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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4701-4800

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ら く だ い 0
failure; dropping out of a class
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と っ き 0
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process; apophysis
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わ ゴ ム 0
noun
rubber band
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も し も 1
if  (often written with kana only)
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は く さ い 3 は く さ い 0
noun
Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis); white rape; bok choy; pak choi
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じ だ い 1
noun
the next era
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ね ん な い 1
noun
by the end of the year
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よ う か い 0
1. dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)
2. melting; liquefying; fusion
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ほ ん か く て き 0
1. genuine; real; regular; normal; typical; standard; orthodox
2. full-scale; full-blown; all-out
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げ で ん 0
noun
worn-out rice land
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か た よ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed
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し お く り 0
Most common form: 為送り
allowance; remittance
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か よ い 0
noun
coming and going; commuting
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と ど め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
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か た さ 0
noun
firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
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せ ん ぷ う 0
noun
1. whirlwind
2. commotion; sensation; hullabaloo  (this meaning is restricted to reading せんぷう)
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じ っ け ん 0
noun
real power
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ち か ご ろ 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lately; recently; nowadays
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ふ か み 3 ふ か み 0
noun
depth; deep place
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く ど い 2
1. verbose; importunate; wordy; repetitious; long-winded  (often written with kana only)
2. heavy (taste); rich; strong; cloying; gaudy; loud  (often written with kana only)
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た け 2
noun, suffix
1. peak
2. mountain
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Most common form: ヒゲ
noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers  (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)
2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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noun
University of Electro-Communications  (abbreviation)
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く う ぜ ん 0
unprecedented; record-breaking
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か っ ぱ 1
Most common form: 喝破
1. arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; correcting
2. proclaiming (the truth); expounding
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こ が ね 0
noun
small sum of money
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い ま ご ろ 0
Most common form: 今頃
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
about this time
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あ び せ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pour on
2. to abuse
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き ぞ く 0
1. belonging to; coming under the jurisdiction of; ascription; attribution; imputation (of guilt, etc.)
2. reverting to; being returned to; being restored to
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き ゅ う じ ん 0
Most common form: 求人
offer of job (situation)
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に の つ ぎ 4
Most common form: 二の次
noun
secondary; subordinate
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1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. barely; narrowly; hardly; only just  (often written with kana only)
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く ら い 0
suffix, particle
1. approximately; about; around; or so  (also written as 位)
2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
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し ん じ ょ う 0 し ん じ ょ う 1
noun
merit; body; social position
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noun
evergreen oak  (often written with kana only)
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と ど け で 0
Most common form: 届出
report; notification
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み ぜ ん 0
noun
before it happens; previously
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こ う た い 0
Most common form: こうたい
noun
antibody
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ゆ る む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
2. to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
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が ん ぽ ん 1
noun
principal (invest.); capital
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う ら や ま し い 5
1. envious (feeling, etc.); jealous  (often written with kana only)
2. enviable (position, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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じ ょ う ば 0
1. horse riding
noun
2. riding horse; saddle horse
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な ば か り 2
in name only; titular; nominal
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ゆ ら ぐ 0 ゆ ら ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble
2. to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
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こ く べ つ 0
farewell; leave-taking
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た い へ い 0
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
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じ め い 0
obvious; self-evident; trivial; axiomatic; self-explanatory
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か ち ゅ う 0
noun
1. whole family; all (members of) family
2. all over the house
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る い け い 0
Most common form: 類形
noun
1. type; pattern; shape; genre; breed
2. similar type; similar pattern
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も う し で 0
Most common form: 申し出で
noun
proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer
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ふ り ん 0
adultery; immorality; impropriety
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ち す い 0
flood control
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じ ょ う ぞ う 0
brewing; distillation
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じ ょ し 1
noun
1. Ms (nuance of status); Miss; Madame
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. highbrow (woman); cerebral
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み ぼ う じ ん 2
noun
widow
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ふ さ 2
noun
1. tuft; tassel
noun, counter
2. bunch (of grapes, etc.)
