The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4501-4600

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: つや
noun
1. gloss; glaze
2. charm; romance; love; youthfulness
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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity
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noun
District Public Prosecutor's Office  (see also: 地方検察庁; abbreviation)
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special mention
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deep impression
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Most common form: ふく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to wipe; to dry
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firing; discharge of gun
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noun
4.5 tatami mats
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to sit (down)
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noun
misgovernment
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Most common form: あまやかす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to pamper; to spoil
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noun
one's former (maiden) name
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noun
tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample
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noun
violin
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
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(brand-)new article
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absence; not taking part
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Most common form: 取戻す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
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1. resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration
noun (suffix)
2. university student in ... year  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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1. extraction; abstraction
2. selection (from a group); sampling; eduction
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Most common form: たつ
noun
fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March)
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Most common form: みさき
noun
cape (on coast)
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noun
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
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noun
power; authority; influence
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table salt
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harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
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Most common form: 扣除
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
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Most common form: いたって
very much; exceedingly; extremely
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perfect; complete; flawless  (完璧 is correct - see note)
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noun
writing horizontally
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noun
doing as one is told; yes-man
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anecdote
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noun
previous priest or resident
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transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation; delivery
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information; news; intelligence
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old type; old style
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noun
geometry
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villain; baddie; the villain's part
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poor; meagre; meager; insubstantial
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noun
speed
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noun
clean water
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noun
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
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decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
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noun
1. Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
2. the Minamoto family
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branch family
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to be beyond recognition; to be quite different
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starting a business; promotion of enterprise
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wash up (one's face); have a wash
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youthful; young
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attachment; love; covetous affection
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grasping; seizing; holding
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noun
ghost story
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noun
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden
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impulse; impetus; urge
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noun
1. skylark (Alauda arvensis)  (often written with kana only)
2. Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
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game; play; sports
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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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noun
early afternoon
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noun
1. old tree of historical interest  (esp. 名木)
2. excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
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prompt; immediate; in real time
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expression, noun, 'no' adjective
1. new rice
2. novice; beginner; tyro; newcomer; newbie
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noun
1. benefit; use; good; advantage; gain
2. profit; gains
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noun
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)  (often written with kana only)
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abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
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noun
chastity; fidelity; honour; honor; faith
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one room
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noun
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
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donation; contribution; offering
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noun
1. invitation; introduction
2. temptation
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noun
short distance; short range; short-haul
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weld; welding
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noun
music for strings; string music
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Most common form: 急遽
hurriedly; in a hurry
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Most common form: ご殿
noun
palace; court
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rapid progress; radical
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estimate; estimation
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Most common form: 一端
noun
1. one end; an end
2. part; fragment
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special; extraordinary
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noun
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to pluck; to pick; to trim
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overseas; abroad
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after-; post-; ex-; after the fact; ex post  (see also: 事前)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
midst; middle of; height of
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noun
after the rain
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casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance  (often written with kana only)
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noun
bit  (computer terminology)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to perceive; to sense; to discern
2. to understand; to comprehend; to realize
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sect; denomination
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noun
station building
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noun
1. Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE)  (abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading こうらい)
noun, noun (prefix)
2. Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
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noun
interest rate
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reproduction; duplication; reprinting
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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noun
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
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noun
root; basis; foundation
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noun
1. bosom; bust
2. (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
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mobile; moveable
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inspection; inspector
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noun
water level
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