Study Set: Most frequent words part 1

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Most frequent words part 1

From four different frequency lists. Excludes N5 and N4 vocabulary. These are from the first 4000 or so.

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③ お前【おまえ】 • ① you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) ② presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

③ きちんと • precisely, accurately, neatly

③ きつい • ① intense, severe, hard ② determined, forceful, formidable ③ strong ④ tight, close

③ こっそり • stealthily, secretly

③ こんなに • so, like this, in this way

③ さっさと • quickly

③ さっぱり • ① feeling refreshed, feeling relieved ② neat, trimmed ③ plain, simple ④ completely, entirely ⑤ not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all ⑥ completely ignorant, not doing at all

③ ずっと • ① continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way ② much (better, etc.), by far, far and away ③ far away, long ago ④ direct, straight

③ そっくり • all, altogether, entirely, just like, the spitting image of

③ たっぷり • full, in plenty, ample

③ どうせ • anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all

③ どんどん • ① drumming (noise) ② rapidly, steadily

③ どんなに • how, how much

③ のんびり • carefree, at leisure

③ ぴったり • exactly, neatly, sharp

③ 本の【ほんの】 • mere, only, just

③ 下る【くだる】 • ① to descend, to go down, to come down ② to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③ to pass (of time) ④ to surrender, to capitulate ⑤ (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to ⑥ to have the runs, to have diarrhea

③ 何か【なにか】 • something

③ 何とか【なんとか】 • ① something, something or other, so-and-so ② somehow, anyhow, one way or another

③ 何とも【なんとも】 • nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit

③ 火山【かざん】 • volcano

③ 外す【はずす】 • ① to unfasten, to undo ② to remove, to take off, to deinstall ③ to leave, to step out, to slip away ④ to miss (a target)

③ 外れる【はずれる】 • to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)

③ 学ぶ【まなぶ】 • to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in

③ 間もなく【まもなく】 • ① soon, before long, in a short time ② (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ...

③ 気に入る【きにいる】 • to be pleased with, to suit

③ 金【きん】 • ① gold, golden (color), metaphor for (most) valuable, gold (medal, cup) ② money (written before an amount) ③ Friday ④ metal (fourth of the five elements) ⑤ Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) ⑥ gold general (shogi) ⑦ karat, carat

③ 見下ろす【みおろす】 • to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something

③ 今後【こんご】 • from now on, hereafter

③ 人生【じんせい】 • (human) life (i.e. conception to death)

③ 大した【たいした】 • considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

③ 男子【だんし】 • youth, young man

③ 長【ちょう】 • chief, head

③ 行き【いき】 • ① bound for ... ② going (to)

③ 以前【いぜん】 • ago, since, before, previous

③ 以来【いらい】 • since, henceforth

③ 意外【いがい】 • unexpected, surprising

③ 意思【いし】 • intention, purpose

③ 一体【いったい】 • ① ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") ② one object, one body, unity ③ one form, one style ④ one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ⑤ generally, in general

③ 引用【いんよう】 • quotation, citation, reference

③ 運【うん】 • fortune, luck

③ 下がる【さがる】 • to hang down, to abate, to retire, to fall, to step back

③ 歌手【かしゅ】 • singer

③ 花火【はなび】 • fireworks

③ 画家【がか】 • painter, artist

③ 会員【かいいん】 • member, the membership

③ 会計【かいけい】 • account, finance, accountant, treasurer, paymaster, reckoning, bill

③ 開始【かいし】 • start, commencement, beginning, initiation

③ 学者【がくしゃ】 • scholar

③ 学習【がくしゅう】 • study, learning, tutorial

③ 学問【がくもん】 • scholarship, study, learning

③ 楽【らく】 • comfort, ease

③ 起こる【おこる】 • to occur, to happen

③ 牛【うし】 • ① cattle, cow, ox, oxen ② beef ③ Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 去る【さる】 • ① to leave, to go away ② to pass, to elapse ③ to be distant ④ to send away, to drive off, to divorce ⑤ (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely ⑥ last ... (e.g. "last April")