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か こ う 0
Most common form: 囲う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in
2. to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to hide; to protect
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate  (often written with kana only)
2. to declare; to stipulate; to express; to state; to insist  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ことがない
expression, 'i' adjective
1. (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. never happens; there is never a time when  (often written with kana only)
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げ ん り ゅ う 0
noun
1. source (e.g. of a river); headwaters
2. origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
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お ぼ え が き 0
noun
memo; memorandum; note; memorial; protocol
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お と し も の 0 お と し も の 5
noun
lost property
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あ い け ん 0
noun
pet dog; beloved dog
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で き ば え 0
Most common form: 出来栄え
noun
1. result; effect; performance; success
2. workmanship; execution; shape and quality of (an article); finishing touches
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に い ん 0
noun
the two houses of legislature
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へ い じ ょ う 1
noun
Pyongyang
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あ ま り に 0
too much; excessively; too  (often written with kana only)
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か お だ ち 0
Most common form: 顔だち
noun
looks; features
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し ゃ お く 1 し ゃ お く 0
noun
company office building
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く れ な い 1
noun
1. deep red; crimson
2. rouge; lipstick  (this meaning is restricted to reading べに)
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り め ん 1
noun
back; reverse; other side; inside; tails (of coins); background
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な ま み 2
1. living flesh; flesh and blood
2. physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじん)
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い ろ は 2
noun
1. traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary  (often written with kana only)
2. fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
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か ご 1
noun
mistake; fault
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か せ ぎ 1 か せ ぎ 3
noun
earnings
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せ っ き 0
noun
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
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ひ や や か 2
1. cold; chilly; cool
2. indifferent; cold-hearted; surly; curt; composed
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く っ つ け る 4
1. to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue  (often written with kana only)
2. to place together; to put side-by-side  (often written with kana only)
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み ち じ ゅ ん 0
noun
itinerary; route
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し ょ く り ょ う ひ ん 0
noun
foodstuff; groceries
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せ そ う 0 せ そ う 2 せ そ う 1
noun
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
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げ い げ き 0
intercept; interception; counter attack  (see also: 迎撃ミサイル)
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ゆ で る 2
Most common form: 湯でる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to boil (something in hot water)  (see also: 煮る)
2. to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)  (see also: たでる)
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noun
ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)
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み ぞ 0
noun
1. ditch; drain; gutter; trench
2. groove; tread  (this meaning is restricted to reading みぞ)
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よ く ば り 3 よ く ば り 4
avarice; covetousness; greed
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け っ こ う 0
Most common form: 欠航
flight cancellation
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け っ こ う 0
Most common form: 血行
noun
circulation (of the blood)
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ふ せ つ 0
noun
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
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ほ ん ま つ て ん と う 1
Most common form: 本末転倒
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards  (yojijukugo)
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げ ん す い 1
noun
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
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じ ま え 0
1. taking care of one's responsibilities by oneself; one's own efforts; one's own expense
2. going into business for oneself (selling one's own products); entrepreneur of such a business
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ひ き し め 0
Most common form: 引締め
noun
tightening
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す っ き り 3
Most common form: スッキリ
1. feeling refreshed; feeling fine; feeling clear-headed  (see also: さっぱり; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. shapely; neatly; refinedly
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せ っ て ん 1
noun
1. tangent point; point of contact  (mathematics)
2. contact (electrical, etc.)
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お お か み 1
noun
1. wolf (Canis lupus)  (often written with kana only)
2. wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
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く ぎ り 3 く ぎ り 0
Most common form: 句切り
noun
1. punctuation; pause; juncture
2. end; (place to) stop
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さ っ ち 1 さ っ ち 0
sense; infer
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ぎ ょ ー ざ 0
Most common form: ギョウザ
noun
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables  (food term; originally from Chinese 'jiǎozi')
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ら ふ 1
Most common form: 裸婦
noun
nude woman; naked woman
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