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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 401-500

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き せ つ 2 き せ つ 1
season
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じ っ け ん 0
experiment
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こ こ の か 4 こ こ の か 0
noun
1. the ninth day of the month
2. nine days
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せ い し ん 1
noun
mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention
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ど う ぞ 1
1. please; kindly; I beg of you  (see also: 何卒)
2. by all means; feel free; you are welcome
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ち 0
noun
blood; consanguinity
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レ ポ ー ト 2
report; paper
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げ し ゃ 1 げ し ゃ 0
alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
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な が れ 3
noun
1. stream; current; flow
2. course of events
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た い し ょ う 0
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
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し ょ く ぎ ょ う 2
occupation; business
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と く い 2 と く い 0
1. triumph; prosperity
2. pride
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か べ 0
noun
1. wall; partition
2. barrier; obstacle
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つ ご う 0 つ ご う 1
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience
2. to arrange; to manage
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げ ん ば 0
noun
1. actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting  (see also: 現地, 現場を押さえる)
2. shop floor; factory floor; (on) site  (this meaning is restricted to reading げんば)
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す う が く 0
noun
mathematics; arithmetic
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ほ ん も の 0
genuine article; real thing; real deal  (see also: 偽物)
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ざ い り ょ う 3
noun
ingredients; material
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お え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
1. to finish  (this meaning is restricted to form 終える, 了える)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to graduate
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し ん り 1
noun
state of mind; mentality; psychology
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か ぎ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
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い ち じ 2
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. one o'clock
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. once; at one time; formerly; before
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ゆ う し ょ う 0
overall victory; championship
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い ろ 2
noun
1. colour; color
2. complexion
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か い が ん 0
coast; beach
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こ う か い 0
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.); open; public
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て つ だ う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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ぜ ん い ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody
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じ つ げ ん 0
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation
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く ず れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to collapse; to crumble  (see also: 崩壊, 倒れる)
2. to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
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ご う か く 0
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
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じ ゅ く 1
noun
coaching school; cramming school; juku
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け ん せ つ 0
construction; establishment
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き い ろ 0
yellow; amber
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せ い よ う 1
the west; Western countries
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ど う ぐ 3
noun
1. tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
2. means
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せ い せ き 0
noun
results; record; grades; marks
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き ょ う つ う 0
1. commonness; community
2. to be common; to be shared
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わ り あ い 0
Most common form: 割り合い
adverb, noun
1. rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
2. comparatively
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じ っ こ う 0
practice; practising; performance; execution (e.g. program) (programme); realization; realisation; implementation
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な が ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long time; many years
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じ ゅ う だ い 0
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
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こ う せ い 0
organization; organisation; configuration; composition
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つ め た い 0 つ め た い 3
1. cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing  (opposite: 熱い)
2. coldhearted; unfeeling
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か ん じ ゃ 0
noun
(a) patient
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お り る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
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ど う じ に 0
adverb, conjunction
coincident with; while; simultaneously
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ち ゅ う ご く 1
noun
1. China  (see also: 中華人民共和国)
2. Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)  (see also: 中国地方; abbreviation)
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ど う ぶ つ え ん 4
noun
zoo; zoological gardens
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た し ょ う 0
1. more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
noun
2. amount; quantity
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て ん い ん 0
shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson
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い が く 1
noun
medical science; medicine
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は ん と し 4 は ん と し 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
half year
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ぶ ん め い 0
noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
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こ く さ い 0
international
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あ ん て い 0
stability; equilibrium
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お く 0
Most common form: おく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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し ど う 0
1. leadership; guidance; coaching
2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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き ょ う じ ゅ 0
1. professor
2. teaching; instruction
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ち ょ う さ 1
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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し ゅ っ ち ょ う 0
official tour; business trip
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み ち 0
Most common form: 路
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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こ う こ う せ い 0
noun
senior high school student
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ち し き 1
noun
knowledge; information
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の こ り 3
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
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い そ が し い 4
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
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は な 0
Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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け ん り 1
noun
right; privilege
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ぼ う し 0
noun
hat; cap
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き そ 1 き そ 2
foundation; basis
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サ ラ リ ー マ ン 3
noun
office worker; company employee; company man  (originally from 'salary man')
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た い け ん 0
personal experience; physical experience; one's own experience
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か く だ い 0
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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と く ち ょ う 0
noun
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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か ん し ゃ 1
thanks; gratitude
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か ら い 2
Most common form: 辛い
1. spicy; hot
2. salty
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げ ん か ん 1
entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room
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デ ー ト 1
date; go on a date
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ご う け い 0
sum total; total amount
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き ょ う み 1
noun
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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せ な か 0
noun
back (of body)
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が っ か い 0
noun
scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference
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も う す 1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to say; to be called  (humble)
2. to do  (after a word beginning with お- or ご-; humble)
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の ぼ り 0
noun
1. ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb
2. up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)  (see also: 上り列車; this meaning is restricted to form 上り)
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ほ ん き 0
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity  (usu. 本気で)
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く す り 0
noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
2. efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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ゆ き 0
noun (suffix)
1. bound for ...  (see also: 東京行き; usu. ゆき)
noun
2. going (to)
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め ん せ つ 0
Most common form: めんせつ
interview (e.g. for a job)
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た か ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
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お じ い さ ん 2
Most common form: 御爺さん
noun
1. grandfather  (see also: 祖父さん; usu. お祖父さん; often written with kana only)
2. male senior-citizen  (usu. お爺さん; often written with kana only)
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expression, ichidan verb
to telephone; to make a phone call  (see also: 電話が掛かる)
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expression, 'i' adjective
feel sick; feel unwell  (opposite: 気分が良い)
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さ ん ぜ ん 3
noun
1. 3000
2. many
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な ん び ゃ く 1
noun
hundreds
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じ ゅ う じ 1
Most common form: 十時
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ten o'clock
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き ん じ ょ 1
neighbourhood; neighborhood
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に し ぐ ち 0
noun
west entrance
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ご じ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
five o'clock; 5 o'clock
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そ し き 1
1. organization; organisation
2. structure; construction
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ま た は 2
conjunction, expression
or; otherwise  (see also: 又; often written with kana only)
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