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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4801-4900

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ウ ェ イ 1
noun
way
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き つ ね 0
Most common form: キツネ
noun
1. fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)  (often written with kana only)
2. fox (i.e. a sly person)  (often written with kana only)
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よ だ ん 0
guessing; prediction; conclusion
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げ ん ど う り ょ く 3
noun
motive power; driving force
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か だ ん 1
noun
flower bed
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が ろ う 0
noun
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery  (see also: ギャラリー)
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ほ く ほ く せ い 0
Most common form: 北々西
noun
north-northwest
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う ら は ら 0
opposite; reverse; contrary
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た き 1
digression; many divergences  (see also: 多岐にわたる)
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よ み か た 3 よ み か た 4
noun
way of reading; how to read
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い ち や く 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'suru' verb
1. suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight
2. one bound; one leap  (orig. meaning)
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ぽ い 1
Most common form: ぽいっ
1. -ish; -like  (colloquialism)
noun
2. tossing something out; throwing something away  (see also: ぽいと; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; this meaning is restricted to reading ぽい)
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み だ れ 3
noun
disorder; disturbance; unrest
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あ ら わ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to write; to publish
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や く し ん 0
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
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ひ ん ぷ 1
noun
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
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ほ ち ょ う 0
noun
pace; step; cadence
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さ っ こ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nowadays; recently
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わ れ 1
1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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き せ い 0
noun
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor; spirit
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し ゃ く ち 0
leased land
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ふ ご う り 2
unreasonable; irrational; absurd; inconsistent
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の り か え 0
1. transfer (trains, buses, etc.); connection; connexion
2. switching (stock)  (economics term)
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よ び だ し 0
Most common form: 呼出
1. call; summons; paging; curtain call  (see also: 呼び出す)
noun
2. usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.  (sumo term)
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き み 0
noun
egg yolk
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ひ ょ う が 1
noun
glacier
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あ と か た づ け 3
tidying up; cleaning; clearing away; putting in order
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ら い か く 0
noun
visitor; caller
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Most common form: かむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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み っ し つ 0
noun
1. room that cannot be entered (e.g. because it's locked from the inside)
2. secret room
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け ら い 1
noun
retainer; retinue; servant
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し き り 0
noun
1. partition; division; boundary; compartment
2. settlement of accounts
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か っ こ 1
Most common form: カッコ
parentheses; brackets  (often written with kana only)
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つ る 2 つ る 1
noun
1. bowstring
2. string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
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け っ し ゅ う 0
concentration; regimentation
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こ う は ん 0
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
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く よ う 1
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
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エ ビ 0
noun
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
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い き き 2
Most common form: 行来
1. coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other
2. street traffic; highway
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う す 1
noun
millstone; mortar
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じ ゅ ん 0
Most common form: 旬
noun
ten-day period
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い い わ た す 4
Most common form: 言渡す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
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き そ う 0
drafting; draughting; drawing up a bill
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ぜ ん い 1
noun
1. virtuous mind
2. good intentions; good will
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ひ ご う ほ う 2
illegal; unlawful
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し ょ く あ ん 0
proper noun
Public Employment Security Office  (see also: 公共職業安定所; abbreviation)
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か が や き 0 か が や き 4 か が や き 3
noun
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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ま ん る い 0
bases loaded  (baseball term)
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あ か つ き 0
noun
1. dawn; daybreak
2. event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence  (usu. as 〜の暁に; this meaning is restricted to reading あかつき)
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し た て 0
noun
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
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は ね る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
2. to break up; to close; to come to an end
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さ き ほ ど 0
Most common form: 先ほど
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
some time ago; not long ago; just now
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つ ら い 0 つ ら い 2
1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)  (often written with kana only)
2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)  (see also: 辛い; often written with kana only)
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へ い が い 0
noun
adverse effect; harmful effect; harmful result; malady; negative effect; harmful influence; evil practice
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に ま い 1
noun
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
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Most common form: サイ
noun
rhinoceros
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Most common form: 舵
noun
rudder; helm
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お お あ た り 3
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye
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ふ ど う さ ん 2 ふ ど う さ ん 0
Most common form: 不動産
noun
real estate
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い け る 0
Most common form: いける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be good (at); to go well  (from 行ける)
2. to look (taste, etc.) good
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え ん 0
Most common form: うたげ
noun
party; banquet; feast
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み ち の り 0
noun
1. distance; journey; itinerary
2. way; process
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じ え い 0
independent; self-employed; self-supporting; operating own business
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は め 1
noun
1. panel; wainscoting; wainscotting  (this meaning is restricted to form 羽目)
2. plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess  (see also: 羽目になる)
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suffix
1. (something) shop  (see also: パン屋; usu. 屋)
2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)  (see also: 殺し屋; usu. 屋, can be derog.)
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は か り 0 は か り 3
noun
measurements; weighing
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ひ っ か け る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)
2. to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare
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ゆ ち ゃ く 0
1. adhesion; conglutination  (medicine, etc. term)
2. collusion; collusive relationship
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う ち あ わ せ 0
Most common form: 打合わせ
1. advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; briefing session
2. overlap (of a coat, etc.)
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か び ん 2 か び ん 0
noun
(flower) vase
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な げ き 3
noun
grief; lamentation
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よ ろ こ ん で 3
with pleasure ...
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べ ん か い 0
justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse; apology
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か お る 0
Most common form: 香る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
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き を つ け る 0
Most common form: 気をつける
expression, ichidan verb
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
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や ま な み 0
noun
range of mountains; mountain range; mountain belt  (see also: 山脈)
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お ろ か 2
Most common form: おろそか
1. neglect; negligence; carelessness  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...  (after 〜は or 〜も; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading おろか)
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ご よ う 2
noun
1. your order; your business; official business
2. arrest; apprehension; capture
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す み 2
noun (suffix), noun
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished  (pronounced ずみ only when a suffix)
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き ょ く ば ん 0
noun
telephone exchange number
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ふ し め 3
noun
1. turning point; critical juncture
2. knot (in a tree, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to form 節目)
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こ が ら 0 こ が ら 1
1. small build; small stature; petite  (opposite: 大柄)
2. small pattern  (opposite: 大柄)
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う め ぼ し 0
noun
umeboshi; pickled ume; pickled plum
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か か り 1
noun
1. starting; engaging
2. expenses; costs  (esp. 掛かり, 掛り)
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な り ゆ き 0
noun
1. outcome; development; course of events; progress; result
2. market order; order without limit  (see also: 成り行き注文; abbreviation)
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わ さ び 1
noun
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)  (often written with kana only)
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こ も る 2
Most common form: 籠もる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to seclude oneself; to be confined in  (often written with kana only)
2. to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with)  (often written with kana only)
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な き ご え 3
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow  (see also: 泣き声)
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じ ゅ う ぎ ょ う い ん 3
noun
employee; worker
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つ け も の 0
noun
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
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で ど こ ろ 0
noun
1. origin; source; authority
2. birthplace  (this meaning is restricted to reading しゅっしょ)
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こ も り 3 こ も り 2
1. nursemaid; nanny; babysitter
2. child-minding; babysitting
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は な し ち ゅ う 0
Most common form: 話し中
busy (phone)
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と び お り る 4
Most common form: 飛びおりる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
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む し ろ 1
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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ま ひ 1
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
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あ ま 1
Most common form: 尼
noun
1. nun  (colloquialism)
2. bitch  (derogatory)
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な わ ば り 0
1. roping off; stretching rope; demarcation
noun
2. one's turf; domain; territory; sphere of influence
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