③ 強力【きょうりょく】 • powerful, strong

③ 見事【みごと】 • ① splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable ② praiseworthy act, feat, commendable deed

③ 見送る【みおくる】 • ① to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell ② to see out, to send off ③ to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts) ④ to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands

③ 言わば【いわば】 • so to speak, so to call it, as it were

③ 後者【こうしゃ】 • the latter

③ 公正【こうせい】 • justice, fairness, impartiality

③ 広場【ひろば】 • plaza

③ 国家【こっか】 • state, country, nation

③ 止す【よす】 • to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up

③ 自動【じどう】 • ① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb

③ 出来事【できごと】 • incident, affair, happening, event

③ 書店【しょてん】 • bookshop, bookstore

③ 食料【しょくりょう】 • food

③ 図【ず】 • figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration

③ 地下【ちか】 • ① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover

③ 中止【ちゅうし】 • suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

③ 注文【ちゅうもん】 • order, request

③ 一家【いっか】 • a house, a home, a family, a household, one's family, one's folks, a style

③ その内【そのうち】 • eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned

③ ところが • even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite

③ 安定【あんてい】 • stability, equilibrium

③ 委員【いいん】 • committee member

③ 育つ【そだつ】 • to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)

③ 引退【いんたい】 • retire

③ 横切る【よこぎる】 • to cross (e.g. road), to traverse

③ 王子【おうじ】 • prince

③ 王様【おうさま】 • king

③ 屋根【やね】 • roof

③ 温度【おんど】 • temperature

③ 化学【かがく】 • ① chemistry ② chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)

③ 加わる【くわわる】 • to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence)

③ 会合【かいごう】 • ① meeting, assembly ② association ③ (astronomical) conjunction

③ 回す【まわす】 • ① to turn, to rotate, to gyrate ② to circulate, to send around ③ to surround ④ to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers) ⑤ (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around) ⑥ to dial (e.g. telephone number)

③ 回転【かいてん】 • rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning

③ 絵画【かいが】 • picture, painting

③ 外交【がいこう】 • diplomacy

③ 確実【かくじつ】 • certainty, reliability, soundness

③ 額【がく】 • ① picture (framed) ② amount or sum (of money)

③ 活動【かつどう】 • action, activity

③ 活用【かつよう】 • ① practical use, application ② conjugation, declension, inflection

③ 感じ【かんじ】 • feeling, sense, impression

③ 感じる【かんじる】 • to feel, to sense, to experience

③ 感情【かんじょう】 • emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment

③ 感心【かんしん】 • admiration, Well done!

③ 感動【かんどう】 • being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression

③ 観客【かんきゃく】 • audience, spectator, spectators

③ 観光【かんこう】 • sightseeing

③ 丸【まる】 • ① circle ② full (e.g. month, day, etc.) ③ perfection, purity ④ suffix for ship names

③ 岸【きし】 • bank, coast, shore

③ 岩【いわ】 • rock, crag

③ 期待【きたい】 • expectation, anticipation, hope

③ 気温【きおん】 • atmospheric temperature

③ 記事【きじ】 • article, news story, report, account

③ 記者【きしゃ】 • reporter

③ 記録【きろく】 • ① record, minutes, document ② a record (e.g. in sports), results, score ③ to record, to document ④ to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value

③ 逆【ぎゃく】 • ① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

③ 急速【きゅうそく】 • rapid (e.g. progress)

③ 旧【きゅう】 • ex-, former, old

③ 強調【きょうちょう】 • emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point

③ 教科書【きょうかしょ】 • textbook, text book

③ 玉【たま】 • ① ball, sphere, globe, orb ② bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet ③ ball (in sports) ④ pile (of noodles, etc.) ⑤ bullet ⑥ bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ⑦ ens (of glasses, etc.) ⑧ bead (of an abacus) ⑨ egg ⑩ gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl ⑪ female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) ⑫ person (when commenting on their nature), character ⑬ item, funds or person used as part of a plot ⑭ coin ⑮ precious, beautiful, excellent

