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Usefulness Level 2 Vocab 601-700

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い か す 2
Most common form: 活かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc)
2. to let live; to keep alive
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お こ な う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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け ん と う 0
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review
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さ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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じ ょ う け ん 3 じ ょ う け ん 0
noun
condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements
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め い か く 0
clear; precise; definite; distinct
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せ い し き 0
due form; official; formality
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こ う か ん 0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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い ち じ か ん 3
noun
one hour
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く も 1
noun
cloud
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つ き 2
noun
1. moon
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. month
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か ん か く 0
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
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き ね ん 0
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
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ぼ う え き 0
trade (foreign)
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じ ぎ ょ う 1
noun
1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
2. act; deed; conduct  (see also: 仕業; this meaning is restricted to reading ことわざ)
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い り ょ う 1 い り ょ う 0
medical care; medical treatment
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ひ ょ う か 1
noun
1. valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation; rating
2. to value; to assess; to rate; to estimate value
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し ん ら い 0
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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じ し ょ 1
noun
1. dictionary; lexicon
2. letter of resignation  (see also: 辞表; archaic)
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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こ だ い 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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し ぬ 0
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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お じ さ ん 0
noun
1. uncle  (伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger; honorific; familiar language; often written with kana only)
2. old man; mister (vocative)  (usu. 小父さん or おじさん; familiar language; often written with kana only)
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き し ゃ 1
reporter  (see also: ジャーナリスト)
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し た が っ て 0
conjunction
therefore; consequently; accordingly  (see also: にしたがって; often written with kana only)
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ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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し ゅ よ う 0
chief; main; principal; major
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せ ん じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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カ ー テ ン 1
noun
curtain; curtains
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に ん ぎ ょ う 0
noun
doll; puppet; figure
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や ち ん 1
noun
rent
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ゆ た か 1
1. abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent
2. very; extremely; full of; great  (see also: 個性豊か)
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い や 2
Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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け っ き ょ く 4 け っ き ょ く 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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げ ん じ ょ う 0
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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も っ て く る 4
Most common form: 持ってくる
to bring
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き ょ う か 1
strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement
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に あ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
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い ん し ょ う 0
impression
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き ょ か 1
noun
1. permission; approval; authorization; license
2. to permit; to authorize
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や き ゅ う 0
noun
baseball
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ぜ ん は ん 0
noun
first half  (see also: 後半)
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つ う し ん 0
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
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む っ つ 3
numeric
six
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に ち じ ょ う 0
Most common form: にちじょう
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ordinary; regular; everyday; usual
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れ っ し ゃ 0 れ っ し ゃ 1
noun
train (ordinary)
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だ い ぶ 0 だ い ぶ 3
considerably; greatly; a lot  (often written with kana only)
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え ん 1
noun
1. yen; Japanese monetary unit
2. circle  (orig. meaning)
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せ ん た く 0
selection; choice; option
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し て い 0
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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expression
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to  (see also: に対して)
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じ む 1
business; office work; administration
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た ん い 1
noun
1. unit; denomination
2. credit (in school)
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じ も と 0 じ も と 3
noun
1. home area; home town
2. local
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す が た 1
noun
1. figure; form; shape
2. appearance; dress; guise
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じ ん る い 1
noun
mankind; humanity
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し ぼ う 0
1. death; mortality
2. to die; to pass away
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か つ よ う 0
1. practical use; application
2. conjugation; declension; inflection  (linguistics terminology)
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ゆ う こ う 0
validity; legality; availability; effectiveness  (opposite: 無効)
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ビ ジ ネ ス 1
noun
business
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し ょ く ぶ つ 2
noun
plant; vegetation
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ぎ ょ う じ 1 ぎ ょ う じ 0
noun
event; function
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は っ て ん 0
1. development; growth; advancement; unfurling
2. expansion; extension; enlargement
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ほ う も ん 0
call; visit
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し ゅ う へ ん 0
noun
1. circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of
2. (computer) peripheral  (computer terminology)
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か ん じ 0
noun
feeling; sense; impression
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さ が る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower  (opposite: 上がる)
2. to hang; to dangle
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ね ん ど 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
2. academic year; school year
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せ い り つ 0
noun
1. coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion
2. to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)
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き ん し 0
prohibition; inhibition; ban
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と つ ぜ ん 0
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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た に ん 0
noun
1. another person; other people; others  (see also: 人)
2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たにん)
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ふ ぼ 2
noun
father and mother; parents
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め い れ い 0
1. order; command; decree; directive
2. (software) instruction; statement  (computer terminology)
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つ ま ら な い 3
1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious  (often written with kana only)
2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless  (often written with kana only)
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こ う ど 1
1. altitude; height; elevation
2. advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong
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ふ う け い 1
1. scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight
2. scene (e.g. of a crime)
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い っ て い 0
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed
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と う じ ょ う 0
1. entry (on stage); appearance (on screen)  (opposite: 退場)
2. entrance; introduction (into a market)
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し ゅ っ せ き 0
noun
1. attendance; presence; appearance
2. to attend; to be present; to appear
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へ い き ん 0
1. average; mean
2. balance; equilibrium
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い ち ば ん 2 い ち ば ん 0
1. number one; first; first place
2. best; most
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ち い 1
noun
(social) position; status
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お そ ら く 2
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say  (often written with kana only)
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し ゅ う い 1
1. surroundings; environs
2. circumference
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か た 1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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ひ ょ う め ん 3
1. surface; face
2. outside; exterior
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せ い ひ ん 0
noun
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
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よ ろ こ ぶ 3
1. to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased
2. to congratulate
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ふ く 2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2. counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.  (see also: 一服)
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く わ し い 3
1. detailed; full; accurate
2. knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed  (opposite: 疎い)
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き ょ ね ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year
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ひ て い 0
1. negation; denial; repudiation; disavowal  (opposite: 肯定)
2. NOT operation  (computer terminology)
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ジ ュ ー ス 1
noun
1. juice
2. soft drink (any (sweet) non-alcoholic beverage, carbonated or uncarbonated)
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い じ 1
maintenance; preservation; improvement
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き ん が く 0
noun
amount of money
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か ね 0
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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し ょ う が い 1
1. obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
2. handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction  (see also: 視力障害; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうがい)
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