The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2401-2500

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agreement; same opinion; same feeling; sympathy; concurrence
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numeric
1. 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion
noun
2. sign; omen; indication; portent  (see also: 兆し)
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Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia
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noun
no. of copies; circulation
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noun
fielder  (baseball term)
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portrait
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noun
generosity
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enzyme
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
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noun
passenger car
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command; control; commander
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reference; allusion
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extension; expansion; adding (equipment, facilities, etc.)
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noun
1. (outward) appearance
2. (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
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Most common form: 打出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to emboss
2. to print out; to print
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1. catch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2. catch  (baseball term)
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slander; libel; defamation
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large sum (money)
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noun
1. slip; omission
2. outcome; final result; the end
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve  (解ける is sometimes used also)
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2. clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.)  (sports term)
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Most common form: 母乳
noun
mother's milk
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noun
national university
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noun
deck (of a ship)
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noun
spirit; heart; disposition
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noun
crown prince
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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
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1. bull
2. bulldog  (see also: ブルドッグ; abbreviation)
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noun
mono
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noun
dying wish
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first appearance
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1. extinction; discontinuation; interruption
noun
2. severance; rupture
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. usually; ordinarily
2. continuous; 24-hour (e.g. observation, operation (of a machine), care (of patient)); always on
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noun
fishing village
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expression
1. largely the same
noun
2. Daidou era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
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1. good news
2. gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
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noun
strike (i.e. industrial action)  (see also: ストライキ; abbreviation)
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anonymity; anonym; pseudonym; assumed name
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Most common form: かすみ
noun
1. haze (esp. in spring); mist  (see also: ; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 霞)
2. dimness (of sight)  (esp. 翳み,翳; often written with kana only)
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depopulation
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
1. to answer; to respond; to meet  (see also: 応じる)
2. to satisfy; to accept
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small scale
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pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
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Most common form: 日本画
noun
Japanese painting  (see also: 洋画)
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deadlock; tie; draw
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noun
pinch-hitting
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noun
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
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noun
1. earthenware
2. unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
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noun
horse-power; h.p.; HP
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noun
how many times?
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn; to be burned
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early rising
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noun
1. Heian-period student of government administration  (archaic)
2. Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism  (archaic)
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Most common form: 射る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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noun
1. drunkenness; intoxication  (see also: 酔う)
2. motion sickness; travel sickness  (see also: 酔う)
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noun
medical university; medical school; med school  (see also: 医科大学; abbreviation)
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edict; public announcement
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variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
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noun
1. white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae)  (often written with kana only)
2. Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
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for military use
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noun
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)  (often used before a job title, etc.)
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firmly; absolutely; definitely; flatly; far and away; by far; by a long shot; hands down
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infringement; violation; trespass; impairment
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noun
direction
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noun
batting average
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noun
mental state
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1. neutralizing; neutralising; counteracting
2. neutral; unbiased
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Most common form: だて
1. elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style  (often written with kana only)
2. affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show  (often written with kana only)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in
2. to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations  (see also: 尻を持ち込む)
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to perform; to play  (see also: 演じる)
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noun
lover; mistress
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noun
consequence; outcome; result; blame  (often ...のせい; often written with kana only)
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absolute secrecy
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conquest; domination; mastery
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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
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support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
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noun
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to threaten; to menace; to bully  (see also: 脅かす)
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employment; starting work
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odd number  (see also: 偶数)
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most  (archaic)
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high official
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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noun
lumberyard
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noun (suffix), noun
1. fee; charge; rate
2. material
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noun
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
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noun
red dragon tile  (see also: 紅中; mahjong term; abbreviation)
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noun
1. scaffold; scaffolding
2. foothold; footing
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Most common form: 締切る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)
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tree; woody plant
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noun
Monday  (see also: 月曜; abbreviation)
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noun
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
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1. black and white; monochrome
expression, 'suru' verb
2. good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
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noun
teacher; instructor; professor
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noun
last train
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Most common form: がけ
noun
cliff
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