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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1001-1100

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ち な み に 0 ち な み に 1
conjunction
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing  (often written with kana only)
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た ん そ 1
carbon (C)
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か っ せ い 0
noun
activity
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ふ う ど 1
noun
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
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が い と う 0
noun
in the street
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て い き 1
bring suit; file a claim; raise a question
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せ め て 1
at least; at most
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も と い 2
noun
1. cause
2. basis; foundation  (archaic)
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さ ど う 1
noun
tea ceremony; Way of Tea
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う よ く 1 う よ く 0
1. right-wing (politics)  (opposite: 左翼)
noun
2. extreme right-wing group  (see also: 右翼団体)
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き ゅ う で ん 0
palace
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つ く づ く 3 つ く づ く 2
completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ち ゅ う か く 0
noun
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
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え ん け い 0
Most common form: 丸型
noun
1. round shape; circle
2. circular form
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し ん じ ゅ う 0
double suicide; lovers suicide
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な や ま す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
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げ ん そ う 0
illusions
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せ い た い 0
1. mode of life; ecology
2. (animal) territory
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か ん ぞ う 0
noun
liver
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ど ん ど ん 1
1. drumming (noise)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. rapidly; steadily
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け い 1
Most common form: けい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. plan
2. meter; measuring device
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noun
1. paste; glue
2. clothing starch
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よ う ぎ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
suspicion; charge
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ぶ じ ょ く 0
insult; contempt; slight
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さ け び 3
noun
shout; scream; outcry
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ど う が 0
1. video; movie; moving picture
2. animation; animated cartoon
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こ う が く ね ん 4
noun
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)  (see also: 低学年, 中学年)
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は ん し ん 1
noun
1. Osaka-Kobe
2. Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
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に し が わ 0
west side; west bank
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あ い し ゅ う 0
noun
pathos; sorrow; grief
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き ぞ う 0
donation; presentation; gift
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わ く せ い 0
noun
planet
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き ど う 0
noun
1. maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond  (see also: 機動隊)
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と っ て 0
noun
handle; grip; knob
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て ん も ん 0
noun
astronomy
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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か ん せ つ 0
joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
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た ま し い 1
noun
soul; spirit
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ゆ う か い 0
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
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き ょ う ち ょ う 0
1. cooperation; conciliation; harmony
2. firm (market) tone
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か ん て い 0
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. system; lineage; group
2. corollary  (mathematics)
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あ て 0
noun
1. aim; object; purpose; end
2. expectations; prospects; hopes
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つ や 0
Most common form: 艶
noun
1. gloss; glaze
2. charm; romance; love; youthfulness
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て い た い 0
stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears
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め い か い 0
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
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バ ッ ジ 1 バ ッ ジ 0
noun
badge
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た ぼ う 0
busy; pressure of work
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じ じ ゅ う 0
noun
chamberlain
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き ゅ う じ ゅ う 1
noun
ninety
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ね ん が っ ぴ 3
noun
date
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し も 2
Most common form: しも
noun
frost
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こ く え い 0
government management; state management
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は さ み 3
noun
1. scissors; shears; clippers  (see also: 螯; often written with kana only)
2. hole punch  (often written with kana only)
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し ゃ っ か ん 0
noun
(international) loan
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か い か ん 0
1. opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, etc.)
2. opening of new hall (museum, etc.)
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や ば ん 0
savage; uncivilized; uncivilised
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し ょ う じ ん 1
1. concentration; diligence; devotion
2. asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment  (see also: 六波羅蜜)
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り く つ 0
noun
theory; reason
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せ ん だ っ て 5 せ ん だ っ て 0
Most common form: 先達て
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
recently; the other day
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バ ン 1
noun
1. bun
2. van (caravan)
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げ ん そ く 0
deceleration  (opposite: 加速)
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ち ど り 1
noun
plover  (often written with kana only)
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た く ち 0
noun
building lot; residential land
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が い や 0
noun
1. outfield  (see also: 内野)
2. outfielder  (see also: 外野手; abbreviation)
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ざ い じ ゅ う 0
noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
residing; living; dwelling
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し ょ に ち 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first or opening day
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く も る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
2. to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
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ピ ク ニ ッ ク 1 ピ ク ニ ッ ク 3 ピ ク ニ ッ ク 2
noun
picnic
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ふ る ほ ん 0
noun
1. secondhand book
2. ancient book; antiquarian books  (this meaning is restricted to reading こほん)
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こ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
marquis; lord; daimyo
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じ ょ う と 1
transfer; assignment; conveyance
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へ
へ 1
particle
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")  (pronounced え in modern Japanese)
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は ば つ 0
clique; faction
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か り に 0
temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake
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キ ッ チ ン 1
noun
1. kitchen
2. chitin
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も く げ き 0
witnessing; observing; sighting
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こ ん け つ 0
mixed race; mixed parentage  (sensitive)
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も の お と 3 も の お と 4
noun
sound; sounds
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た い ち ょ う 0
noun
length of an animal (sometimes including and sometimes excluding the tail)
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も よ お す 3 も よ お す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of
2. to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.)
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せ い ほ う け い 3 せ い ほ う け い 0
square
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て き せ い 0
reasonable; suitable
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つ る 1
Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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し ょ く は つ 0
1. detonation by contact; contact detonation
2. touching off something; triggering; provocation; inspiration
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し く 0
Most common form: しく
1. to spread out; to lay out
2. to take a position
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が い し ゃ 0
noun
foreign automobile
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ほ く じ ょ う 0
going north
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き の ど く 3 き の ど く 4
Most common form: 気のどく
pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity
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ち ゃ ん と 0
1. diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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な か よ し 2
Most common form: 仲好し
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
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け い り 1
management; accounting
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afterwards  (often written with kana only)
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め い も ん 0
1. noted family; noble family
2. prestigious school, organization, business, etc.  (see also: 名門校)
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ほ ぜ ん 0
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
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し ゅ く め い 0
noun
fate; destiny; predestination
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じ ゅ り つ 0
establish; create
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ち ょ う ち ょ う 1
noun
town headman; town mayor
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や ま て 0 や ま て 1
1. place near the mountains  (see also: 海手)
noun
2. hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)  (see also: 山の手)
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quarter
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