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Usefulness Level 3 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 100 words.
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こ う し き 0
1. formality; formal; official
2. formula
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こ う り ょ 1
consideration; taking into account
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み ん ぞ く 1
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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か ん が え 3
noun
1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
2. idea; notion; imagination
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げ ん り 1
noun
principle; theory; fundamental truth
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み お く る 0 み お く る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home)
2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
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い ち ば 1
noun
1. (town) market
2. (the) marketplace
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つ か ま る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
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け さ 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this morning
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さ ん ぎ ょ う 0
1. industry
noun
2. livelihood; occupation  (archaic)
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な か ば 3 な か ば 2 な か ば 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, noun (suffix)
middle; half; semi; halfway; partly
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か た る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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は た け 2
noun
1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
2. field (of specialization); sphere; area  (ばたけ when suf; this meaning is restricted to reading はたけ)
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あ か ん ぼ う 0
noun
baby; infant
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き ょ う ふ 1 き ょ う ふ 0
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
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あ り が と う 2
interjection (kandoushi)
Thank you; Thanks  (see also: 有り難い, 有り難うございます; from 有り難く; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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も の ご と 2
noun
things; everything
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き ん ゆ う 0
financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money
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と う 0 と う 1
Godan verb with `u' ending (special class), transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire
2. to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse
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さ い だ い 0
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum  (opposite: 最小)
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お う ふ く 0
1. making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
2. round-trip ticket; return ticket  (see also: 往復切符; abbreviation)
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ゆ う り ょ く 0
1. influential; prominent  (see also: 有力者)
2. strong; likely; plausible; potent  (see also: 有力候補)
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に ち 1
noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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し ょ う と つ 0
1. collision; crash; running into
2. conflict; quarrel; clashing
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ぎ ち ょ う 1
noun
chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)
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ろ う か 0
noun
corridor; hallway; passageway
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ほ ん し ゃ 1
noun
1. head office; main office; headquarters; parent company  (this meaning is restricted to reading ほんしゃ)
2. main shrine
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お も い 2
noun
1. thought
2. imagination; mind; heart
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し ん こ う 0
(religious) faith; belief; creed
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な や む 2
to be worried; to be troubled
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し ぼ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze  (esp. 絞る)
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk  (esp. 搾る)
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お お ぜ い 3
many; crowd; great number of people
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ほ う 1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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か た ち 0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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ガ ス 1
noun
1. gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas)  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch, eng)
2. gasoline; gas; petrol  (often written with kana only)
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い っ ぱ い 1 い っ ぱ い 0
Most common form: 一杯
1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
2. full
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ひ ょ う ば ん 0
1. fame; reputation; popularity
2. rumour (rumor); talk
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す ぐ に 1
instantly; immediately; right away; at once  (see also: 直ぐ; often written with kana only)
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て ま 2
noun
time; labour; labor; effort; trouble (in the sense of effort)
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い ん た い 0
retire
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に ど と 2 に ど と 0
never again (with negative verb)
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に っ て い 0
noun
schedule; program; programme; agenda
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し ゅ ぎ 1
noun
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
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れ い が い 0
exception
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す う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
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と う ひ ょ う 0
voting; poll
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ま わ り 0
noun
1. circumference; girth  (see also: 回り)
2. surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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ま ん な か 0
noun
middle; centre; center; mid-way
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え き ま え 3
noun
in front of station
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た れ る 2
Most common form: 垂れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
2. to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer
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み が く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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particle
only; nothing but  (used with neg. verb)
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い は ん 0
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention  (see also: 違犯)
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チ ケ ッ ト 2 チ ケ ッ ト 1
noun
ticket
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こ の む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to like; to prefer
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お せ ん 0
pollution; contamination  (see also: 公害)
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と し ん 0
noun
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
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し ょ う が つ 4
noun
1. New Year (esp. first three days)
2. the first month of the year; January
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し ょ う ぎ ょ う 1
commerce; trade; business
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だ い た い 0 だ い た い 3
noun
1. outline; main point; gist  (often written with kana only)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. general; substantially; approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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き ぼ 1
noun
scale; scope; plan; structure
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お も に 1
mainly; primarily
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ち ょ っ け い 0
noun
diameter
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べ っ そ う 3
noun
holiday house; villa
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こ く な い 2
internal; domestic
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せ ん と う 0
noun
head; lead; vanguard; first
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う ん え い 0
management; administration; operation
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こ く せ き 0
noun
1. nationality; citizenship
2. nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
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が く 1 が く 0
suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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ゆ う り ょ う 0
toll; fee; charge; admission-paid  (opposite: 無料)
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く み あ い 0
noun
association; union; guild
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じ た く 0
noun
one's home; one's house
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や っ ぱ り 3
1. too; also; likewise; either  (see also: 矢張り; often written with kana only)
2. still; as before  (see also: 矢張り; often written with kana only)
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い っ し ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; instant
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た だ ち に 1
at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (animate); to be; to exist  (often written with kana only; humble)
'ru' godan verb, auxiliary verb
2. verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing)  (after the -te form of a verb)
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み 0
noun
1. body
2. oneself
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い し 1
noun
intention; purpose
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じ ゅ ん ば ん 0
noun
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order  (see also: 出番)
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せ い さ ん 0
production; manufacture
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ほ り ょ 1
prisoner (of war)
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さ す 1
Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
2. to sting; to bite  (see also: 螫す)
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expression
Thank you very much  (often written with kana only)
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ほ ん ぶ 1
noun
headquarters; head office; main office
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し ん り ん 0
forest; woods
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け い ゆ 0 け い ゆ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. through; by way of; via
2. to go via; to go by way of
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せ い さ く 0
noun
political measures; policy
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も え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn; to get fired up
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ぼ う 0
Most common form: ぼう
noun
pole; rod; stick
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う つ 1
Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound  (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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え い ぶ ん 0
noun
1. sentence in English; article in English; English text
2. English literature (study of)  (see also: 英文学; abbreviation)
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や か ん 1 や か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
at night; nighttime
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よ う そ 1
noun
1. component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
2. element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)  (computer terminology)
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き げ ん 1
noun
1. term; period; time frame
2. time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)  (see also: 期限切れ)
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よ る 0
Most common form: よる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
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ま ず し い 3
1. poor; needy
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
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け し き 1
scenery; scene; landscape
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も と 2
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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り っ ぱ 0 り っ ぱ 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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