The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 1001-1100

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noun
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
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noun
bank; coast; shore
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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
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noun
1. the eighth day of the month
2. eight days
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noun
sprout
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Most common form: あい変らず
as ever; as usual; the same; still
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noun
1. glass (drinking vessel)
2. glass  (see also: 硝子)
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truth
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
late at night
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exhibition; display
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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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lodging
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Most common form: 当りまえ
1. natural; reasonable; obvious
2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
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noun
large tree
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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)
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noun
1. the ninth day of the month
2. nine days
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1. digestion
2. thorough understanding
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Most common form: たから
noun
treasure
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noun
1. famous place
2. 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
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Most common form: 暮れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dark
2. to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out
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noun
1. criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim
2. rough estimate; approximation
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memo; note; memorandum
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noun
1. infinity; infinitude; eternity
2. infinite; limitless
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noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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noun
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
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noun
heavy rain
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noun
site; plot; lot; grounds
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controversy; dispute
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distribution; dissemination; allocation
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(indoor) heating  (opposite: 冷房)
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transactions; dealings; business
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noun
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull  (physics terminology)
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1. strange; unusual
2. (something) superb; (something) excellent
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1. quite; entirely; completely; at all  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; just like  (often written with kana only)
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1. to write down; to note; to jot down  (see also: 記する)
2. to remember  (usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
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change; fluctuation
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1. first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading
2. characteristic; peculiar; unique
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both sides
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bone fracture
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noun
pride; boast
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1. meeting; assembly
2. association  (chemistry term)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
October
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noun
1. width; breadth
2. freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
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noun
producing area
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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noun
1. sweat; perspiration
2. moisture; condensation
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noun
personality; character; individuality
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1. reverse; opposite
2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
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Most common form: 果して
1. as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result
2. really? (in questions); ever?
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Most common form:
noun
1. light; illumination; glow; gleam  (this meaning is restricted to form 明かり, 明り)
2. lamp; light  (see also: 明かりを消す)
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noun
lake
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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1. mistake; error; failure  (see also: エラー; abbr. of the English "mistake")
noun
2. Miss
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1. perhaps; probably
2. generous; many; much; great
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expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
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entry to a country
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1. fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality
2. enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
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noun
literature; books (reference); document
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noun
masterpiece
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food; foodstuff
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Most common form: ない
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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noun
meeting hall; assembly hall
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to collapse; to crumble  (see also: 崩壊, 倒れる)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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extreme; extremity
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noun
prefectural office
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balance
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succession; inheritance
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evolution; progress  (opposite: 退化)
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prediction; estimation
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1. early (days); initial stage
2. initial  (see also: 初期化; computer terminology)
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touch; contact
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. 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 out
2. 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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noun
person; member
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
August
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infection; contagion
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
2. to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
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noun
1. bone
2. frame
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all; completely; thoroughly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
school building
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determination; resolution
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provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
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1. sightseeing; watching; viewing
noun
2. sightseer; watcher; spectator  (see also: 見物人, 見物客; abbreviation)
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justice; fairness; impartiality
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expression, 'no' adjective, adverb, noun
most; best; above all
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1. patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. proprietary
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cooking; food preparation
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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)
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outward appearance
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intimate; close (e.g. friend)
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Most common form: いと
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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noun
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)
2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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1. bad; poor; inferior
2. delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
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official tour; business trip
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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