The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 701-800

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fairness; impartial; justice
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noun
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
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noun
tire; tyre
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attack; charge; raid
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pastry; confectionery
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to roll; to tumble
2. to fall over; to roll over
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1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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1. to resign
noun
2. resignation
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Most common form: ヴィデオ
noun
video
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in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit
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noun
vapour; vapor; gas
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noun
1. karate
2. empty handed  (this meaning is restricted to form 空手)
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falling; crashing
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noun
prayer; supplication
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1. that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)  (see also: 何方, 此方, 彼方; often written with kana only)
2. there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
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noun
18; eighteen
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mutual; reciprocal; alternate
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noun
armed might; military power; the sword; force
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noun
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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noun
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks  (opposite: 建前)
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dependence; dependent; reliance
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taking hold; getting attached; becoming established; becoming entrenched; establishing
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noun
mother and child
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Most common form: 引起こす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cause; to induce; to bring about
2. to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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1. bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
2. bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
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1. in charge (of something)
2. class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher  (see also: 担任教師; abbreviation)
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self-defense; self-defence
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1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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fibre; fiber; textile
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noun
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
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Most common form: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
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noun
ribbon
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
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northern part; the north (of a region)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to float
2. to express; to look (sad, glad)
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noun
falcon (Falconidae spp.); hawk  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. district; county  (this meaning is restricted to reading ぐん)
2. district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)  (see also: 国郡里制)
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noun
1. original method or procedure
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. serious; orthodox; classical; genuine
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power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
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noun
blanket
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continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to touch; to feel
2. to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive
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1. throwing into; inserting; depositing
2. investment; putting in (personnel, etc.)
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noun
rainbow
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debate; discussion
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launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
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noun
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
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Most common form: たく
noun
house; home; husband
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jump
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Most common form: 日頃
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
normally; habitually
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comedy; funny show
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Most common form: きかす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to inform about; to read to; to sing for  (see also: 聞かせる)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete; to contest; to contend
2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. pattern; design
noun
2. body build; figure; physique
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noun
jazz
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Most common form: ぜんりょく
all one's power; whole energy
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noun
1. all people; everybody
2. ten thousand people
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noun or verb acting prenominally
republican; cooperative
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not yet known; unknown; strange  (opposite: 既知)
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noun
1. series; sequence; system; order of succession
2. keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)
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drum
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noun
1. elder sister  (usu. 姉さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young lady
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business
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considerably; fairly; quite  (often written with kana only)
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aggression; invasion; raid
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noun
shareholder; stockholder
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noun
draw (in competition); tie game
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noun
1. middle and high school  (abbreviation)
2. medium and high (level)
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practice; practising; training; study
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Most common form: かわ
noun
leather
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Most common form: わけ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sharing; division
2. draw; tie
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Most common form: いたす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to do  (humble; often written with kana only)
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noun
gentleman  (see also: 婦人)
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noun
morning newspaper
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ship
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noun
ocean water
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share; joint ownership; co-ownership
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noun
dwelling; living
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noun
branch school
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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
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Most common form: 毛革
1. fur; skin; pelt
2. kanji "fur" radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading けがわ)
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noun
1. elevator; lift
2. elevator (aviation)  (see also: 昇降舵)
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noun
1. Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island)  (see also: 琉球)
2. Okinawa (city)
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noun
handkerchief  (see also: ハンカチーフ; abbreviation)
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noun
securities; bonds; certificates
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Taiwan
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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement  (see also: 省略符号)
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origin; primeval
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noun
hint
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noun
order; sequence; procedure
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Most common form: 弘める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate
2. to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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noun
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
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noun
customs; customs house
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to digest  (often written with kana only)
2. to break down; to break to pieces; to crush  (often written with kana only)
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hypothesis; supposition; assumption
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