③ 禁止【きんし】 • prohibition, inhibition, ban

③ 金額【きんがく】 • amount of money

③ 区別【くべつ】 • distinction, differentiation, classification

③ 苦しい【くるしい】 • painful, difficult

③ 苦しむ【くるしむ】 • to suffer, to groan, to be worried

③ 苦手【にがて】 • poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)

③ 型【かた】 • ① model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) ② type, style, pattern ③ mold (mould), template, model ④ kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.) ⑤ form (i.e. customary procedure) ⑥ size (i.e. clothing, shoes)

③ 計算【けいさん】 • ① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast

③ 決心【けっしん】 • determination, resolution

③ 決定【けってい】 • decision, determination

③ 県【けん】 • ① prefecture (of Japan) ② county (of China)

③ 言語【げんご】 • language

③ 向く【むく】 • ① to face ② to turn toward ③ to be suited to, to be fit for

③ 向ける【むける】 • to turn towards, to point

③ 幸い【さいわい】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 幸福【こうふく】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 高速【こうそく】 • ① high speed, high gear ② highway, freeway, expressway, motorway

③ 合わせる【あわせる】 • ① to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ② to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up ③ to face, to be opposite (someone) ④ to compare, to check with ⑤ to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ⑥ to place together, to connect, to overlap ⑦ to mix, to combine ⑧ to put blade to blade, to fight

③ 思想【しそう】 • thought, idea, ideology

③ 指す【さす】 • ① to point ② to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person ③ to identify, to indicate, to point out

③ 時期【じき】 • time, season, period

③ 実【み】 • ① fruit, nut ② seed ③ (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc. ④ content, substance

③ 取り上げる【とりあげる】 • ① to take up, to pick up ② to accept, to adopt, to listen to ③ to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive ④ to adopt (child)

③ 取れる【とれる】 • ① to come off, to be removed ② (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear ③ to be caught, to be harvested ④ to be interpreted (as), to be taken as ⑤ (of balance, etc.) to be attained ⑥ to be obtainable

③ 手術【しゅじゅつ】 • surgical operation

③ 首都【しゅと】 • capital city, metropolis

③ 受け取る【うけとる】 • ① to receive, to get, to accept ② to take, to interpret, to understand

③ 助ける【たすける】 • to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet

③ 商売【しょうばい】 • trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation

③ 章【しょう】 • ① chapter, section ② medal

③ 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

③ 進歩【しんぽ】 • progress, development

③ 正確【せいかく】 • accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious

③ 全力【ぜんりょく】 • all one's power, whole energy

③ 息【いき】 • ① breath, breathing ② tone, mood

③ 太陽【たいよう】 • sun, solar

③ 身体【しんたい】 • ① body ② health

③ 断る【ことわる】 • ① to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline ② to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance ③ to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)

③ 地点【ちてん】 • site, point on a map, spot

③ 的【てき】 • -like, typical

③ 土曜【どよう】 • Saturday

③ 当てる【あてる】 • ① to hit ② to expose ③ to apply (e.g. patch) ④ to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class) ⑤ to guess (an answer) ⑥ to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

③ 波【なみ】 • wave

③ 犯人【はんにん】 • offender, criminal

③ 不幸【ふこう】 • unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

③ 例外【れいがい】 • exception

③ 科目【かもく】 • (school) subject, curriculum, course

③ 等【ら】 • ① pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar), and others, et alios, and the like, and followers ② or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.) ③ (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix

③ 打付ける【ぶつける】 • to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack, to try (an idea) on someone

③ 寄越す【よこす】 • ① to send, to forward ② to hand over (e.g. money)

③ 愛【あい】 • love, affection

③ 愛する【あいする】 • to love

③ 愛情【あいじょう】 • love, affection

③ 依頼【いらい】 • ① request, commission, dispatch, despatch ② dependence, trust

③ 偉い【えらい】 • ① great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent ② awful, terrible

③ 偉大【いだい】 • greatness

③ 囲む【かこむ】 • to surround, to encircle

③ 意識【いしき】 • ① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

③ 移動【いどう】 • ① removal, migration, movement ② mobile (e.g. communications)

③ 胃【い】 • ① stomach ② Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 違反【いはん】 • violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach

③ 医師【いし】 • doctor, physician

③ 一種【いっしゅ】 • species, kind, variety

③ 一層【いっそう】 • ① much more, still more, all the more, (would) rather, sooner, might as well ② single layer (or storey, etc.)

