. to hire; to charter
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer(click the word for examples and links)
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