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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 101-200

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は ず 0
noun
1. expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be  (often written with kana only)
2. nock (of a bow)
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な い ぶ 1
interior; inside; internal
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せ い か く 0
accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious; correct  (see also: 精確)
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そ だ つ 2
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
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た い り つ 0
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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い ん さ つ 0
printing
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か い さ ん 0
breakup; dissolution
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こ う き ょ う 0
public; community; public service; society; communal
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じ ょ う し き 0
noun
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette
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い き お い 3
adverb, noun
1. force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life
2. influence; authority; power; might
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し ん ぞ う 0
1. heart  (anatomical term)
2. guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine
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い っ ぽ う 3
noun
1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
conjunction
2. on the one hand; on the other hand  (see also: 他方)
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て い き ょ う 0
offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply; donating
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し ゅ っ し ょ う 0
birth
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え ん ち ょ う 0
1. extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
noun
2. Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
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バ イ ク 1
noun
motorcycle; motorbike  (not usu. bicycle)
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ゆ う び ん 0
Most common form: 〒
noun
1. mail service; postal service; mail; post
2. mail; postal matter; postal items  (see also: 郵便物; abbreviation)
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ち ょ し ゃ 1
noun
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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イ ン ド 1
noun
India  (often written with kana only)
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ほ ど う 0
noun
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
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は た ら く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to work; to labor; to labour
2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
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ぜ ん ご 1
noun
1. front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
2. before and after
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し ょ う じ き 2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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び じ ん 1 び じ ん 0
noun
beautiful woman
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ぎ む 1
duty; obligation; responsibility
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こ ん ば ん は 5
expression
good evening  (often written with kana only)
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え が く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw; to paint; to sketch  (see also: 書く)
2. to depict; to describe  (this meaning is restricted to reading えがく)
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ゆ う り 1
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative  (see also: 不利)
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せ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
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い っ ち 0
1. coincidence; agreement; union; match
2. conformity; consistency
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こ い び と 0
noun
lover; sweetheart
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あ ま い 0
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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ら い し ゅ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next week
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ぜ ん し ゃ 1
noun
the former
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う え 0 う え 2
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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ぼ う し 0
prevention; check
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じ つ り ょ く 0
noun
1. (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency
2. arms; force  (see also: 実力行使)
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と に か く 1
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; at least  (often written with kana only)
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け い か ん 0
noun
police officer; policeman; constable  (see also: 警察官)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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イ タ リ ア ご 5
noun
Italian (language)
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ど う も 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. thanks  (see also: どうも有難う; abbreviation)
2. much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret)
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も し も し 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. hello (e.g. on phone)
2. excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
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expression, ii 'i' adjective
what's the best thing to do?
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1. during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break
2. (temporarily) closed; on break  (usu. as お休み中)
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ぜ ん た い て き 0
overall; on the whole
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noun
500 yen; five hundred yen
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expression
how; in what way; by what means  (see also: 如何して)
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し ょ う ぶ 1
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
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あ た え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
2. to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
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う ば う 2 う ば う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
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は ら 2
Most common form: はら
noun
1. abdomen; belly; stomach
2. womb  (see also: 胎)
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こ う し 1
noun
lecturer
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あ つ か う 0 あ つ か う 3
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
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げ ん じ つ て き 0
realistic; pragmatic
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ち め い 0
place name
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こ う ば ん 0
1. police box; small neighborhood police station
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
2. alternation; alternating (e.g. current)
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ふ こ う 2
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death
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て ん ご く 1
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
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も ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
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や く す 2 や く す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to translate; to interpret  (see also: 訳する)
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お う え ん 0
aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering
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た っ す る 0 た っ す る 3
suru verb - special class
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
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し た ぎ 0
noun
underwear
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こ う え ん 0
lecture; address; speech
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げ ん し ょ う 0
decrease; reduction; decline  (opposite: 増加)
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お お は ば 0
1. big; large; drastic; substantial  (opposite: 小幅)
noun
2. full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)  (see also: 小幅, 中幅)
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て い い ん 0
noun
1. fixed number of regular personnel; staff quota; complement
2. capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)
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い た 1
Most common form: いた
noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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は い ゆ う 0
actor; actress; player; performer  (see also: 役者)
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expression
of course; no problem; sounds good; sure thing; damn straight
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ポ ケ ッ ト 2 ポ ケ ッ ト 1
noun
pocket
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お と こ の ひ と 3-0
expression, noun
man
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し げ き 0
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
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へ ん じ 0
reply; answer; response
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く む 1
1. to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
2. to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
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く べ つ 1
distinction; differentiation; classification
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こ う に ゅ う 0
purchase; buy
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て い し 0
1. suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  (usu. ていし)
2. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちょうじ)
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で ん り ょ く 1 で ん り ょ く 0
noun
electric power
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く 1
noun
ward; district; section
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つ う き ん 0
commuting to work
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け い き 0
noun
condition; state; business (condition)
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ち ょ き ん 0
1. putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2. accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank  (baseball term)
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は た ら き 0
noun
1. work; labor; labour
2. achievement; performance; ability; talent
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ま わ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
2. to circulate; to send around
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し ょ て ん 0 し ょ て ん 1
noun
bookshop; bookstore
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つ う ち 0
notice; notification; report; posting
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タ イ ヤ 0 タ イ ヤ 1
noun
tire; tyre
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か ち ょ う 0
noun
section manager; section chief
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き て い 0
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
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は だ 1
noun
1. skin
2. body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)  (see also: 肌を許す)
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は つ で ん 0
1. generation (e.g. power)
2. sending a telegram; telegraphing  (obsolete term)
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か え る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come home; to go home; to go back  (see also: 返る)
2. to leave  (of a guest, customer, etc.)
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ボ ー ナ ス 1
noun
bonus
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こ し ょ う 0
1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order
2. damage; hurt
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い っ け ん 0
noun
1. look; glimpse; glance
2. to glance; to glimpse
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は か る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to plot; to attempt; to plan; to devise; to design
2. to take in; to deceive
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ゆ う し ゅ う 0
superiority; excellence
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た い じ ゅ う 0
Most common form: たいじゅう
noun
body weight; one's weight
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