③ 一般【いっぱん】 • general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average

③ 印【しるし】 • ① mark ② symbol ③ evidence

③ 印刷【いんさつ】 • printing

③ 印象【いんしょう】 • impression

③ 永遠【えいえん】 • eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence

③ 液体【えきたい】 • liquid, fluid

③ 越す【こす】 • ① to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across ② to go over (e.g. with audience) ③ to pass time (e.g. a winter) ④ to surpass, to be better than, to exceed ⑤ to move house ⑥ to go, to come

③ 延期【えんき】 • postponement, adjournment

③ 演劇【えんげき】 • play (theatrical)

③ 演説【えんぜつ】 • speech, address

③ 奥【おく】 • interior, inner part, inside

③ 温泉【おんせん】 • spa, hot spring, onsen

③ 課【か】 • ① lesson ② section (in an organization), division, department ③ counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

③ 過ごす【すごす】 • ① to pass (time), to spend ② to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol) ③ to overdo, to do too much ④ to ... without acting on it

③ 解く【とく】 • ① to solve, to answer ② to untie ③ to comb, to untangle (hair)

③ 解決【かいけつ】 • settlement, solution, resolution

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

③ 回復【かいふく】 • recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence

③ 快適【かいてき】 • pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

③ 各【かく】 • each, every, all

③ 覚める【さめる】 • ① to wake, to wake up ② to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) ③ to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

③ 割る【わる】 • to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute

③ 乾燥【かんそう】 • dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated

③ 巻く【まく】 • to wind, to coil, to roll

③ 完成【かんせい】 • ① complete, completion ② perfection, accomplishment

③ 完了【かんりょう】 • ① completion, conclusion ② perfective (form, aspect)

③ 患者【かんじゃ】 • (a) patient

③ 感覚【かんかく】 • sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

③ 汗【あせ】 • ① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation

③ 管理【かんり】 • control, management (e.g. of a business)

③ 観察【かんさつ】 • observation, survey

③ 間違い【まちがい】 • mistake

③ 関心【かんしん】 • concern, interest

③ 含む【ふくむ】 • ① to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace ② to hold in the mouth ③ to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour ④ to express (emotion, etc.), to imply

③ 願う【ねがう】 • ① to desire, to wish, to hope ② to beg, to request, to implore, to pray ③ to have something done for oneself

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

③ 機能【きのう】 • function, facility, faculty, feature

③ 帰宅【きたく】 • returning home

③ 気の毒【きのどく】 • pitiful, unfortunate, (a) pity

③ 気候【きこう】 • climate

③ 疑う【うたがう】 • to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

③ 疑問【ぎもん】 • question, problem, doubt, guess

③ 議会【ぎかい】 • Diet, congress, parliament

③ 議長【ぎちょう】 • chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

③ 議論【ぎろん】 • argument, discussion, dispute, controversy

③ 詰める【つめる】 • ① to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up ② to shorten (length or distance), to move over, to make room (for someone) ③ to work out (details)

③ 吸収【きゅうしゅう】 • absorption, suction, attraction

③ 給料【きゅうりょう】 • salary, wages

③ 居間【いま】 • living room (western style)

③ 巨大【きょだい】 • huge, gigantic, enormous

③ 許す【ゆるす】 • ① to permit, to allow, to approve ② to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off ③ to confide in ④ to give up, to yield

③ 許可【きょか】 • permission, approval, authorization

③ 供給【きょうきゅう】 • supply, provision

③ 競技【きょうぎ】 • game, match, contest

③ 共に【ともに】 • sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including

③ 共通【きょうつう】 • ① commonness, community ② -wide

③ 叫ぶ【さけぶ】 • to shout, to cry

③ 恐らく【おそらく】 • perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say

③ 恐ろしい【おそろしい】 • terrible, dreadful

③ 恐怖【きょうふ】 • fear, dread, dismay, terror

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

③ 胸【むね】 • breast, chest

③ 努める【つとめる】 • to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent

③ 苦痛【くつう】 • pain, agony, bitterness

③ 苦労【くろう】 • troubles, hardships

③ 備える【そなえる】 • ① to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install ② to have ready, to prepare for ③ to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with

