The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 1701-1800

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character; qualities; genius; the makings of
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noun
pleasure garden; paradise
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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1. entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access
2. visiting a high-class or noble individual  (original meaning)
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Most common form: まい
noun
dancing; dance
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bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant
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reality; existence
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Most common form: 所得税
noun
income tax
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noun
inventory; stock; stockpile
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. in general; almost all
2. mainly; mostly; most likely
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surfing
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noun
point of view
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Most common form: ぜいむしょ
noun
tax office
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1. to pile up; to accumulate
2. to estimate  (see also: 見積もる)
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Most common form: 引越し
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
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Most common form: 借り家
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
2. to attend; to participate in
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
day and night; always
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1. participation in a war; going to war
2. taking part in a competition or contest
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noun
horse-riding ground
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. riding; ride
2. spread (of paints)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)  (often written with kana only)
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to do a lot of ...  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. lighter
2. writer
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every second month; every other month
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Most common form: ちょう
noun
butterfly
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expansion
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expression, adverb
if by any chance; just in case; in the worst case; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1
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noun
doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary
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Most common form: りょう
noun or verb acting prenominally
1. good
noun
2. B grade (in an A, B, C ... system)
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arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
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swell; enlarge; corpulence; fatness; obesity
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Most common form: みずまし
noun, 'suru' verb, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. dilution; watering down
2. inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
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noun
bakufu; shogunate
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noun
eight (long cylindrical things)
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Most common form: いき
noun
1. living; being alive  (opposite: 死に)
2. freshness; liveliness; vitality
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dim; gloomy
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
war time
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noun
1. groundwork; foundation
2. inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in
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1. having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill
2. fully enjoying
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noun
event
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noun
1. fan
2. fun
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat; to drink  (vulgar expression or word)
2. to receive (e.g. a blow)
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radiation; emission
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expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally  (often written with kana only)
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phantom; vision; illusion; dream; apparition
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noun
pollen
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expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
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noun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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noun
1. head; chief; leader; elder
2. merit; strong point  (see also: )
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noun
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to line up; to put in a row
2. to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)  (see also: 名を連ねる, 袂を連ねる)
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Most common form: もち
noun
sticky rice cake  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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lease; rent; hire  (see also: 賃貸し)
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noun
magnetism
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feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
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noun
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
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collecting; gathering
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Most common form: どうし
noun
same city
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bustling; busy; lively
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noun
small island; islet
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special sale
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seniority; advance; leadership
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public management
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chronicity; chronic
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noun
nephew  (see also: 甥御, 甥子)
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a talk; conversation
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noun
surroundings; circumference  (also written 周)
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noun
1. seeing off; sending off
2. funeral
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help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence
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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to spend; to expend; to consume
2. to waste; to squander; to throw away
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noun
1. outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
2. the Japanese flag  (abbreviation)
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noun
inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; interior and exterior
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noun
1. managing director; executive director  (see also: 常務取締役; abbreviation)
2. routine business; regular business
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noun
temperate zone
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noun
stove; furnace; kiln
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noun
1. lower part; substructure
2. subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
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excursion; outing; trip
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noun
semifinal  (sports term)
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learning; acquisition
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Most common form: つか
noun
1. mound; heap; hillock
2. burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow
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execution
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(writing) song lyrics
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1. sly; cunning; dishonest; sneaky; crafty; unfair  (often written with kana only)
2. miserly  (esp. こすい)
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noun
new car
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unique; singular
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1. discharge; outward flow; efflux; effluence; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. ink into paper)
2. leak of (private) information or pictures
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noun
national treasure
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
attempt (e.g. at crime)  (see also: 既遂)
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generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
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1. residual; residue
2. stay behind; stay back
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noun
nameplate; doorplate
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the sense of hearing
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Most common form: 寄航
stopping at a port  (寄航 often refers to airports)
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noun
article; thing; object; property (real estate)
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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
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staff; member (club, society, etc.)
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