The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 101-200

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cold war
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establishment; founding; organization; organisation
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noun
forestry
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consent; acquiescence; agreement
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise  (also written as 起てる)
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to compensate for; to supplement
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noun
consecutive holidays
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noun
high temperature
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Friday
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clarification; elucidation; explication
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elementary level
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such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this  (see also: あんな, そんな, どんな)
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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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noun
data; datum
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noun
agriculture and forestry
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noun
1. sign; mark; symbol; code
2. sign (e.g. positive, negative)  (mathematics)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to inform; to report  (see also: 知らせる, 報告)
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noun (suffix)
collection; compilation
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life  (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)
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noun
noun  (linguistics terminology)
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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
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noun
southern countries
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best
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common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
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even number  (see also: 奇数)
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noun
100,000; hundred thousand
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
2. counter for occurrences and times
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conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
well; now; then  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. bottom of the ocean
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. undersea; submarine
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preparation for a lesson
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noun
1. same person
2. said person; the person in question
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noun
1. back
2. backing; going backwards; reversing
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noun
Great Britain; United Kingdom  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Inglez|Inglês')
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Most common form: なわ
noun
1. rope; cord
2. policeman's rope  (see also: 御縄)
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name; nominate; designate
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
2. to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
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mountains
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
2. to be washed away; to be carried
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confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete
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mountain-shape; chevron; cone
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striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)
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noun
1. calendar
2. calender (machine for flattening things)
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noun
original stock
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heating; application of heat
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adverb, conjunction
next; secondly; subsequently
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convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience
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play; drama
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. tribe; clan; band
2. (taxonomical) tribe
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orders; instructions; directive; command
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noun
genre  (originally from French)
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noun
two hundred; 200
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noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2. foundation (building, etc.); base
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noun
1. judicial affairs
2. clerical duty (in a temple)
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noun
three (long cylindrical things)
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1. extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression
2. making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings  (Buddhist term)
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noun
shop
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most (numerous)  (opposite: 最少)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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whole surface; entire
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program; programme  (computer terminology)
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noun
west entrance
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noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
topic of discussion; agenda
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noun
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
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noun
site
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noun
roadway
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noun
gram; gramme  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
series
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noun
1. 3000
2. many
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constellation; star sign; zodiac sign
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noun
Europe
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noun
(Western) soup
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noun
1. collar
2. color; colour
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noun
the same country; the same province; the said country
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noun
1. 300; three hundred
2. 300 mon; trifling amount; two-bit item  (see also: )
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capitulation; surrender; submission
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Most common form: 資本主義
capitalism
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prefix
1. anti-
noun
2. antithesis  (see also: 反定立)
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noun
passbook; bankbook
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contrast; comparison
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noun
1. new book
2. 17 x 11 cm paperbook book  (see also: 新書判)
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noun
vitality; energy; dynamism
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noun
geological features
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noun
Germany  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'Duits')
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branch; subdivision
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
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1. rough (e.g. sketch, approximation); broad; general; loose
2. generous; openhanded
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noun
northern hill
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anaesthesia; anesthesia
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augment; reinforce; increase
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south; southern; southward
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Most common form: 御兄さん
noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: 兄さん; honorific)
2. (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie
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bombing (raid)
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noun
1. embankment; bank
2. beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin  (see also: どて焼き; abbreviation)
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noun
1. bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
2. bat (animal)  (see also: 蝙蝠; obscure term)
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small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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noun
pedestrian traffic
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to forge; to temper
2. to drill; to train; to discipline
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pleasant; happy
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farewell; send-off
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