③ 偶然【ぐうぜん】 • (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity

③ 掘る【ほる】 • to dig, to excavate

③ 訓練【くんれん】 • practice, practise, training

③ 傾向【けいこう】 • tendency, trend, inclination

③ 景気【けいき】 • condition, state, business (condition)

③ 経つ【たつ】 • to pass, to lapse

③ 経営【けいえい】 • management, administration

③ 警告【けいこく】 • warning, advice

③ 芸術【げいじゅつ】 • (fine) art, the arts

③ 劇【げき】 • ① drama, play ② powerful drug

③ 劇場【げきじょう】 • theatre, theater, playhouse

③ 券【けん】 • ticket, coupon, bond, certificate

③ 建設【けんせつ】 • construction, establishment

③ 建築【けんちく】 • construction, architecture

③ 権利【けんり】 • right, privilege

③ 肩【かた】 • shoulder

③ 見解【けんかい】 • opinion, point of view

③ 減らす【へらす】 • to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten

③ 減る【へる】 • to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

③ 現れる【あらわれる】 • ① to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise ② to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

③ 現金【げんきん】 • cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested

③ 現実【げんじつ】 • reality

③ 現象【げんしょう】 • phenomenon

③ 現場【げんば】 • actual spot, scene, scene of the crime

③ 現代【げんだい】 • nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

③ 限り【かぎり】 • ① limit, limits, bounds ② degree, extent, scope ③ as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one's ability ④ unless (after neg. verb) ⑤ the end, the last

③ 限る【かぎる】 • to restrict, to limit, to confine

③ 限界【げんかい】 • limit, bound

③ 個人【こじん】 • individual, private person, personal, private

③ 呼び出す【よびだす】 • ① to summon, to call (e.g. phone), to convene, to decoy, to lure ② to invoke (e.g. subroutine), to call

③ 互い【たがい】 • mutual, reciprocal

③ 誤解【ごかい】 • misunderstanding

③ 交換【こうかん】 • exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

③ 公務員【こうむいん】 • government worker, public (civil) servant

③ 好み【このみ】 • liking, taste, choice

③ 好む【このむ】 • to like, to prefer

③ 広告【こうこく】 • advertisement

③ 構成【こうせい】 • organization, organisation, configuration, composition

③ 腰【こし】 • ① back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region ② body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring

③ 差別【さべつ】 • discrimination, distinction, differentiation

③ 最も【もっとも】 • most, extremely

③ 最終【さいしゅう】 • last, final, closing

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

③ 財産【ざいさん】 • property, fortune, assets

③ 札【さつ】 • note, paper money

③ 散歩【さんぽ】 • walk, stroll

③ 伺う【うかがう】 • ① to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told ② to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) ③ to visit ④ to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

③ 刺す【さす】 • to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust, to bite, to sting, to pin down, to stitch, to put (a runner) out, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a line), to stick

③ 支店【してん】 • branch store (office)

③ 自殺【じさつ】 • suicide

③ 辞める【やめる】 • to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

③ 失業【しつぎょう】 • unemployment

③ 主婦【しゅふ】 • housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

③ 住民【じゅうみん】 • citizens, inhabitants, residents, population

③ 出席【しゅっせき】 • ① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear

③ 順【じゅん】 • order, turn

③ 順調【じゅんちょう】 • favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right

③ 処理【しょり】 • processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal

③ 諸【しょ】 • various, many, several

③ 床【ゆか】 • ① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river

③ 招く【まねく】 • to invite

③ 笑い【わらい】 • ① laugh, laughter ② smile ③ sneer

③ 笑顔【えがお】 • smiling face, smile

③ 象【ぞう】 • elephant

③ 職業【しょくぎょう】 • occupation, business

③ 触れる【ふれる】 • ① to touch, to feel ② to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive ③ to touch on a subject, to allude to ④ to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.) ⑤ to proclaim

