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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 1-100

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ひ が し 0
noun
east
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ち か 1 ち か 2
1. basement; cellar; underground place
prefix
2. underground; below ground
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ひ っ こ す 3
Most common form: 引越す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to move (house); to change residence
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ボ ー ル 0 ボ ー ル 1
noun
1. ball
2. bowl
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プ レ ゼ ン ト 2
noun
1. present; gift
2. to give a present or gift
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か い わ 0
conversation
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ア ル バ イ ト 3
1. part-time job; side job  (see also: パート, パートタイム; originally from German 'Arbeit')
noun
2. albite  (see also: 曹長石)
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う ん て ん 0
1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run
2. driving
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か い じ ょ う 0
noun
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
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さ ん ぽ 0
walk; stroll
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に ゅ う い ん 0
hospitalization; hospitalisation
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イ ギ リ ス 0
noun
Great Britain; United Kingdom  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Inglez|Inglês')
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ほ ん と う 0
1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
2. proper; right; correct; official
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ス キ ー 2
noun
1. skiing
2. ski; skis
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し ら べ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
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た い か い 1
convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally
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と も 1
noun
friend; companion; comrade; pal
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ち ゅ う が っ こ う 3
noun
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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こ わ れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be broken; to break
2. to fall through; to come to nothing
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ち ち お や 0
Most common form: ちちおや
noun
father
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コ ン サ ー ト 1 コ ン サ ー ト 3
noun
concert
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ド イ ツ 1
noun
Germany  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'Duits')
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き ょ う か い 0
church
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さ ぎ ょ う 1
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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き ょ う い く 0
training; education
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こ う ど う 0
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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ほ け ん 0
insurance; guarantee
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か い し 0
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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き ゅ う 0
1. urgent; sudden; abrupt
2. sharp; steep; precipitous
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デ パ ー ト 2
noun
1. department store  (see also: デパートメントストア; abbreviation)
2. department  (see also: デパートメント; abbreviation)
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に ち よ う び 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Sunday
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は ん た い 0
Most common form: はんたい
1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension
2. reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
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す い せ ん 0
recommendation; referral; endorsement  (see also: 推奨)
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せ ん そ う 0
war
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ふ つ う 0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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は っ け ん 0
discovery; detection; finding
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と ち ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. on the way; en route
2. in the middle of; midway
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み み 2
noun
1. ear
2. hearing
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こ れ か ら 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after this  (often written with kana only)
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ま ち が え る 4 ま ち が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2. to confuse; to mistake something for something else
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た ち ば 3 た ち ば 1
noun
standpoint; position; situation
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ち ゅ う も く 0
notice; attention; observation
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よ こ 0
noun
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down  (see also: 横になる)
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth  (see also: 首を横に振る)
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げ ん い ん 0
cause; origin; source
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い ぜ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous
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あ ら た 1
new; fresh; novel
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き け ん 0
1. danger; peril; hazard  (opposite: 安全)
2. risk
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で ん し 1
noun
1. electron
2. (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics
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ぶ ん や 1
noun
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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し ょ く じ 0
noun
1. meal
2. to eat
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も の が た り 3
tale; story; legend
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そ ふ 1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: 爺; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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ば あ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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き に い る 0
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be pleased with; to suit
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か す 0
Most common form: かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan
2. to rent out; to hire out
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ま な ぶ 0 ま な ぶ 2
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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と こ ろ で 3
conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally  (often written with kana only)
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)  (after the plain past form of a verb)
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む り 1
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
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じ ん ぶ つ 1
noun
1. person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
2. one's character; one's personality
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め ん き ょ 1
Most common form: めんきょ
license; permit; licence; certificate
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ぜ い き ん 0
noun
tax; duty
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シ ャ ツ 1
noun
1. shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet  (also written as 襯衣)
2. shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
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に し 0
noun
west
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む こ う 0 む こ う 2
noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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な や み 3 な や み 0
noun
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
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か な ら ず 0 か な ら ず 4
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
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に ち じ 1
noun
date and time
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こ っ か 1
noun
state; country; nation
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た り る 0 た り る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be sufficient; to be enough  (see also: 取るに足りない; in the form verb に足りる)
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy
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せ い じ 0
noun
politics; government
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だ ん せ い 0
1. man; male
2. masculine gender  (linguistics terminology)
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オ ー ス ト ラ リ ア 5
noun
Australia  (often written with kana only)
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ス カ ー ト 2
noun
skirt
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か い ぎ 1 か い ぎ 3
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
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お ぼ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
2. to learn; to pick up; to acquire  (this meaning is restricted to form 覚える)
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は ん ざ い 0
crime; offence; offense
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る す 1
1. absence; being away from home
2. house-sitting; house-sitter
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ひ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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れ き し 0
history
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そ つ ぎ ょ う 0
1. graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
2. outgrowing something; moving on  (colloquialism)
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ま え 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: 前)
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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み じ か い 3
short
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し ぜ ん 0
noun
1. nature
2. natural; spontaneous
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ゆ び わ 0
noun
(finger) ring
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げ ん ざ い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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ど う じ 0 ど う じ 1
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together  (see also: 同時に)
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か ん こ う 0
sightseeing
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し ょ う か い 0
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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く ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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け い ざ い 1
economics; business; finance; economy
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だ い じ 0
1. important; valuable; serious matter
2. safe (Tochigi dialect); OK  (see also: だいじょうぶ; this meaning is restricted to reading だいじ)
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じ っ さ い 0
1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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ぶ ぶ ん 1
noun
portion; section; part
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も ん く 1
noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection
2. phrase; words; expression
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た お れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless  (see also: 崩れる, 倒す; this meaning is restricted to form 倒れる)
2. to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.)
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む り ょ う 0 む り ょ う 1
free; no charge  (opposite: 有料)
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ク リ ス マ ス 3
noun
Christmas
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ぶ ん し ょ う 1
noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
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れ ん ら く 0
1. to contact; to get in touch  (see also: ご連絡)
noun
2. contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message  (see also: ご連絡)
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