The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4301-4400

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noun
1. night
2. knight
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inhalation
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noun
1. boss; leader; head
2. difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game
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indefinite
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2
noun
speaker
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noun
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous entity
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noun
book
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state-sponsored; national
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Most common form: スーパ
noun
1. super
2. supermarket  (abbreviation)
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turmoil; chaos; confusion
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settlement; an agreement
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1. diet
2. losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
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lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance; ruefulness
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postpone
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed
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jumbo
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Most common form:
noun
1. ticket; token; check; receipt
2. label; tag
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running continuously; firing in rapid succession
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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noun
1. jacket
2. book jacket; dust cover
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breaking down; defeating; abolishing
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noun
barrier; gateway
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noun (suffix)
cost; expense
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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
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Most common form: 県下
in the prefecture; prefectural
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noun
avalanche; snowslide
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noun
1. attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull
2. attractiveness; magnetism
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living; existing; Real Presence; extant
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noun
(stock) 100-yen unit; high level (of stock prices)
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slightly elevated
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doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
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demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end
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noun
1. understanding
2. bowel movement; evacuation
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regrettable; unsatisfactory
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noun
1. figure
2. figurine (small models of anime characters, etc.)
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noun
1. Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)  (see also: 稲魂)
2. Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto)
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noun
calamity; catastrophe; misfortune
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unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
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expenses; disbursements
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1. baron  (see also: 五等爵)
2. Irish cobbler (variety of potato)  (see also: 男爵芋)
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aquatic (life); living in the water  (see also: 陸生)
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noun
during the war
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noun
passer-by; traveler; traveller
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complementation; supplementation; completion
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Most common form: ひょう
noun, noun (suffix)
criticism; commentary; a council  (abbreviation)
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leaving a group or troupe
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Most common form: 任地
noun
one's post; appointment
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serious damage; drubbing
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Most common form: クジラ
noun
whale (Cetacea spp.)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. kanji compound  (linguistics terminology)
2. idiom; idiomatic phrase
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1 0
Most common form: しょうきょ
elimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
naturally; by nature (birth); congenitally; by temperament
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noun
1. jack; knave
2. (electrical) jack
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Most common form: 谿谷
noun
valley; ravine; canyon
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noun
moonlit night
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Most common form: ときに
expression
1. by the way; incidentally
2. sometimes; occasionally
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small; fine; detailed; stingy
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to write a play, book, filmscript, etc.
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1 2
solely; entirely; only; or
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noun
1. fame; glory; reputation
2. English name of plants and animals
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noun
great cost
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noun
1. elegance; refinement; grace; dignity
2. aroma
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noun
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
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Most common form: 劇戦
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
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3
Most common form: 粉ミルク
noun
1. milk powder
2. baby formula
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tremendous; immense
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noun
fastball
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noun
Patent Office; Patent Agency
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noun
must arrive; must be received
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reply
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a help
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noun
military authorities; army circles
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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
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noun
1. reserve; spare; backup
2. note; memorandum
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noun
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
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in order; in turn; one by one
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noun
round well
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noun
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
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noun
each (every) time; whenever
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Most common form:
noun
1. unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2. Miss  (after a name)
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noun
full name
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noun
manuscript; written copy; codex
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combination; arrangement; distribution; mixture; composition; match; harmony
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noun
democracy; civil government
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Most common form: 顛覆
1. capsizing; overturn; turning over; upset
2. overthrow (e.g. a government)
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shooting down (aircraft)
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thickheadedness; stolidity; insensitivity
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1. coming and going; traffic
noun
2. road; street
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noun
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
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Most common form: 借り入れ金
noun
loan; loan payable; debt
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
early spring
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noun
low tone; bass; low voice
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noun
this newspaper
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Most common form: かわしも
downstream  (see also: 川上)
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burden; load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)
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borrowing; loan
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