The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3601-3700

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
1. range; stove; cooker
2. microwave oven  (see also: 電子レンジ; abbreviation)
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apathetic; indifferent
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1. indicates position in a sequence  (see also: )
noun
2. divisions of a kabuki performance
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taking part in planning
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noun
studies; schoolwork; classwork
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noun
1. cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder
2. omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation  (see also: 切り上げ)
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noun
mountain road; mountain trail
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1
noun
East Asia; the Orient
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noun
folding fan
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2
Most common form: いちご
noun
one word
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3
1. to mutter; to murmur; to grumble  (often written with kana only)
2. to tweet (Twitter)  (often written with kana only)
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emergency; first-aid
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Most common form: そうかい
sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines
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2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize
2. to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility
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Most common form: せき
noun
1. product  (see also: ; mathematics)
2. volume; area  (see also: 体積, 面積)
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originator; founder; pioneer; inventor
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2
Most common form: 飲水
noun
drinking water; potable water
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1
noun
motorcycle; motorbike  (not usu. bicycle)
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1
1. turning round and round; going around in circles  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. wrapped around
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to sweep; to brush; to gather up
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1. riverbank; riverside
2. fish market
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1. original
2. unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive; one-of-a-kind; custom
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Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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3
noun
reason; truth
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regiment
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1
noun
socks
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0
noun
important person
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0
1. substitution; alternation
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'no' adjective
2. alternative; substitute
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noun
tributary; branch
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0
Most common form: 里親
foster parent; foster parents  (see also: 里子)
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royal
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noun
distant mountain
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noun
naval battle
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1
noun
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
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Most common form:
noun
1. matchmaker  (esp. なこうど)
2. go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor  (esp. ちゅうにん)
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noun
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
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3
Most common form: 止まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be limited to; to be confined to  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
man
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3
noun
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
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celebration; congratulations
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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
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noun
Jupiter (planet)
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1
noun
official daily gazette; official telegram
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. mawashi; belt; loincloth  (sumo term)
noun
2. mantle; cape
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face (of person)
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1
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end  (often written with kana only)
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surrender; give oneself up
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noun
true feelings
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base stealing; steal; stolen base  (baseball term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. disk; disc; record; clock face
2. tray; shallow bowl
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noun
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
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1
noun
(horse-drawn) coach; carriage; wagon; cart
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noun
peritonitis
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nitrogen (N)
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1
attraction; lure; invitation
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2
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional
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noun
learning; study
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1
low price; cheapness
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such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of  (see also: こんな, そんな, どんな)
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
2. to precede; to go before; to take precedence
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Most common form: 尼僧
noun
nun; priestess
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endless; boundless; everlasting
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great majority
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2
noun
reedy field
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rest; quiet; repose
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0
noun
calligraphic style; calligraphic styles; typeface
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
2. to settle; to pay back
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approval; endorsement
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noun
in the city
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nearest; neighbouring; neighboring; nearby
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noun
name of a town or street
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1
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
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noun
1. fault; error; mistake
2. going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
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half the body; half length
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1
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
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Most common form: 皮膚科
noun
dermatology
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reform; renovation
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3
wet through; drenched  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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theology
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noun
bright sunshine; broad daylight
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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
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noun, counter
cylinder
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noun
same trade; same business
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2
Most common form: さわ
noun
1. swamp; marsh
2. mountain stream; valley; dale
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3
noun
plate glass; sheet glass
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noun
straw
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noun
solution (liquid)
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various  (see also: 色々; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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full-time service
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2
noun
outside the school; extramural
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2
loud; sonorous; ringing
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stationing (troops); occupancy
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noun
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
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noun
partner; pal; accomplice
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noun
fall season; autumn season
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2
ridiculous; odd  (see also: 可笑しい; often written with kana only)
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noun
firm; company
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noun
1. pipe; tube
2. channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections
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Most common form: 基因
cause; origin
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Most common form: こま
noun
1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
2. horse; foal  (archaic)
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