The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4301-4400

This collection contains 100 words.
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waterproofing; making watertight
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noun
fist
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noun
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
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yield; produce
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noun
product
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atomic energy; nuclear power
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noun
stone wall
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
along the way; journey
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noun
steam; vapour; vapor
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war; battle; hostilities
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Most common form: とんカツ
noun
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet  (food term; often written with kana only)
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noun
seat; bench
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expiration; termination
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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arbitration; intercession; mediation
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noun
1. good luck; fortune; happiness
2. harvest; yield  (see also: 海の幸, 山の幸; this meaning is restricted to reading さち)
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noun
colonel; (navy) captain
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noun
hour
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Most common form: 標題
noun
title; index; heading; headline; caption
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Most common form: 焚く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn; to kindle; to build a fire  (see also: 薫く:たく)
2. to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
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release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
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noun
scandal; deplorable event
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noun
1. many objects (for study)
2. encyclopedia; encyclopaedia  (see also: 百科事典; abbreviation)
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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
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faction
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noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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noun
evacuation; purgation
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wooden; made of wood
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1. loss; dropping out; falling by the wayside
2. omission; lacuna; gap; hiatus
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criminal law; penal code
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pouring; injection
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noun
etiquette; courtesy
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
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mother's side of family
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noun
channel
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comment; criticism
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noun
batting; batted ball
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noun
1. pine, bamboo and plum (together an auspicious grouping)
2. high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class)  (from 松 down to 梅)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to yell
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noun
1. married woman
2. another's wife
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Most common form: 諷刺
satire; irony; sarcasm
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noun
clay
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Most common form: めん
noun
cotton
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standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
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noun
internal or domestic affairs
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noun or verb acting prenominally
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
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noun
friend; companion
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Most common form: たよう
1. busyness; a lot of things to do
2. frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
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barely; narrowly; just manage to do something  (often written with kana only)
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noun
medical director; chief physician
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noun
1. straw bag; bale; sack
suffix, counter
2. counter for sacks; counter for bales; counter for bags  (sometimes pronounced びょう, ぴょう; this meaning is restricted to reading ひょう)
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noun
one's mother  (colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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sewing
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Most common form: みのまわり
expression, noun
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
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noun
railway bridge; iron bridge
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in good health; well; going strong
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drawing pictures; taking photographs
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revenge
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1. repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage
2. consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
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noun
the same (age, social status); peer  (colloquialism)
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bombarding; shelling; bombardment
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noun
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
bathtub
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transition period
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alms; offerings
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main; principal; major
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noun
civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces  (see also: 愛想を尽かす)
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Most common form: 心当り
noun
having some knowledge of; happening to know
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noun
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
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direct management
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Most common form: 打消す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deny; to contradict
2. to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
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water supply
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session (of a legislature)
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noun
hourly pay; hourly wage
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noun
1. spear; lance  (abbreviation)
2. javelin
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noun
water system; river system; drainage system
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noun
history; pedigree; lineage
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noun
ray (fish); stingray  (often written with kana only)
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electric supply
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Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to sweep; to brush; to gather up
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special training; intensive training; crash course
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noun
the same town; that town
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noun
autobiography
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guidance; guide; introduction; guideline
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bright; clear; cheerful
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affluence; prosperity
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common; usual
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reconciliation; peace
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noun
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
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noun
greengrocer
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noun
natives; aborigines  (sometimes derog.)
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Black Sea
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settlement; immigration
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auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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noun
sake brewing
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noun
beach; foreshore
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Most common form: さく
noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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temporary name; provisional name
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