The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1301-1400
noun, 'suru' verb
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. rushing into; breaking into; storming2. plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. evaporation2. disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
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noun, 'suru' verb
conclusion; decision; end; settlement(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
Paris (France) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
same day(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: みなしご
noun, 'no' adjective
orphan(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. doer; performer2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. confrontation2. to face; to confront; to encounter
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Most common form: クラッシク
2. classic; classical
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noun, 'suru' verb
naturalization; naturalisation(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
fresh water (i.e. not salt water) (see also: 鹹水)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. dilution; watering down2. inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. guardianship; guardian2. (theatrical) assistant; prompter
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noun
1. draft; draught; promissory note2. handprint
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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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noun, 'suru' verb
1. consistency; coherence; integration2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. running in parallel; lined up alongside(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. opening; gapsuffix
2. dried and opened fish(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin a trip; to depart; to embark2. to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with2. to rear; to look after
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
forenoon; just before noon(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. upper limitnoun
2. supremum (mathematics)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
cancellation (originally from eng 'cancel')(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
Holland; The Netherlands (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Olanda')(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assign; to set aside(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball(click the word for examples and links)
noun
tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
supplies; furniture; fixtures(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
1. humanity2. sidewalk; footpath
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speedy; prompt; smooth
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock (esp. 品)2. quality
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noun
1. tunnel(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
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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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get strong; to gain strength(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. return (to); revolution; recurrence; recursion; comeback; revival2. regression (mathematics)
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noun
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryou (an old coin)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. wind powerprefix
2. force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be collected; to be settled; to be in order (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to interpose; to hold between; to insert2. to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond
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noun
1. point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note2. good prospects for the future; promise
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