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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1-100

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い っ け ん 0
noun
1. look; glimpse; glance
2. to glance; to glimpse
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テ レ ビ 1
noun
1. television; TV  (see also: テレビジョン; abbreviation)
2. TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast  (abbreviation)
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プ ラ ン 1
noun
plan
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ば
particle
1. if ... then; when
2. and  (often ...も...ば...も...)
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し ょ せ き 1 し ょ せ き 0
noun
book; publication
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キ ロ 1
prefix
1. kilo-; 10^3  (originally from French)
noun
2. kilogram; kilogramme  (see also: キログラム; abbreviation)
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ベ ス ト 1
1. best  (this meaning is restricted to reading ベスト)
noun
2. vest
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し ょ う き ん 0
noun
prize; monetary award
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む っ つ 3
numeric
six
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ほ ん し ょ 1
noun
text; script; this book
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ど う り ょ く 1 ど う り ょ く 0
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. power; motive power; dynamic force
noun
2. three-phase electricity  (see also: 三相交流; engineering term)
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ビ ジ ネ ス 1
noun
business
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ギ タ ー 1
noun
guitar
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ペ ッ ト 1
noun
1. pet
2. trumpet  (abbreviation)
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リ ズ ム 1
noun
rhythm
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か ん ご 1
nursing; (army) nurse
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シ ョ ッ ク 1
1. shock (psychological)
noun
2. shock (physical, mechanical)
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て ん さ い 0
noun
genius; prodigy; natural gift  (opposite: 凡才)
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し た し む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with; to befriend
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か ん せ つ 0
indirection; indirectness  (opposite: 直接)
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ど う き 0
noun
1. motive; incentive
2. motif
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り ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
pair; the two; both persons; both things
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し ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
trading company; firm
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し ん に ゅ う 0
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration
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じ ゃ く て ん 3
noun
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot  (see also: 短所)
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ふ ん か 0
eruption
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や く に ん 0
noun
government official
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ち ょ う わ 0
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
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そ う り つ 0
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
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か ん し ん 0
admiration; Well done!
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こ う し ん 0
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
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か ん し ょ う 0
appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
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テ ー ブ ル 0
table  (see also: 卓子)
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か ん か く 0
noun
space; interval; SPC
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だ い ち 1
noun
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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し ょ う め ん 3
noun, 'no' adjective, prefix
front; frontage; facade; main
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け ん し ゅ う 0
training (esp. in-service); induction course
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き ん に く 1
muscle; sinew
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か く し ん 0
conviction; belief; confidence
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ひ し ょ 1 ひ し ょ 2
1. (private) secretary
noun
2. treasured book; secret book
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か た め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)  (see also: 土を固める)
2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
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き ょ う か し ょ 3
noun
textbook; text book  (see also: 教科用図書; abbreviation)
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ど う り ょ う 0
noun
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
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こ う に ん 0
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
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す い さ ん 0
noun
aquatic products; fisheries
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は い せ ん 0
defeat; losing a war
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の ぞ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate
2. to exclude; to except
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ま い ば ん 1 ま い ば ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every night
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う れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sell (well)  (see also: 売る)
2. to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
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し ょ う ち 0
1. knowledge; awareness
2. consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement; acknowledgment; acknowledgement
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か い し ょ う 0
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
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ひ と じ ち 0
noun
hostage
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し て つ 0
noun
private railway
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た い け つ 0
confrontation; showdown
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ズ ボ ン 2 ズ ボ ン 1
noun
trousers; pants  (also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period; originally from French 'jupon')
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よ く せ い 0
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
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コ ッ プ 0
noun
1. glass (i.e. drinking vessel); tumbler  (also written 洋盃 and 骨杯; originally from Portuguese 'copo', dut 'Kop')
2. cop (police officer)  (slang)
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も う す 1
Most common form: もうす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to say; to be called  (humble)
2. to do  (after a word beginning with お- or ご-; humble)
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き ん ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
recent years
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お い こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to herd; to corner; to drive
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し ゅ っ せ 0
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
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え い ゆ う 0
noun
1. hero; heroine; great person
2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
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せ い や く 0
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
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ネ ク タ イ 1
noun
tie; necktie
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か ん ち が い 3
misunderstanding; wrong guess
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タ ク シ ー 1
noun
taxi
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こ う て い 0
positive; affirmation  (opposite: 否定)
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そ う ぞ う 0
creation
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こ く ふ く 0
conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
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せ い と う 0
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful
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マ ラ ソ ン 0
noun
1. marathon; long-distance race
2. malathion  (from Malathon (trademark))
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ア フ リ カ 0
Africa  (often written with kana only)
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こ う げ ん 0
noun
tableland; plateau
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れ い と う 0
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
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な ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
2. to enumerate; to itemize
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ふ と る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight
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け っ さ ん 1
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
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コ ピ ー 1
1. copy; photocopy
2. blurb on a book jacket
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か い ろ 1
noun
1. circuit (electric)
2. cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)  (biology term)
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し ん さ つ 0
medical examination
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は い じ ょ 1
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
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ち ゅ う と う 0
Middle East
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し ず む 0 し ず む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sink; to go under; to submerge
2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
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き ぐ 1
noun
utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget
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か そ く 0
acceleration; speeding up  (opposite: 減速)
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ぶ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
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お と る 0 お と る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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せ ん ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
pre-war days; before the war
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ぼ う と う 0
beginning; start; outset
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じ さ 1
noun
time difference
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お さ な い 3
1. very young
2. childish; immature
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ど う と く 0
morals
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ア ジ ア 1
noun
1. Asia (esp. "the Far East")  (often written with kana only)
2. Asian; Asiatic
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ひ ん ぱ ん 0
frequent; incessant
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こ う さ て ん 0 こ う さ て ん 3
noun
crossing; intersection
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し つ ぼ う 0
disappointment; despair
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ば く だ ん 0
noun
1. bomb
2. alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)  (often written with kana only)
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せ ん と う 0
battle; fight; combat
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あ ぶ な い 0 あ ぶ な い 3
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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う た が い 0
noun
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion; distrust
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