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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1601-1700

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せ い か い 0
noun
political world
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へ ん し ん 0
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
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セ ッ ク ス 1
sexual intercourse
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ち ょ う み り ょ う 3
noun
flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning
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ひ め い 0
shriek; scream
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こ よ み 3 こ よ み 0
Most common form: こよみ
noun, suffix
calendar; almanac  (see also: カレンダー; れき when a suffix)
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ち ゃ く し ょ く 0
Most common form: ちゃくしょく
colouring; coloring; colorant
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す ず 1
Most common form: すず
noun
1. bell (often globular)
2. singing bowl (bell in the shape of a bowl)  (this meaning is restricted to reading りん)
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ヨ ッ ト 1
noun
yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)
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け い ご 0
noun
collective term for honorific, polite, and humble forms; honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language  (linguistics terminology)
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は ん が 0
noun
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
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あ き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to have enough
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ど う し て 1
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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か い に ゅ う 0
intervention
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ダ ブ ル 1
1. double  (see also: シングル; sometimes written as "Ｗ")
2. double bed; hotel room with a double bed  (see also: ダブルベッド; abbreviation)
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し ゃ め い 0
noun
name of company
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け ん し ょ う 0
verification; inspection
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り し 1
noun
interest (bank)
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り ょ う し 1
fisherman  (sensitive)
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ど う よ う 0
1. shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
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ほ そ く 0
supplement; complement
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タ イ ミ ン グ 0
noun
timing
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け い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
penalty; sentence; punishment
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し ゃ せ つ 0
noun
editorial; leading article
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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は ん ど う た い 0
semiconductor; solid-state
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き ん せ い 1
early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867); modern times; recent times
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ふ ろ く 0
noun
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
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み ず い ろ 1
light blue
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ば ん の う 3 ば ん の う 0
1. all-purpose; utility
2. almighty; omnipotent
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じ ょ う よ う し ゃ 3
noun
passenger vehicle; automobile
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き ゃ っ か ん 0
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)  (opposite: 主観)
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モ ダ ン 0
modern
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ら く ご 0
noun
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
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な ん み ん 0 な ん み ん 3
noun
1. refugee; displaced person
2. person unable to achieve some goal (marriage, shopping, etc.)  (see also: 買い物難民; slang)
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ひ こ く 0
noun
defendant; the accused
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じ ょ う た つ 0
1. improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
2. communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank  (see also: 上通; opposite: 下達)
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も ん 1
Most common form: 紋
noun
(family) crest; coat of arms
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ど う こ う 0
1. accompanying; travelling together; traveling together
noun
2. same bank  (abbreviation)
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こ う ざ 0
noun
1. academic teaching unit; lectureship; professorial chair
2. course (e.g. of lectures)
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き よ う 0
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
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ま ぶ た 1
noun
eyelid; eyelids  (often written with kana only)
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し ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be shut; to close; to be closed  (esp. 閉まる)
2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
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て は い 1
1. arrangement; preparations
2. search (by police)
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や さ し い 0 や さ し い 3
Most common form: やさしい
easy; plain; simple  (often written with kana only; opposite: 難しい)
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だ き ょ う 0
compromise; giving in
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だ め 2
Most common form: ダメ
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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み あ げ る 0 み あ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up at; to raise one's eyes
2. to look up to; to admire; to respect
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ざ ん だ か 1
noun
(bank) balance; remainder
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し ゅ う じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
all day; for a whole day
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Most common form: ちょ
noun
1. work; book
suffix
2. (a book) by
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き り つ 0
noun
1. order; observance; discipline
2. rules; law; regulations
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は じ め て 2
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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み ね 0
noun
1. peak; summit; ridge; top
2. back of a blade
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ひ ょ う ほ ん 0
noun
example; specimen; sample
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ち ょ う ほ う け い 3 ち ょ う ほ う け い 0
rectangle; oblong
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ベ テ ラ ン 0
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
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ど ん ぶ り 0
Most common form: どんぶり
noun
1. porcelain bowl  (this meaning is restricted to reading どんぶり)
2. bowl of rice with food on top  (see also: 丼物; abbreviation)
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し ん せ い 0
rebirth; new birth; nascent
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ど う し 1
noun
1. like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment
2. comrade; fellow; kindred soul  (see also: 同士)
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わ す れ も の 0
noun
lost article; something forgotten
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ま か せ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
2. to passively leave to someone else's facilities  (see also: 想像に任せる)
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き て ん 0
noun
starting point; origin
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せ い み つ 0
precise; exact; detailed; minute; close
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ば か 1
Most common form: バカ
Ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1. idiot; moron; fool  (often written with kana only)
2. trivial matter; folly; absurdity  (often written with kana only)
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ほ う ち ょ う 0
noun
1. kitchen knife; carving knife
2. cooking; food  (archaic)
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き れ い 1
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
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ら ん ぼ う 0
rude; violent; rough; lawless; unreasonable; reckless
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よ か ん 0
noun
1. presentiment; premonition; hunch
2. to have a premonition; to have a hunch  (usu. 予感がする)
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い ん し ょ く 0
food and drink; eating and drinking
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そ う ほ う 1
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
two way; both parties; mutual; both
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た だ よ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
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き け ん 0
1. abstaining from voting
2. renunciation of a right
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き ょ よ う 0
permission; pardon
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せ い 1
Most common form: 姓
noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)  (see also: 姓; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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い ぜ ん 0
still; as yet; as it has been  (see also: 依然として)
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ふ は い 0
1. decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage
2. corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity
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そ ん ぞ く 0
duration; continuance
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さ む さ 1
noun
coldness  (see also: 寒い, さ)
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し ょ じ 1
possession; owning
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ぞ う げ ん 0
increase and decrease; fluctuation
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ふ る 2
Most common form: ふる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wave; to shake; to swing
2. to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
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こ う ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future years; in (one's) later years
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ぎ ょ う し ゅ 1 ぎ ょ う し ゅ 0
Most common form: ぎょうしゅ
noun
type of industry
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ほ う し 1 ほ う し 0
1. service; ministry; attendance; church work
2. offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
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さ ん り ん 0
noun
1. mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest
2. mountains and forest
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ゆ う せ い 0
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance  (opposite: 劣勢)
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お ぼ え 3 お ぼ え 2
noun
memory; sense; experience
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た ず さ わ る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to engage in; to participate; to take part  (see also: 従事)
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に わ と り 0
noun
1. (domestic) chicken
2. chicken (meat)  (see also: 鶏肉)
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じ ゅ う や く 0
noun
company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities
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つ ぎ 2
1. next; following; subsequent
2. stage; station
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ぜ ん し ん 0
noun
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
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せ い ご 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
post-natal; since birth
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ゆ う ぼ う 0
good prospects; full of hope; promising
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き ん じ る 0 き ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to prohibit
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も や す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn  (see also: 燃やす)
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こ さ め 1
noun
light rain; drizzle  (see also: 少雨)
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