The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 101-200

This collection contains 100 words.
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dangerous; disturbed; insecure
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auxiliary adjective
1. seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...
2. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...  (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem)
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lecture attendance; auditing
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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
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noun
Imperial household
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counter for wheels and flowers
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change
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shipping; outgoing freight; forwarding
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept
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noun
1. good piece of work
2. honourable mention (honorable)  (abbreviation)
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1. feeling refreshed; feeling relieved  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. neat; trimmed
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noun
prime minister
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reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
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exception; exclusion
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burn; scald  (often written with kana only)
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noun
saint; sage; holy man
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noun
1. slide
2. change (in value or situation); proportional change
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boat race
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insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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controlling; settling (e.g. an issue); coping; putting in order
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control
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noun
1. kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play  (see also: 本狂言, 間狂言)
2. kabuki play; kabuki performance
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originality
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1. starting in advance; starting first; going first; going ahead  (see also: 後発)
2. starting (in team sports)  (sports term)
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noun
positive; progressive
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inspection; observation
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noun
war potential
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tactics
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noun
1. humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy
2. human nature; common sense; customs and manners
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jump; leap; skip; bound
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noun
1. path
2. pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)
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1. sole; single; solo
noun
2. independence; singleness; singularity
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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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winning (a prize)  (see also: 授賞)
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noun
tuberculosis; tubercule
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noun
1. tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
2. slope at the foot of a mountain
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1. settlement (financial); squaring accounts; clearing debts
2. liquidation
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every time; each round
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noun
adult age; majority
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noun
1. government business; official business
2. public; official; governmental
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noun
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
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a hit; hitting something that was aimed at
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Most common form: せつ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. theory; doctrine
noun
2. opinion; view
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1. raising the curtain  (opposite: 閉幕)
2. opening (of an event); start of a season  (opposite: 閉幕)
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signature; signing; sealing
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sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
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clear writing; specification
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tedious; boring; being fed up with  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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opening a business; opening a practice
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transport; carriage
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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
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noun
direction; way; compass point
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
2. to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
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coexistence
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noun
main gate; main entrance
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Most common form: きる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off); to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
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noun
1. site (usu. website)
2. sight
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noun
1. upper stream; upper course; upper reaches
2. upstream
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along railway line
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noun
1. sons and daughters; male and female children; children
2. girl
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financing; loan
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strategy; tactics
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1. distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2. rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
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organic
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noun
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
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noun
soldier; sailor
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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc)
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1. down (opposite of up); becoming lower; being brought down; bringing down
2. being down (e.g. with a cold) and unable to continue (work)
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noun
1. name
noun (suffix)
2. in the name of
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noun
public company; corporation; KK; formula for an incorporated public company
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compatibility; coexistence; standing together
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noun
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
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noun
1. dollar  (see also: ドルラル; orig. an abbr. of ドルラル, also written as 弗; originally from Dutch)
2. coin; money
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noun
1. protection; advocacy; support; defence; championship; vindication
2. to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
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specialty; special product
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1. cut; cutting
2. haircut
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noun, suffix
1. end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts
2. miss; failure
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suru verb - special class
to concern; to be related
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noun
speaker
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noun
end of war; cessation of hostilities
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. en route; half-way
2. on the road; in the street
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selection
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noun
cherry blossom
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noun
square (e.g. metre); square
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noun
1. public corporation
2. public housing  (see also: 公団住宅; abbreviation)
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every place; various places
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insertion; incorporation; infixing
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cultivation; nurture; culture
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1. clean; hygienic; sanitary
2. pure; virtuous; immaculate
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larva; grub; maggot
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noun
south-west
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noun
rainfall; rain
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noun
1. trainer (someone who works with sports athletes)
2. sweatshirt  (originally from 'trainer')
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noun
campus
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noun
1. communism
2. Communist Party  (see also: 共産党; abbreviation)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
individual; each
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noun
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
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reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)
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