The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1401-1500
1. dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering (esp. ぶらぶらと散歩; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. head; chiefnoun
2. chairman; governor; president (this meaning is restricted to form 主席)(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. one color; one colour; one article; monochrome2. same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
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Most common form: やってくる
expression, irregular verb くる
1. to come along; to come around; to turn up (often written with kana only)2. to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time) (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to roll2. to turn over; to tip over; to throw down
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. compilation; editing(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. important person; big-shot; bigwig2. big game (animal, fish); big thing; valuable thing
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. lunch2. launch (see also: ローンチ)
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noun
1. front part; frontage; facade2. initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
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noun, 'suru' verb
hiccough; hiccup (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
injury (to animate object); hurt (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
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noun
1. thousand years2. very long period; forever
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1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
auxiliary verb
2. to fail in doing(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
noun
Canada (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form(click the word for examples and links)
noun
singing voice; (sound of) singing(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
outbreak (e.g. war); outburst; sudden occurrence(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
price reduction; discount(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
Nikkei (newspaper, share index) (abbr. of 日本経済新聞; abbreviation)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
1. main body (of troops)2. nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to begin to look2. to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect (see also: 見出だす)
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noun
1. reformation; revolution; renewal2. Meiji Restoration
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noun
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)(click the word for examples and links)
particle, conjunction
among other things; such things as; or something like that(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 看做す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
living in peace; being content with one's present position(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra (often written with kana only)2. price reduction; discount (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to awaken2. to disabuse
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interjection (kandoushi)
hello; good day (daytime greeting) (こんちは is col.; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder2. to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
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noun
1. 0.18039 litres (liters)2. 0.3306 metres square (meters)
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to soften; to calm down; to be mitigated(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 不景気
'na' adjective, noun
business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
Western style (see also: 和風)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
guts; bowels; intestines(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
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