③ 信用【しんよう】 • confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence

③ 寝室【しんしつ】 • bedroom

③ 心臓【しんぞう】 • heart

③ 人種【じんしゅ】 • race (of people)

③ 積む【つむ】 • to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack

③ 絶対【ぜったい】 • ① absolutely, unconditionally ② absolute, unconditional, unmistakable ③ absoluteness

③ 河【かわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

③ 相変わらず【あいかわらず】 • as ever, as usual, the same

③ 増す【ます】 • to increase, to grow

③ 贈る【おくる】 • to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on

③ 存じる【ぞんじる】 • to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

③ 損【そん】 • loss, disadvantage

③ 損害【そんがい】 • damage, injury, loss

③ 対象【たいしょう】 • target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

③ 大陸【たいりく】 • continent

③ 達する【たっする】 • to reach, to get to

③ 単純【たんじゅん】 • simplicity

③ 知識【ちしき】 • knowledge, information

③ 地位【ちい】 • (social) position, status

③ 貯金【ちょきん】 • (bank) savings

③ 通り過ぎる【とおりすぎる】 • to pass, to pass through

③ 突然【とつぜん】 • abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once

③ 抜く【ぬく】 • ① to extract, to omit, to surpass, to overtake, to draw out, to unplug ② to do something to the end

③ 疲れ【つかれ】 • tiredness, fatigue

③ 被る【かぶる】 • ① to wear (on head, usu. one's own), to put on (over head, usu. one's own), to crown (oneself) ② to pour or dash water, dust, etc. (on oneself) ③ to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.) ④ to overlap

③ 布【ぬの】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

③ 戻す【もどす】 • to restore, to put back, to return, to give back

③ 悪戯【いたずら】 • tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief

③ 悪魔【あくま】 • devil, demon, fiend, Satan, evil spirit

③ 握る【にぎる】 • to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi, to mold sushi

③ 扱う【あつかう】 • to handle, to deal with, to treat

③ 案【あん】 • ① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation

③ 意志【いし】 • will, volition, intention, intent, determination

③ 異なる【ことなる】 • to differ, to vary, to disagree

③ 異常【いじょう】 • strangeness, abnormality, disorder

③ 維持【いじ】 • maintenance, preservation, improvement

③ 一瞬【いっしゅん】 • moment, instant

③ 一斉【いっせい】 • simultaneous, all at once

③ 一致【いっち】 • ① coincidence, agreement, union, match ② conformity, consistency ③ cooperation

③ 隠す【かくす】 • to hide, to conceal

③ 宇宙【うちゅう】 • universe, cosmos, space

③ 運命【うんめい】 • fate

③ 影響【えいきょう】 • influence, effect

③ 栄養【えいよう】 • nutrition, nourishment

③ 援助【えんじょ】 • assistance, aid, support

③ 猿【さる】 • ① monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) ② sly person ③ sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ④ clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

③ 遠慮【えんりょ】 • diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness

③ 汚染【おせん】 • pollution, contamination

③ 応じる【おうじる】 • to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

③ 応募【おうぼ】 • subscription, application

③ 殴る【なぐる】 • to strike, to hit

③ 沖【おき】 • open sea

③ 価格【かかく】 • price, value, cost

③ 価値【かち】 • value, worth, merit

③ 火災【かさい】 • conflagration, fire

③ 稼ぐ【かせぐ】 • to earn income, to labor, to labour

③ 我慢【がまん】 • patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial

③ 解釈【かいしゃく】 • explanation, interpretation

③ 怪我【けが】 • injury (to animate object), hurt

③ 懐かしい【なつかしい】 • dear, desired, missed

③ 改善【かいぜん】 • ① betterment, improvement ② kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

③ 拡大【かくだい】 • magnification, enlargement, expansion

③ 株【かぶ】 • share, stock, stump (of tree)

