The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4201-4300

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DOWNLOAD
noun
1. heart; mind
noun, suffix
2. spirit; vitality; inner strength  (see also: 愛郷心)
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noun
important points; main points
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noun
excessively severe
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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
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1
noun
rook  (see also: 飛車; shogi term; abbreviation)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province; clan
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2
noun
times at bat  (baseball term)
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1. series (e.g. electrical)  (see also: 直列回路, 並列)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. serial
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imperial court; royal court
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pronoun
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
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increase of capital
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noun
1. errand; mission; going as envoy  (see also: 使い; polite (teineigo) language)
2. messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl  (polite (teineigo) language)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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noun
Grand Prix  (originally from French)
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completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
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1
noun
magazine
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extermination; expulsion; destruction
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1
archduke
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1. on-the-spot filming or photography
noun
2. live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); photographic image (as opposed to a drawing, computer-generated image, etc.)
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2
noun
community
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2
noun
machine
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2
1. party; those present; troupe
2. first seat
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noun
ability
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1. refueling (car, plane, etc.)
2. lubricating (a machine); oiling
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1
Most common form: ボデー
noun
1. body
2. body blow (in boxing)  (see also: ボディーブロー; sports term; abbreviation)
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retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
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2
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
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ignition; lighting; set fire to
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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
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ardent; passionate; vehement
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noun
son  (honorific)
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Most common form: せんせい
despotism; autocracy
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municipal government
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1
full
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swimming race
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transmigration of souls; reincarnation  (see also: 輪廻転生; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. tariff
2. tax rate
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path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
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noun
air defense; air defence
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noun
1. ocean; large sea
2. fabric pattern  (this meaning is restricted to reading おおうみ)
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noun
depth; length
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noun
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
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disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
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noun
asteroid
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noun
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
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noun
reputation; fame; renown
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ageing; aging; senile deterioration
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Most common form:
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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0
noun
secrecy; highly classified information
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noun
dairy (farm)
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1
noun, prefix, 'na' adjective
rear
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1
numeric
1. one  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading ワン)
noun
2. woof; bark  (see also: ワンワン; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), intransitive verb
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to  (see also: 準じる)
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brain death
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noun
1. written language; literary language
2. formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
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remake
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noun
count; earl  (see also: 五等爵)
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1. participation; taking part
noun
2. consultant; councillor; adviser
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noun
paymaster; accountant
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noun
diamond
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root; source; origin; cause
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2
Most common form: 亜熱帯
noun
subtropics
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Most common form: こうとうがっこう
noun
senior high school; high school
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noun
original content  (see also: オリジナルコンテンツ; abbreviation)
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noun
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)  (originally from Sanskrit 'Śākya')
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paid subscription (e.g. magazine)
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blood transfusion
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1
noun
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
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noun
one floor; first floor
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Most common form: 思わく
noun
1. expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; calculations
2. purpose; intention; motive; ulterior motive
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steady; honest; sober; straightforward
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noun
imperial family; royalty
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quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
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Most common form: 表われる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
2. to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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1
noun
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
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0
noun
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
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stay; remain; reside
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
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2
noun
credit
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1
noun
box
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noun
taxation business
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1
noun
1. soul
2. Seoul (in South Korea)
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1
noun
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)  (pron. だいい in ref. to the old Japanese navy)
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0
noun
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)
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remaining; survival; residue; residual
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Most common form: とこう
voyage
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Most common form: 幼馴染
noun
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
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noun
stadium
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robot
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noun
1. re; 2nd note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
unclassified
2. le; the  (originally from French)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be(come) transparent
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1
noun
1. fastener; zipper
2. chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
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noun
(hospital) ward
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noun
1. sun
2. saint
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overhead structure
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noun
winning percentage
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noun
hindrance; impediment
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