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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 201-300

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こ う さ 1 こ う さ 0
1. crossing; intersection
2. (genetic) crossing over
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し ゅ っ き ん 0
attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work; reporting for work  (see also: 退勤)
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さ か な や 0
noun
fish market; fish dealer
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ざ い に ち 0
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'suru' verb
1. in Japan
noun
2. Korean living in Japan  (see also: 在日韓国人, 在日朝鮮人; abbreviation; sensitive)
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れ ん そ う 0
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
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し き ょ く 0 し き ょ く 1 し き ょ く 2
noun
branch office
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へ ん せ ん 0
change; transition; vicissitudes
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し ゅ ど う 0
leadership; initiative; spearhead
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て ん じ る 0 て ん じ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
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せ ん だ い 0
noun
family predecessor; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
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と う だ い 0
noun
1. lighthouse
2. old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
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じ び か 0
noun
otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat
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シ ャ ッ タ ー 1
noun
1. camera shutter  (see also: シャッターチャンス)
2. shutter (door, window, etc.)
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い ち え ん 0
noun
1. one yen
suffix, adverb
2. throughout (an area); whole district
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ひ と で 0
noun
crowd; turnout
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つ か れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get tired; to tire
2. to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)
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と う き ゅ う 0
noun
1. grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order; points
2. magnitude  (astronomy, etc. term)
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メ ン バ ー 1
noun
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
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ひ つ ぜ ん 0
1. inevitable; necessary; certain; sure
noun
2. inevitability; necessity
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こ う せ い 0
noun
1. welfare; public welfare; social welfare
2. (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare  (see also: 厚生省; abbreviation)
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み な お し 0
review; reconsideration; revision
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ひ と ま え 0
noun
the public; company
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し ゅ り ゅ う 0
1. mainstream; commonplace
noun
2. main course (of a river); main stream
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し ゅ と し て 1
expression, adverb
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
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せ い じ つ 0
sincere; honest; faithful
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か え る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come back; to go back  (esp. 返る)
2. to turn over  (see also: 裏返る)
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た か 2
noun, noun (suffix)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money  (usu. だか when n-suf)
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こ う し ゃ 1
noun
public corporation
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よ う そ う 0
noun
aspect
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も く ろ く 0
noun
1. catalogue; catalog; inventory; index; list
2. certificate indicating an impending gift
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だ い ほ ん 0
noun
script; libretto; scenario
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せ ん ち ょ う 1
noun
1. ship's captain; skipper
2. length of a ship  (this meaning is restricted to reading せんちょう)
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し ご 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
after death
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か ん ね ん 1
1. idea; notion; conception
2. sense (e.g. of duty)
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と く せ い 0
noun
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
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む か し ば な し 4
noun
1. old tale; folk tale; legend
2. reminiscence
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ふ く お か 2
noun
Fukuoka (city)
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noun
chopsticks  (see also: 箸)
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noun
period (e.g. class)
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ふ く み み 2
noun
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
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つ ぎ に 2
conjunction
next; then; after that
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rain; to be raining
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expression
way of learning; way of studying; way of mastering
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し ん さ く 0
new work; new production
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よ う さ い 0
noun
fort; stronghold; fortification
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に い さ ん 1
noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: お兄さん; honorific)
2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
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ほ う が く 0
noun
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)  (see also: 洋楽)
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か か り い ん 3
noun
official (e.g. customs); clerk in charge
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て っ か い 0
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
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し ょ く み ん ち 3
noun
1. colony
2. colonial
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は へ ん 0
fragment; splinter; broken piece
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げ ん み つ 0
strict; close
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ま ゆ 1
Most common form: まゆ
noun
eyebrow; eyebrows
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せ い か い 0
noun
political world
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へ ん し ん 0
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
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セ ッ ク ス 1
sexual intercourse
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ち ょ う み り ょ う 3
noun
flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning
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ひ め い 0
shriek; scream
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か た む け る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
2. to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
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こ よ み 3 こ よ み 0
Most common form: こよみ
noun, suffix
calendar; almanac  (see also: カレンダー; れき when a suffix)
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ち ゃ く し ょ く 0
Most common form: ちゃくしょく
colouring; coloring; colorant
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ヨ ッ ト 1
noun
yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)
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か い に ゅ う 0
intervention
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ダ ブ ル 1
1. double  (see also: シングル; sometimes written as "Ｗ")
2. double bed; hotel room with a double bed  (see also: ダブルベッド; abbreviation)
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は つ が 0
germination; sprouting; budding
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り ょ う し 1
fisherman  (sensitive)
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ど う よ う 0
1. shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
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ほ そ く 0
supplement; complement
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タ イ ミ ン グ 0
noun
timing
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ふ み 1
noun
letter; writings
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は ん ど う た い 0
semiconductor; solid-state
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つ め る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2. to shorten; to move closer together
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き ん せ い 1
early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867); modern times; recent times
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み ず い ろ 1
light blue
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ば ん の う 3 ば ん の う 0
1. all-purpose; utility
2. almighty; omnipotent
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じ ょ う よ う し ゃ 3
noun
passenger vehicle; automobile
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き ゃ っ か ん 0
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)  (opposite: 主観)
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モ ダ ン 0
modern
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ら く ご 0
noun
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
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な ん み ん 0 な ん み ん 3
noun
1. refugee; displaced person
2. person unable to achieve some goal (marriage, shopping, etc.)  (see also: 買い物難民; slang)
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ひ こ く 0
noun
defendant; the accused
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じ ょ う た つ 0
1. improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
2. communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank  (see also: 上通; opposite: 下達)
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ど う こ う 0
1. accompanying; travelling together; traveling together
noun
2. same bank  (abbreviation)
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こ う ざ 0
noun
1. academic teaching unit; lectureship; professorial chair
2. course (e.g. of lectures)
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し り ょ う 1
noun
fodder; feed
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き よ う 0
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
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て は い 1
1. arrangement; preparations
2. search (by police)
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だ き ょ う 0
compromise; giving in
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つ か え る 3 つ か え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve; to work for; to attend
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み あ げ る 0 み あ げ る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look up at; to raise one's eyes
2. to look up to; to admire; to respect
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し ゅ う じ つ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
all day; for a whole day
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Most common form: ちょ
noun
1. work; book
suffix
2. (a book) by
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ひ き い る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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ひ ょ う ほ ん 0
noun
example; specimen; sample
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ち ょ う ほ う け い 3 ち ょ う ほ う け い 0
rectangle; oblong
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ベ テ ラ ン 0
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
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ど ん ぶ り 0
Most common form: どんぶり
noun
1. porcelain bowl  (this meaning is restricted to reading どんぶり)
2. bowl of rice with food on top  (see also: 丼物; abbreviation)
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せ い き ょ 1
death  (honorific)
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し ん せ い 0
rebirth; new birth; nascent
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パ チ ン コ 0
Most common form: ぱちんこ
1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2. slingshot; catapult
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