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Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 101-200

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と っ き ょ 1
1. patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. proprietary
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ち ょ う り 1
cooking; food preparation
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が い け ん 0
outward appearance
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ほ う じ ん 0
noun
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
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た す 2 た す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)
2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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ふ り ょ う 0
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
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や と う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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じ か い 1 じ か い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next time (occasion)
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せ い ぜ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
while alive; during one's lifetime
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ゆ う こ う 0
noun
friendship
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ひ れ い 0
proportion
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た い ち ょ う 0
noun
physical condition
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や
particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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る い じ 0
1. resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi
2. to resemble; to be similar; to be alike
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こ う ほ う 0 こ う ほ う 3
behind; in the rear; in back  (opposite: 前方)
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い ま に 1
before long; even now
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だ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be silent
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む ら さ き 2
noun
1. purple; violet
2. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)  (often written with kana only)
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は い い ろ 0
grey; gray; ashen
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じ ん め い 0
noun
person's name
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か れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
2. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
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れ っ と う 0
noun
archipelago; chain of islands
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こ う そ う 0
multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall
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つ よ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
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た い き ん 0
noun
large amount of money; great cost
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き ょ う よ う 0
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
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と う た つ 0
reaching; attaining; arrival
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と び ら 0
noun
1. door; gate; opening
2. title page
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し こ う 0
1. execution; enforcing; carrying out  (this meaning is restricted to reading しこう, せこう, しぎょう)
2. giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks  (this meaning is restricted to reading せぎょう)
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Most common form: かさ
noun
umbrella; parasol
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の べ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to state; to express; to mention
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マ マ 1
noun
1. Mama
2. female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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し ょ う す う 3
minority; few
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げ じ ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
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よ く じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next day
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ス テ レ オ 0
noun
stereo
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noun (suffix)
-store; -shop  (see also: 土産店)
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た も つ 2
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
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noun
percent; percentage
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げ い の う 1
noun
1. public entertainment; performing arts
2. accomplishments; attainments
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み お く り 0
noun
seeing one off; farewell; escort
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noun
1. there (place relatively near listener)  (see also: 何処, 此処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. there (place just mentioned); that place
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い る 0
Most common form: いる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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つ か れ 3
noun
tiredness; fatigue
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こ う ぎ 1
protest; objection
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noun
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse  (often written with kana only)
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な い か く 1
cabinet; (government) ministry
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し ゅ に ん 0
noun
person in charge; responsible official; senior staff
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た い そ う 0
gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics
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ち ょ し ょ 1
noun
literary work; book
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は た す 2
Most common form: 果す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
2. to do ... completely; to do ... entirely  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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き ゅ う 1
noun, noun (suffix), counter
class (e.g. school); grade; rank
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は な し あ い 4
Most common form: 話合い
discussion; conference
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す い へ い 0
level; horizontality
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ち ょ う し ょ く 0
noun
breakfast
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え き た い 0
noun
liquid; fluid
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が い ら い 0
1. foreign; imported
2. outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward  (see also: 外来患者; abbreviation)
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さ さ え る 0 さ さ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up
2. to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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た い し ょ 1
deal with; cope
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つ か ま え る 4 つ か ま え る 3 つ か ま え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to catch; to arrest; to seize
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り っ た い 0
1. solid body; three-dimensional object
2. multi-storey car park  (see also: 立体駐車場; abbreviation)
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ふ べ ん 1
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
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つ う ろ 1
noun
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
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げ す い 0
noun
1. drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage
2. sewage; black water
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か い き ゅ う 0
noun
(social) class; rank; grade
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ふ う と う 0
noun
envelope
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こ く ゆ う 0
national ownership
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く じ ょ う 0
noun
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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こ う ず い 0 こ う ず い 1
noun
flood
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い し ょ う 1
noun
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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や く に た つ 0
expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful
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か い だ ん 0
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
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や く ひ ん 0
noun
medicine; chemicals
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ち ょ う こ く 0
carving; engraving; sculpture
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expression
very soon  (often written with kana only)
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ひ な ん 1
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape
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は い り ょ 1
consideration; concern; forethought
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び み ょ う 0
1. delicate; subtle; sensitive
2. difficult; delicate (situation); complicated
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て ん ね ん す い 3
noun
natural water; untreated water; spring water
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noun
third-year student
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さ い ば ん か ん 3
noun
judge
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noun
daughter  (honorific)
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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to become clear
2. to be made public
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. have no choice
2. there is nothing but
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こ の ぐ ら い 0
expression
to this extent
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プ ロ ジ ェ ク ト 2
noun
project
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は っ き 0
exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
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ち ゅ う じ ゅ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
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な ん ど 1
noun, adverb
1. how many times
noun
2. how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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そ う ち ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
early morning
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か か げ る 0 か か げ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
2. to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.)
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ご う い ん 0
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
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Most common form: どう
prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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こ う う ん 0
good luck; fortune
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こ ん ざ つ 1
1. congestion; crush; crowding; jam
2. confusion; disorder
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か ん し 0
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; inspection
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そ う お ん 0
noun
noise
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1. (something) has occurred; to have done (something); such a thing happened  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. (something) happens on occasions; there are times when  (often written with kana only)
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に ょ う ぼ う 1
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace  (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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