The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 2601-2700
noun
1. pace; tempo; slow and fast2. in case of emergency
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noun
1. (weather) front(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. glance; look; glimpse2. complete view; bird's-eye view
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noun, 'suru' verb
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study(click the word for examples and links)
noun
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
normal; usual(click the word for examples and links)
noun or verb acting prenominally
four (long cylindrical things)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. Buddhist priest; bonze2. close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
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expression, noun
good boy; good girl(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. analysis; analytical study2. parsing; parse
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next morning(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces(click the word for examples and links)
noun
grape; grapevine (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
Most common form: ようつう
noun, 'no' adjective
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
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noun
1. (a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke)2. one stroke; one brush
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noun, 'no' adjective
tornado; waterspout(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun (suffix), noun
1. itselfnoun
2. one's own body; oneself(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. report; notification; tip; bulletin2. message (in information and communication theory) (mathematics, computer terminology)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to compete2. to bid
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Most common form: 摸索
noun, 'suru' verb
groping (for); exploring for a solution(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch2. handful; fistful
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noun, 'no' adjective
infectious disease; plague; epidemic(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack2. to be injured
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be softened; to calm down(click the word for examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore2. to follow (someone)
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noun
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 醋酸
noun, 'no' adjective
acetic acid(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun or verb acting prenominally
well-ordered; in good order; well-featured; well-regulated(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away(click the word for examples and links)
along the river; riverside
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2. (electrical) feedback
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noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
short way; shortcut(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to anticipate; to estimate; to expect2. to count on
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Most common form: 跡絶える
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop; to cease; to come to an end(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2. very likely; highly possible
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tightly; densely packed; crammed (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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