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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3101-3200

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1. counter for books
noun
2. volume  (obscure term)
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ば く ぜ ん 0
obscure; vague; equivocal
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ば っ そ く 0
noun
1. punishment; penalty
2. penal regulations; penal code
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オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 3
noun
orchestra
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せ い 1
noun
1. nature (of a person)
2. sex
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か き こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)
2. to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)
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か ど う 0
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
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せ つ 1
eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
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ふ く ぶ 2 ふ く ぶ 1
abdomen
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き ょ う こ う 0
panic; scare; consternation
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た か ら く じ 3 た か ら く じ 4
Most common form: 宝クジ
noun
lottery
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じ ゃ ぐ ち 0
noun
faucet; tap
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が く ゆ う 0
noun
school friend
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ぶ し ょ う 0
noun
military commander
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noun
eight (long cylindrical things)
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や す ら ぎ 0
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
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た く は い 0
Most common form: たくはい
home delivery
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ふ ご う 0
noun
wealthy person; millionaire
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め し あ が る 0 め し あ が る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to eat; to drink  (honorific)
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ざ っ と 0 ざ っ と 3
1. roughly; in round numbers  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. cursorily; briefly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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う か る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)
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ひ ょ う し 3
noun
1. (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm
2. the moment; the instance; chance  (esp. 〜した拍子に)
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さ ん こ う 0
noun
third proof
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な ご や か 2
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; harmonious
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し せ き 0
noun
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
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か わ き り 0 か わ き り 4
noun
beginning; start  (sensitive)
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り ょ う じ 1
consul
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は ち ょ う 0
noun
wavelength
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い に ん 0
charge; trust
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ぜ ん せ ん 0 ぜ ん せ ん 1
noun
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
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ね ん と う 0
noun
(on one's) mind; heed
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し ょ う よ う 0
on business; for business; business purpose
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か い こ 1
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
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ぐ ん し ゅ く 0
noun
disarmament; limitation of arms
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フ ァ ッ ク ス 1
noun
facsimile; FAX  (see also: ファクシミリ)
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ふ と じ 0
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
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ど う ふ う 0
enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
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ど ち ゅ う 0
noun
(in the) earth; underground
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む き ゅ う 0
noun
without a holiday; nonstop
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に ぎ や か 2
bustling; busy; lively
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particle
marks yes-no question  (familiar language)
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め い が ら 0
noun
1. brand; make; description
2. trading name of stocks and securities
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き ん 1
Most common form: 菌
noun
1. fungus  (see also: 菌類)
2. germ; bacterium; bacillus  (see also: 細菌)
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ミ ッ ク ス 1
mix
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ご く 1
1. quite; very  (often written with kana only)
numeric
2. 10^48; quindecillion
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こ う き ゅ う 0
permanent; perpetuity
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よ う に ん 0
approval
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は っ こ う 0
fermentation; zymosis
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し ょ か ん 0
jurisdiction
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こ う ぼ う 0
noun
offense and defense; offence and defence
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う ら 2
Most common form: うら
noun
1. inlet
2. seashore; beach
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す る 1
Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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い ち い ん 0
noun
cause
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い ち い 0
1. first place; first rank; unit's position  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちい)
noun
2. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)  (usually イチイ; often written with kana only)
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ね ん じ 1
noun
1. annual
2. fiscal year; school year
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コ ン ク ー ル 3
noun
competition; contest  (originally from French 'concours')
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さ い ぜ ん せ ん 3
noun
front line; forefront
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お な か 0
Most common form: お腹
noun
stomach  (polite (teineigo) language)
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ね ま わ し 2
1. making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork
2. digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
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は ん ぱ 0
remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness
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ふ あ ん て い 2
instability; insecurity; crankiness
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ふ こ う へ い 2
unfairness; injustice; partiality
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ご う ひ 1
noun
success or failure; result
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て ん こ う 0
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
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こ く ぶ ん じ 0
noun
(Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples
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チ ャ レ ン ジ 2 チ ャ レ ン ジ 1
self-challenge; trying hard to do something  (see also: 挑戦)
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よ わ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to weaken
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し ゃ か い じ ん 2
noun
working adult; full-fledged member of society
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が っ こ う ほ う じ ん 5
Most common form: 学校法人
noun
(legally) incorporated educational institution
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じ ゅ こ う 0
taking (attending) lectures
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し ょ う し ゃ 1
noun
winner; victor
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が く だ ん 0
noun
orchestra; band
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め の こ 1
noun
woman; girl  (see also: 男:おのこ; archaic)
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め い ろ 1
maze; labyrinth; blind alley
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ホ ッ ト 1
hot  (opposite: コールド)
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ふ ん と う 0
hard struggle; strenuous effort
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む の う 0
1. inefficiency; incompetence
noun
2. incompetent person
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ご か ん 0
1. transposition; interchange
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. compatible (e.g. PC)
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つ ら な る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
2. to attend; to participate in
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た い さ 1
great difference
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か げ つ 1
Most common form: ヶ月
counter
months (period of)
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ふ く し ゃ 0
copy; duplicate
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さ か ら う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
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さ い ね ん し ょ う 3
youngest
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お さ め る 3
Most common form: おさめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to govern; to manage
2. to subdue
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か い 0
noun
1. buying; shopping
2. buyer
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ふ せ ん 0
1. war renunciation; anti-war
2. bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers  (sumo term)
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で か い 2
huge; big; gargantuan  (colloquialism)
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し ょ う し ょ 0
noun
bond; deed; certificate
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き 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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こ う せ い 0
noun
offensive (movement); aggression
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せ ん し ゅ う 0
noun
thousand years; many years
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し ご 1
noun
dead language; obsolete word
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し ょ う し ょ う 1
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
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Most common form: きり
noun
paulownia tree; Paulownia tomentosa
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さ ん ど 1
noun
1. three times; thrice
2. third (musical interval)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さんど)
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き ゅ う し 0
sudden death
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じ ん め い 0
noun
(human) life
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む け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards; to point
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