The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3701-3800

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pluralism; diversity  (see also: 多元的)
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noun
spring season
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noun
special envoy
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
2. to overthrow (government etc.)
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1. roar of laughter (from several people)
2. laughing hard (single person)  (colloquialism)
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Most common form: 水彩画
noun
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
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1. abortion  (see also: 妊娠中絶)
2. to have an abortion
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Most common form: 写しだす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to project; to show  (esp. 映し...)
2. to portray; to depict; to describe; to reflect  (esp. 写し...)
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noun
village headman; village mayor
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noun
steel
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to lurk; to lie dormant; to be hidden; to be concealed; to be stashed
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noun
method of construction
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noun
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
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noun
steel sheet; steel plate; steel plates
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well-known
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grandeur; magnificence; splendour; splendor
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irregularity; unseasonableness
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noun, 'suru' verb, intransitive verb
1. introduction (from abroad)
noun, 'suru' verb, intransitive verb
2. transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
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hurriedly
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excess; immoderation
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noun
in the mountains; among the mountains
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possession
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this summer; next summer; last summer
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noun
bath-house; public bath
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extra-large
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noun
sixteen  (archaic)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
short time
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blond hair
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high voltage; high pressure
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noun
things; affairs
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noun
sewing machine
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noun
raw food; perishables
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noun
spring breeze
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toxicity; toxic; virulence; virulent
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noun
all; everything
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Most common form: 身形
noun
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
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Most common form: 貸出
lending; loaning
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Most common form:
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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noun
national power
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noun
characteristic; feature; special quality
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noun
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
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noun
opposite shore
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1. censorship; inspection; examination
2. to censor; to inspect (in order to censor); to review (in order to censor)
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ration; fixed amount
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Most common form:
noun
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
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ranging; covering
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noun
hills and fields; hill and dale
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re-election
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
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expression
1. Good night  (see also: お休みなさい; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
noun
2. holiday; day off; absence  (polite (teineigo) language)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
time; hour; season; time of the year
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noun
1. absence of the fact; insubstantiality; innocence; guiltlessness
2. innocent; guiltless
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noun
Father's Day
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Most common form: ひよこ
noun
1. young bird; chick; fledgling  (see also: 雛:ひな; often written with kana only)
noun
2. greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie  (often written with kana only)
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ellipse
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Most common form: 頭打ち
noun
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
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governor-general; governor; viceroy
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yearning; longing; aspiration
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boyfriend
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to meet; to assemble; to congregate
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assertion; declaration; affirmation
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quarterly (e.g. magazine)
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noun
1. trouble; bother
2. number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading てかず)
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noun
1. (cash) register  (see also: レジスター; abbreviation)
2. cashier  (see also: レジ係; abbreviation)
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noun
1. material
2. material properties; quality of material
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noun
1. leading a group of people; someone who leads others into a song by singing the leading notes  (see also: 音頭を取る)
2. workmen's songs; marching songs
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noun
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
next spring
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Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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noun
(present) head of a family
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noun
1. dazzling victory
2. win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion  (sumo term)
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noun
women
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Most common form: 組立
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
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noun
1. receipt; voucher
2. to receive
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate
2. to infer; to conclude; to conjecture; to surmise
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coming home from school; end of school day
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noun
chief clerk
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noun
starvation; famine; hunger
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noun
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
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noun
US-Japan Security Treaty; safety; security  (abbreviation)
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noun
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
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noun
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while  (see also: , 末に; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: つばめ
noun
1. swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin  (often written with kana only)
2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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noun
dramatic role for child; child actor
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contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
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Most common form: 奇異
odd; strange; wonderful
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young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
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noun
ammunition; ammo
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noun
canal
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noun, counter
matter; case; item; affair; subject
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new system
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major key  (see also: 短調; music term)
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noun
sandbag
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noun
1. house where one was born
2. parents' house
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1. regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament)  (usu. ていれい)
noun
2. established usage; precedent; regular practice
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noun
1. peace preservation; security
2. safety
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Most common form: 手痛い
severe; hard
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noun
new leaves; fresh verdure
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