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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 100 words.
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る す 1
1. absence; being away from home
2. house-sitting; house-sitter
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あ っ か 0
Most common form: あっ化
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
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け い こ く 0
warning; advice
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た よ る 2
Most common form: 便る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on
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え ん し ゅ つ 0
production (e.g. play); direction
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げ き 1
noun
1. drama; play
2. powerful drug  (abbr of 劇薬; abbreviation)
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ふ や す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to increase; to add to; to augment  (opposite: 減らす)
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あ ま い 0
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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お う さ ま 0
noun
king  (honorific)
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じ ま ん 0
pride; boast
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じ ょ う だ ん 3
jest; joke; funny story  (see also: 笑談; じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)
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じ し ゅ 1
independence; autonomy
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ど く し ん 0
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
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ふ せ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to defend (against); to protect; to prevent
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ち じ ょ う 0
1. above ground; surface
2. earth; world
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ち て ん 1 ち て ん 0 ち て ん 2
noun
site; point on a map; spot
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ほ ん じ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
today
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こ う り つ 0
noun
public (institution)
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い 0
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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お と う さ ん 2
noun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada  (see also: 父さん; honorific)
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し た ま ち 0
noun
1. low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2. Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)  (see also: 山の手)
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ひ さ し ぶ り 0 ひ さ し ぶ り 5
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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な げ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to cast away
2. to face defeat; to give up
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い ち お う 0
1. more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes
2. tentatively; for the time being
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ゆ び わ 0
noun
(finger) ring
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move (house); to transfer (department)
2. to change the target of interest or concern
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う ご く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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ト ッ プ 1
noun
1. top
2. top position
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さ い せ い 0
1. resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life
2. reformation; rehabilitation
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き ん え ん 0
1. abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking  (see also: 喫煙)
expression
2. No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!  (on a sign)
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み ぶ ん 1
noun
social position; social status
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は い し 0
abolition; repeal
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し ょ く ど う 0
noun
1. dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom
2. restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
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え い ぞ う 0
1. reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot
2. video; film; footage; clip; video recording
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さ か い 2
Most common form: 界
noun
1. border; boundary  (usu. さかい)
2. turning point; watershed  (often ...を境に; this meaning is restricted to reading さかい)
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な ん と 1
Most common form: なんと
what; how; whatever
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そ ち 1
measure; measures; step
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せ い と う 0
political party
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か ん そ く 0
observation; survey; measurement
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も く よ う 3 も く よ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
Thursday
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さ だ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine
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う ま れ 0
noun
1. birth; birthplace
noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
2. born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
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も ん く 1
noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection
2. phrase; words; expression
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た か め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
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よ び 1
preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare
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た い い ん 0
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
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か ぶ し き 2
noun
stock (company)
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か い ぞ う 0
1. remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; reconstruction; reshuffling (e.g. cabinet)
2. modding  (computer terminology)
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て ん こ う 0
noun
weather
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え ん ぎ 1
acting; performance
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こ う り つ 0
noun
efficiency; efficacy; performance; utility factor
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あ ら た め る 4
Most common form: 革める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to revise; to replace  (see also: 改まる; this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
2. to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve  (this meaning is restricted to form 改める, 革める)
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は 0
noun
leaf
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う ん め い 1
noun
fate; destiny; lot
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あ つ い 2
hot (weather, etc.); warm  (opposite: 寒い)
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え い せ い 0
satellite
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ク リ ス マ ス 3
noun
Christmas
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し ゅ う か く 0
1. harvest; crop; ingathering
2. fruits (of one's labors); results
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こ う が く 0 こ う が く 1
noun
engineering
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セ ッ ト 1
1. set
2. set meal  (as in ビッグマックセット)
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た い こ く 0
noun
large country; major powers
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き ち 1 き ち 2
noun
base
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し た 1
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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じ ょ う ず 3
1. skill; skillful; dexterity  (opposite: 下手)
noun
2. flattery
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し ょ ぶ ん 1
1. disposal; dealing (with a problem); disposition; measure; procedure
2. punishment
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さ く げ ん 0
cut; reduction; curtailment
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よ あ け 3
Most common form: 夜明
noun
dawn; daybreak
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う で 2
noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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ぎ せ い 0
noun
victim; sacrifice; scapegoat
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
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は い た つ 0
delivery; distribution
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き じ ゅ つ 0
description; descriptor
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よ う じ 1
noun
1. infant; baby; child
2. child over 1 but not yet of school age  (law, etc. term)
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ゆ う す る 3 ゆ う す る 1
suru verb - special class
to own; to be endowed with
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あ い 1
Most common form: あい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. love; affection; care  (see also: 愛する)
noun
2. attachment; craving; desire  (Buddhist term)
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ひ の で 0
noun
sunrise
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よ う ご 0
noun
1. term; terminology
2. wording; choice of words; phraseology
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ざ い せ い 0
noun
financial affairs; public finance
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め い し ょ う 0
name; title
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か く ど 1
angle
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じ ょ う し 1
noun
superior authorities; boss  (see also: 部下, 目上)
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か わ い い 3
1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty  (often written with kana only)
2. dear; precious; darling; pet  (often written with kana only)
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ス タ イ ル 2
noun
1. figure; body build
2. style
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み ん し ゅ 1 み ん し ゅ 0
noun
1. democracy; popular sovereignty  (see also: 主権在民)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. democratic
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や く し ょ 3
noun
government office; public office
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と う め い 0
transparency; cleanness
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し き 2 し き 1
noun
four seasons
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と う ほ く 0
Most common form: とうほく
noun
1. north-east
2. Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)  (see also: 東北地方; this meaning is restricted to reading とうほく)
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な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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せ ん こ う 0
preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority
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つ り 0
noun
1. fishing; angling
2. change (e.g. for a purchase)  (see also: 釣り銭; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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ほ ん 1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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は な し あ う 4
Most common form: 話しあう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to discuss; to talk together
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き ら う 0 き ら う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
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ひ と び と 2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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た ず ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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し ゅ く だ い 0
noun
homework
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し ょ ど う 1
calligraphy  (see also: カリグラフィー; esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
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り ゅ う つ う 0
1. circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. negotiable (e.g. shares)
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ま つ り 0
noun
festival; feast  (see also: お祭り)
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