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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1-100

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ひ き い る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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ち ょ う て い 0
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
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き た ち ょ う せ ん 5
noun
North Korea
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あ っ 1
Ah! Oh!
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れ ん け い 0
cooperation; coordination; link
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オ ル ガ ン 0
noun
organ (musical instrument)  (originally from Portuguese 'órgão')
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auxiliary adjective
1. want to ... do something; would like to ...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
particle
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence-end; regional dialect: Kyuushuu-ben)
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ス タ ッ フ 2
1. staff
2. stuff
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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わ ず か 1
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity
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ざ ん て い 0
noun, prefix, 'no' adjective
tentative; temporary
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し っ か く 0
disqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)
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バ ナ ナ 1
noun
banana
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だ ん て い 0
conclusion; decision
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こ ぎ っ て 2
noun
cheque; check
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: 様; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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せ お う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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マ ス ク 1
mask
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れ ん た い 0
1. solidarity; collective
2. joint
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ろ う ど く 0
reading aloud; recitation  (see also: 音読)
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は っ か く 0
detection; coming to light
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り っ こ う ほ 3
announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)
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に ゅ う せ ん 0
chosen (in a competition)
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の み 1
suffix, particle
only; nothing but  (literary equiv. of だけ)
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ぼ ん や り 3
1. dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely  (also written as 呆んやり; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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い ん り ょ う 3
noun
beverage; drink
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い ん ち ょ う 1
noun
director
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に っ し ゅ つ 0
noun
sunrise  (see also: 日没)
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こ う て き 0
public; official
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メ ニ ュ ー 1
noun
1. menu  (originally from French)
2. schedule; program; programme  (this meaning is restricted to reading メニュー)
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と く ほ ん 0
noun
1. reading-book; reader; guidebook; manual  (see also: 入門書)
2. textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)  (original meaning)
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チ ャ ン ス 1
noun
chance; opportunity
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か い ん 0 か い ん 1
noun
lower house; lower (legislative) body
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こ う む 1
noun
official business; public business
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け ん ぶ ん 0
information; observation
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し ゅ し ょ く 0
noun
staple food
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ち ょ う た つ 0
supply; provision; raising; procurement
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り ょ う し ん 1
noun
conscience
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じ つ れ い 0
noun
example; illustration; precedent
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あ ん が い 1 あ ん が い 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
unexpectedly
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expression
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to  (often written with kana only)
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ト マ ト 1
noun
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
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ゆ れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shake; to sway; to waver
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じ ょ う い ん 0
Upper House; Senate; Lords
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ど う げ つ 0 ど う げ つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the same month
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ふ り つ 1
managed by an urban prefecture
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き ん ざ ん 1
noun
(gold) mine
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レ モ ン 1
noun
lemon  (often written with kana only)
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よ う し 1
noun
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
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に ち 1
noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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た ん こ う ぼ ん 0
noun
special book; separate volume; book of lectures
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と う ほ う 0
1. eastern direction
2. the Orient
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へ ん け い 0
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster
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き ん こ う 0
equilibrium; balance
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た か ま り 0
noun
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
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あ き ら め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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タ イ ム 1
noun
1. time
2. thyme
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は ん こ う 0
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
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と く ぎ 1
noun
special skill
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ふ く し ゅ う 0
review; revision
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は い き 1 は い き 0
1. disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition
2. annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
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は ん す う 3
1. half the number  (see also: 全数)
2. haploid
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た い せ い よ う 3
noun
Atlantic Ocean
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あ ら 1 あ ら 0
interjection (kandoushi)
oh; ah  (female term or language)
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た く み 0
skill; cleverness
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か い う ん 0
maritime; marine transportation
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さ い げ ん 0
reappearance; reproduction; return; revival
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ノ ッ ク 1
1. knock; knocking
2. fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice  (baseball term)
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お ん し つ 0
noun
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
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と う あ ん 0
noun
examination paper; examination script
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き ょ う く ん 0
lesson; precept; moral instruction
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み ず け 1 み ず け 0
noun
1. moisture; dampness; vapor; vapour
2. dropsy; edema; oedema  (this meaning is restricted to reading すいき)
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り ん り 1
ethics; morals
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せ ん む 1
noun
managing director; special duty; conductor
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よ ご れ 0
noun
dirt; filth
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ま み え る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to have an audience; to meet; to see  (humble)
2. to face (an enemy); to confront
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お お み ず 0
flood
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ふ き そ く 2 ふ き そ く 3
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
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そ う し ん 0
transmission; sending  (see also: 受信)
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や く し ょ く 0
noun
post; managerial position; official position
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ふ た み 1
forked (road, river)
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ち ん ぼ つ 0
1. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
2. getting dead drunk  (colloquialism)
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ぎ わ く 0
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
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な ん か い 0
noun
southern sea
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こ う あ ん 0
noun
public safety; public welfare
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ゆ う ざ い 0
guilt; culpability
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の う に ゅ う 0
1. payment (taxes, fees, etc.)
2. supply (of goods); delivery
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う つ わ 0
noun
1. bowl; vessel; container
2. ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
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だ ん ね ん 3
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
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か い て い 0
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); reform; alteration; change  (see also: 改訂)
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お う べ い 0
Europe and America; the West
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し ろ み ず 2
noun
color of water after washing rice (colour)
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う け た ま わ る 5
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear; to be told; to know  (humble)
2. to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
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リ ッ ト ル 0
noun
litre; liter  (also written as 立; originally from French)
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と う し ょ 0
letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う ね ん 0
noun
whole year; anniversary
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こ う ぎ ょ う 1
noun
mining industry
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ち ゅ う た い 0
leaving school during a term
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し ゅ う し 1
master's (academic degree)
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