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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1501-1600

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み せ び ら か す 5
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to show off; to flaunt
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ど ひ ょ う 0
noun
1. arena, esp. in sumo
2. forum (e.g. for discussion)
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プ ラ イ ド 0
noun
pride
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れ ん ぱ 1
successive championships
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お う ち ょ う 0
noun
dynasty
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あ や つ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to manipulate; to operate; to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to steer (a ship)
2. to have a good command of (a language); to be fluent in
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や く ぶ つ 2 や く ぶ つ 0
noun
medicines; drugs
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り き が く 2 り き が く 0
noun
mechanics; dynamics
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べ ん じ ょ 3 べ ん じ ょ 0
noun
toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station
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し ょ さ い 0
noun
study; library; den; home office; reading room
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じ り き 0
by oneself; self-made
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し か 0 し か 2
Most common form: 鹿
noun
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
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お ち い る 3 お ち い る 0
Most common form: 落ち入る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall into (e.g. a hole)
2. to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)
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ほ っ き に ん 0
noun
originator; promoter
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ね さ げ 0
cut in price
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よ っ き ゅ う 0
desire
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チ ッ プ 1
noun
1. gratuity; tip
2. chip
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こ う 1
Most common form: 甲
noun
1. carapace; shell
2. 1st in rank; grade A
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ろ ん り て き 0
Most common form: 論理的
logical
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な が ら く 2
long; (for a) long time
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と ぎ 1
noun
Metropolitan assemblyman
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ひ か ん 0
pessimism; disappointment
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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も く よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Thursday
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ふ た な の か 3
noun
second week's memorial services
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あ ら い 0
rough; rude; wild
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こ う ぎ ょ う 0
industrial enterprise
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き ゅ う ふ 1
1. payment; provision; benefit; present; delivery
2. performance
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
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ま い じ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every hour; hourly
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し と 1 し と 2
noun
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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け い し ょ う 0
inheritance; succession; accession
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よ う し 1
noun
proton
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た ん い つ 0
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
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き ょ う し ゅ う 0
training; instruction
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り ん し ょ う 0
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
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あ く に ん 0
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
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ば ん て 0
noun
1. (yarn) count
suffix
2. n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup)  (see also: 一番手; as in 二番手)
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あ お じ ろ い 4
1. pale; pallid
2. bluish-white
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ゲ ス ト 1
noun
guest
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う っ か り 3
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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そ う ぎ 1
noun
funeral service
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お お あ ざ 1
noun
larger section (of village)
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し ゅ つ が ん 0
application  (see also: 応募)
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す い こ む 3
Most common form: 吸込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe
2. to absorb; to soak up
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か し 0
noun
1. loan; lending
2. favor; favour; debt; obligation
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き た ぐ ち 0
noun
north entrance
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し ゅ う け つ 0
end; close
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ま ち 2
noun, noun (suffix)
waiting; waiting time
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noun (prefix), noun, noun (suffix)
1. new; neo-
noun
2. Gregorian calendar  (see also: 新暦; abbreviation)
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ま ご こ ろ 2
noun
sincerity; devotion
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べ つ じ ん 0
noun
different person; someone else; changed man
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き ん き 1
noun
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
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ゴ ー ル 1
1. goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; winning post  (sports term)
noun
2. Gaul  (see also: ガリア)
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ち ゅ う ざ い 0
1. residence; stay; (job) posting; being stationed (overseas, etc.)
2. residential police box; residential police box officer  (see also: 駐在所; abbreviation)
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と う し ゅ 1
noun
party leader
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と ど け 3
Most common form: 届け
noun, noun (suffix)
report; notification; registration
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ぶ り 1
suffix
1. style; manner  (often written with kana only)
2. after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)  (see also: 久しぶり; often written with kana only)
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じ が 1
noun
self; the ego
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こ こ ろ み る 4
Most common form: 心見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
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り ょ う 1
Most common form: 猟
hunting; game
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ど う し て も 4 ど う し て も 1
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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か ぶ か 2 か ぶ か 0
noun
stock prices
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さ い ち ょ う 0
1. longest  (opposite: 最短)
2. oldest  (opposite: 最少)
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ぶ か い 0
noun
section meeting
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て ん り 1
noun
natural laws; rule of heaven
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は た ん 0
failure; bankruptcy
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ゆ う 0
Most common form: 勇
noun
bravery; courage; heroism
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り だ つ 0
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
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し ゅ う ば ん 0
noun
endgame; final stage
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し ぼ う 0
wish; desire; ambition
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か ん む り 0
noun
1. cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet  (see also: 衣冠, 束帯)
2. top kanji radical  (this meaning is restricted to reading かんむり)
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noun
blog; weblog
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サ ッ カ ー 1
noun
1. soccer
2. seersucker
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き ょ う だ い 0
mighty; powerful
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な が び く 3
Most common form: ながびく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be prolonged; to drag on
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う ん こ う 0
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
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と う し ん 0
report; reply; findings
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と そ う 0
coating; painting
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か ん び ょ う 1
nursing (a patient)
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す い じ ょ う き 3
noun
water vapour; water vapor; steam
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こ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to load (a gun, etc.); to charge
2. to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
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の う こ う 0
noun
farming; agriculture
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だ ん あ つ 0
oppression; suppression; pressure
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と う し ゃ 1
noun
1. (this) shrine
2. (this) company; (this) firm
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す い よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Wednesday
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た い ぼ う 0
1. expectant waiting
2. long-awaited
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き ょ く げ ん 0
noun
1. utmost limits; extremity
2. limit  (mathematics)
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う で ど け い 3
noun
wristwatch
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せ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
2. to urge; to press; to pester
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じ ゅ ち ゅ う 0
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received  (see also: 発注)
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か や く 0
noun
gunpowder; powder
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ど ん な 1
1. what; what kind of  (see also: あんな, こんな, そんな)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)  (as in どんな人でも)
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ら い ば 0
attendance
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く の う 0 く の う 1
suffering; distress; affliction; anguish; agony; trouble
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お や じ 0 お や じ 1
noun
one's father; old man; one's boss
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じ ょ う い ん 0
noun
crew
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こ じ ん 1
noun
the deceased; the departed
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む し 1
noun
no outs  (see also: ノーアウト, 死; baseball term)
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