③ 刈る【かる】 • to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune

③ 堪らない【たまらない】 • ① intolerable, unbearable, unendurable ② cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do ③ tremendous, out of this world, irresistible

③ 感謝【かんしゃ】 • thanks, gratitude

③ 歓迎【かんげい】 • welcome, reception

③ 環境【かんきょう】 • environment, circumstance

③ 監督【かんとく】 • ① supervision, control, superintendence, direction ② director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

③ 企業【きぎょう】 • enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business

③ 基礎【きそ】 • foundation, basis

③ 基本【きほん】 • foundation, basis, standard

③ 旗【はた】 • ① flag ② pataka (banner)

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 機嫌【きげん】 • humour, humor, temper, mood

③ 記憶【きおく】 • ① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage

③ 貴重【きちょう】 • precious, valuable

③ 輝く【かがやく】 • to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

③ 鬼【おに】 • ① ogre, demon ② spirit of a deceased person ③ ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) ④ it (i.e. in a game of tag) ⑤ Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 儀式【ぎしき】 • ceremony, rite, ritual, service

③ 義務【ぎむ】 • duty, obligation, responsibility

③ 却って【かえって】 • on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead

③ 休憩【きゅうけい】 • rest, break, recess, intermission

③ 救う【すくう】 • to rescue from, to help out of, to save

③ 教授【きょうじゅ】 • ① professor ② teaching, instruction

③ 狂う【くるう】 • ① to go mad ② to get out of order, to go amiss

③ 響く【ひびく】 • ① to resound, to be heard far away ② to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate ③ to come (home), to remain (with someone) ④ to have an affect, to make an impression

③ 筋【すじ】 • ① muscle ② string, sinew, line, stripe ③ plot, plan ④ source (of business information) ⑤ reason, logic

③ 筋肉【きんにく】 • muscle, sinew

③ 緊張【きんちょう】 • tension, mental strain, nervousness

③ 金属【きんぞく】 • metal

③ 金融【きんゆう】 • financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money

③ 繰り返す【くりかえす】 • to repeat, to do something over again

③ 軍隊【ぐんたい】 • army, troops

③ 刑事【けいじ】 • ① (police) detective ② criminal matter

③ 契約【けいやく】 • contract, compact, agreement

③ 撃つ【うつ】 • ① to shoot (at) ② to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge

③ 穴【あな】 • ① hole ② deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) ③ vacancy, opening ④ flaw ⑤ profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others ⑥ upset victory (with a large payoff)

③ 結ぶ【むすぶ】 • ① to tie, to bind, to link ② to bear (fruit)

③ 結局【けっきょく】 • after all, eventually, in the end

③ 結論【けつろん】 • conclusion

③ 件【けん】 • matter, case, item

③ 健康【けんこう】 • health, sound, wholesome

③ 兼ねる【かねる】 • ① to be unable to (usu. kana), to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana) ② to simultaneously serve two or more functions or roles, to contain (or combine) two or more features ③ to simultaneously work in two or more jobs (positions, etc.), to do alongside ④ to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) ⑤ to think of the future (as well as the present)

③ 嫌う【きらう】 • to hate, to dislike, to loathe

③ 懸命【けんめい】 • eagerness, earnestness, risking one's life

③ 検査【けんさ】 • inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

③ 検討【けんとう】 • consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion

③ 原稿【げんこう】 • manuscript, copy

③ 虎【とら】 • ① tiger (feline, Panthera tigris) ② trouble

③ 慌てる【あわてる】 • ① to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic ② to be in a hurry, to rush

③ 豪華【ごうか】 • wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

③ 克服【こくふく】 • subjugation, conquest, victory

③ 詩人【しじん】 • poet

③ 次第【しだい】 • ① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

③ 種【しゅ】 • ① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species

③ 需要【じゅよう】 • demand, request

③ 宗教【しゅうきょう】 • religion

③ 修理【しゅうり】 • repairing, mending, servicing

③ 従う【したがう】 • to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany

③ 出張【しゅっちょう】 • official tour, business trip

③ 瞬間【しゅんかん】 • moment, second, instant

③ 症状【しょうじょう】 • symptoms, condition

③ 証明【しょうめい】 • proof, verification

③ 詳しい【くわしい】 • knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate

③ 挙げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to show someone (into a room) ③ to send someone (away) ④ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑤ to praise ⑥ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑦ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑧ to arrest ⑨ to nominate ⑩ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

