The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1301-1400

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noun
1. sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce)
2. source
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news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
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taking medicine; dosing
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1. rushing into; breaking into; storming
2. plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
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noun
(naval) fleet; armada
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1. evaporation
2. disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
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conclusion; decision; end; settlement
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noun
towns and villages
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noun
iron and steel
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Paris (France)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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election loss; rejection
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habitual use; daily use
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that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の・どの, 此の, 其の, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
same day
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hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
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1. to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost  (often written with kana only)
2. after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: みなしご
orphan
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noun
bar; pub; tavern
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financial world
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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fairness; justice
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noun
infield; diamond  (see also: 外野; baseball term)
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noun
viewing the moon
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
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noun
1. confrontation
2. to face; to confront; to encounter
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Most common form: クラッシク
noun
1. classical music  (see also: クラシック音楽; abbreviation)
2. classic; classical
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naturalization; naturalisation
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Most common form: せい
noun
1. spirit; sprite; nymph
2. energy; vigor (vigour); strength
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commerce; trade
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noun
1. rain water
2. "rain water" solar term (approx. Feb 19)  (see also: 二十四節気)
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noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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moving into (house)
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fresh water (i.e. not salt water)  (see also: 鹹水)
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noun
brake
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noun, 'suru' verb, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. dilution; watering down
2. inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
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1. guardianship; guardian
2. (theatrical) assistant; prompter
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amount; quantity
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noun
1. draft; draught; promissory note
2. handprint
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noun
another company; other company
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premises; grounds; campus; in-house
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noun
library; bookstore; bookshop
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Most common form:
noun (suffix)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
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Most common form: つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
2. to furnish (a house with)
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retention; maintenance; preservation
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1. consistency; coherence; integration
2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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Most common form: のなか
noun
in the middle of a field
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noun
unbarked lumber
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1. running in parallel; lined up alongside
2. parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)  (see also: 並列回路, 直列)
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noun
source of river; fountainhead
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noun
1. opening; gap
suffix
2. dried and opened fish
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noun
northern sea; North Sea
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin a trip; to depart; to embark
2. to die; to pass away; to depart this life
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noun
gulf coast; bay coast
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noun
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with
2. to rear; to look after
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
forenoon; just before noon
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1. upper limit
noun
2. supremum  (mathematics)
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noun
runs batted in; RBI
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noun
market
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noun
island country
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noun
sea level; (surface of) sea
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cancellation  (originally from eng 'cancel')
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noun
shape; form
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trust; confidence; credence
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noun
Holland; The Netherlands  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Olanda')
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assign; to set aside
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pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
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noun
tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)
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Most common form: けん
noun
1. sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
2. bayonet  (this meaning is restricted to reading けん)
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supplies; furniture; fixtures
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noun
1. humanity
2. sidewalk; footpath
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left wing
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speedy; prompt; smooth
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Most common form: うみ
noun
production; bringing into the world; (physical) birth
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over-all length; span
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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yellow
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noun
1. tunnel
2. to tunnel (through a potential barrier)  (physics terminology)
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1. daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
2. ham actor  (see also: 大根役者; abbreviation)
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noun
seismic intensity  (see also: 震度階級)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get strong; to gain strength
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1. return (to); revolution; recurrence; recursion; comeback; revival
2. regression  (mathematics)
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to that degree; to that extent; that much  (often written with kana only)
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noun
postal system
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noun
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryou (an old coin)
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splendor; splendour; magnificence
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noun
1. wind power
prefix
2. force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be collected; to be settled; to be in order  (often written with kana only)
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number of votes polled; poll votes
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to interpose; to hold between; to insert
2. to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond
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noun
zoo; zoological gardens
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noun
open air
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release; liberation; acquittal
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noun
nightmare; bad dream
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suffix
suffix for familiar person  (familiar language)
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noun
hill
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noun
1. point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note
2. good prospects for the future; promise
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