The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 301-400

This collection contains 100 words.
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
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numeric
five  (originally from Chinese 'wǔ')
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noun
three people
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noun
dress
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Most common form: もくざい
noun
lumber; timber; wood
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Most common form: エサ
noun
1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food
2. bait; lure; enticement
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record; statement; description; mention; listing; registration; booking; entry  (see also: 記録)
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noun
aquatic; on the water
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production; literary creation; work
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noun
way of talking; speaking style
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1. point
noun
2. points (of a railway); switch
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noun
picture book
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numeric
1. 10,000; ten thousand  (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
2. myriad
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noun
1. market price
2. speculation (e.g. on stocks)
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noun
strength; power
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noun
1. apartment building; apartment block; apartment house  (see also: アパートメントハウス; abbreviation)
2. apartment  (see also: アパートメント; abbreviation)
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mayor
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appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
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noble; aristocrat
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Most common form: しはつ
noun
1. first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus  (see also: 終発)
2. departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close; to shut
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noun
1. source of electricity; electrical power
2. power (button on TV, etc.)
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Most common form: りゅうがくせい
noun
overseas student; exchange student
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1. series; chain; sequence  (this meaning is restricted to form 一連)
noun
2. two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
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noun
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)  (see also: 気球)
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noun
fat; grease; blubber
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eating out
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Most common form: たんしゅく
shortening; abbreviation; reduction
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noun
mainland; one's home country; the country proper
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noun
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
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noun
win; victory
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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
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noun
curve
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noun
rivers
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noun
1. man of substance or virtue; gentleman
2. giant
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noun
1. face; visage
2. look; expression; countenance
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noun
point in time; occasion
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Most common form: 織る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to weave
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1. major company; big company
2. front castle gate
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well-known; noted; celebrated
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circulation; rotation; cycle
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Most common form: ごがつ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
May
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
April
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Most common form: ひゃっかてん
noun
(department) store; (department) stores
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noun
fruit; nut; berry
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
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able; capable; efficient; skill
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occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself
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noun
lower house; House of Representatives
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
March
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expression, adverb
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
January
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Most common form: なく
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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noun
1. numerical value; numerics
2. reading (on a meter, etc.)
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noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
that year; same year; same age
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dear; desired; missed  (see also: 懐く)
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appetite (for food)
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noun
1. stands; bleachers
2. stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter)
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noun
1. dam
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. dumb
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
September
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charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
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bride  (opposite: 花婿)
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talk; dialogue; conversation
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
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roadside tree; row of trees
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noun
style; form; pattern
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1. vertical
2. perpendicular
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inside a train, car, etc.
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noun
troupe; theatrical company
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guess; conjecture
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noun
America; USA
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promotion; encouragement
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composite; combined; complex
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noun
1. printing type; movable type
2. printed text; print
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noun
water well
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golden (colour, color)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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huge; very large; vast; extensive; magnificent; grand
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noun
wholesale store
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not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely  (used with neg. verb)
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1. return; comeback; reinstatement
2. carriage return; CR
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noun
business suit  (perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
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growth; increment
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noun
(car) wheel
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noun
game  (see also: コンピュータゲーム)
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1. to start work (on); to undertake
noun
2. embarkation; launch
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Bible; scriptures
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new building; new construction
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noun
golf
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Most common form: 尽す
1. to exhaust; to run out
2. to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend
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noun
1. aviation; flight; flying
2. to fly; to take a flight
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suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to love
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noun
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge
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noun
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)  (often written with kana only)
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boarding; lodging; boarding house
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1. check; plaid; checkered
2. checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting
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