③ 上司【じょうし】 • superior authorities, boss

③ 侵入【しんにゅう】 • penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass

③ 慎重【しんちょう】 • discretion, prudence, caution, care

③ 振る【ふる】 • ① to wave, to shake, to swing ② to sprinkle, to throw (dice) ③ to cast (actor), to allocate (work) ④ to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump ⑤ to abandon, to give up, to ruin ⑥ to add kana indicating a reading of a word ⑦ to slightly change headings, to change directions ⑧ to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct ⑨ to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine) ⑩ to bring up the main topic ⑪ to replace, to substitute ⑫ to set up a joke for somebody else

③ 真剣【しんけん】 • ① seriousness, earnestness ② real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)

③ 推薦【すいせん】 • recommendation

③ 酔う【よう】 • to get drunk, to become intoxicated

③ 世紀【せいき】 • century, era

③ 誓う【ちかう】 • to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge

③ 説得【せっとく】 • persuasion

③ 選択【せんたく】 • selection, choice, option

③ 知恵【ちえ】 • ① wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence ② prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

③ 評判【ひょうばん】 • ① fame, reputation, popularity ② rumour (rumor), talk

③ 敷く【しく】 • ① to spread out, to lay out ② to take a position ③ to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

③ 率【りつ】 • rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

③ 勧める【すすめる】 • to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)

③ 級【きゅう】 • class, grade, rank, school class, grade

③ しきりに • ① frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly ② strongly, eagerly

③ それとも • or, or else

③ やがて • before long, soon, at length

③ 溢れる【あふれる】 • to overflow, to brim over, to flood

③ 噂【うわさ】 • rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

③ 餌【えさ】 • feed, bait

③ いつか • sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time

③ 蓋【ふた】 • cover, lid, cap

③ まるで • quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, so to speak, just like

③ よろしく • ① well, properly, suitably ② best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of

③ ごく • ① quite, very ② quindecillion (US), octillion (Europe), 10^48

③ 僅か【わずか】 • only, merely, (a) little, small quantity

③ つながる • to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to

③ つなぐ • to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

③ ご覧【ごらん】 • ① (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to ② (please) look ③ seeing, looking, watching

③ 私【あたし】 • I, me

③ 蹴る【ける】 • ① to kick ② to refuse, to reject

③ いわゆる • what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

③ 拭く【ふく】 • to wipe, to dry

③ 尻尾【しっぽ】 • tail (animal)

③ まさに • ① exactly, surely, certainly ② just (about to), on the verge (of doing or happening) ③ duly, naturally

③ 揃える【そろえる】 • to put things in order, to arrange, to make uniform, to get something ready

③ 叩く【たたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

② あら • oh, ah

② おや • oh!, oh?, my!

② せめて • at least, at most

② 下り【くだり】 • ① down-train (going away from Tokyo) ② down-slope, downward going

② 下車【げしゃ】 • alighting (from train, bus, etc.), getting off

② 何しろ【なにしろ】 • at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case

② 見学【けんがく】 • inspection, study by observation, field trip

② 高める【たかめる】 • to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

② 小学生【しょうがくせい】 • elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

② 大気【たいき】 • atmosphere

② 長女【ちょうじょ】 • eldest daughter

② しばしば • blinking repeatedly

② 以後【いご】 • ① after this, from now on, hereafter ② thereafter, since (verb) (after -te form of verb), after (time), since (then)

② 映る【うつる】 • to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected

② 海洋【かいよう】 • ocean

② 開会【かいかい】 • opening of a meeting

② 学会【がっかい】 • scientific society, academic meeting, academic conference

② 気味【きみ】 • sensation, feeling

② 強引【ごういん】 • overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

② 近代【きんだい】 • present day, modern times

② 近づける【ちかづける】 • to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with

② 空中【くうちゅう】 • sky, air