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1 一 ICHI, ITSU one, the first 一 ichi - one, the number one
イ チ ,イ ツ 一番 ichi ban - #1, the best
hito(tsu) 世界一 sei kai ichi - the best in the world
ひ と(つ ) 一人 hitori - one person, alone
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13 万 MAN , BAN ten thousand 百万 hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000]
マ ン,バ ン 一万円 ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
yorozu 万歳 ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!
よ ろ ず
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22 月 GETSU , GATSU month, the moon 一月 ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]
ゲ ツ,が つ 今月 kon getsu - this month
tsuki 月 tsuki - the moon
つき 月曜日 getsu you bi - Monday
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41 上 JOU, KAMI top, above, on 机の上 tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above]
ジョ ウ,カ ミ 上手 jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand]
ue, uwa 年上 toshi ue - older, old (in years)
う え, う わ
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51 高 KOU high, costly, tall 最高 sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
コ ウ 高校生 kou kou sei - a high school student
taka, takai 高いビル takai biru - a tall building
た か ,た か ( い )
53 中 CHUU middle, center, 一日中 ichi nichi juu - all day long
チ ュ ウ within, inside 家の中 ie no naka - inside the house
naka 勉強中 ben kyou chuu - while studying,
な か in the midst of studying
55 長 CHOU , JOU leader , long 校長先生 kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
チ ョ ウ,ジ ョ ウ 社長 sha chou - a company president
nagai 長い道 nagai michi - a long road
な が い
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73 食 JIKI , SHOKU eating, a meal, 食べ物 tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
ジ キ, ショク food 食べたい tabetai - (I) want to eat
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) 食事 shoku ji - a meal
く(う), た( べ る)
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85 秋 SHUU, TOKI fall (the season), 秋分の日 shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday
シ ュ ウ,ト キ autumn 秋風 aki kaze - autumn breeze
aki
あ き
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86 空 KUU , KOU sky, air, empty 空手 kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]
ク ウ, コ ウ 空気 kuu ki - air, atmosphere
sora , aku 空港 kuu kou - airport
そ ら,あ く 空 sora - sky
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91 足 SOKU foot, feet, leg, 両足 ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
ソク to be enough 右足 migi ashi - right foot, leg
ashi sufficient 満足 man zoku - satisfaction
あ し
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97 歩 HO , BU to walk, to step 一歩一歩 ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step
ホ ブ 散歩 san po - a walk, stroll
ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku ) 第一歩 dai ippo - the first step
あ ゆ( む)あ る(く)
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107 妹 MAI younger sister 姉妹 shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)
マ イ 従姉妹 itoko - cousin (female)
imouto 姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities
い も う と
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120 売 BAI sale 発売 hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
バ イ to sell 売り物 uri mono - something for sell
uri , uru 売買 bai bai - selling & buying
う り, う る
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125 終 SHUU end, finish 最終 sai shuu - the final, last, closing
シ ュ ウ 終戦 shuu sen - end of war
owari , tsui 終電 shuu den - the last train
お わり , つ い 終了 shuu ryou - end, termination
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144 風 FUU , FU wind, air, style 神風 kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze
フ ウ, フ 台風 tai fuu - typhoon
kaze 日本風 nihon fuu - Japanese style
か ぜ
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159 強 KYOU , GOU strong 強敵 kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy
キ ョ ウ ,ゴ ウ 勉強 ben kyou - study
tsuyoi 最強 sai kyou - the strongest
つ よ い
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184 死 SHI death, die 討ち死に uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action
シ 致死 chi shi - lethal, fatal
shinu 必死 hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic
ひ ぬ
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187 私 SHI I, me, private 私書箱 shi sho bako - post office box
シ 私事 shi ji - personal affairs
watashi , watakushi
わ た し ,わ た く し
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192 品 HIN goods, article, 車用品 kuruma you hin - car parts
ヒ ン elegance, dignity 下品 ge hin - vulgar, indecent
shina 化粧品 ke shou hin - cosmetics
し な
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198 住 JUU , CHUU live, reside, dwell 住所 juu sho - (mailing) address
ジュウ, チュウ 衣食住 i shoku juu - necessities of life,
sumu clothing, food, and housing
す む 移住 i juu - migration
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213 待 TAI wait, depend on 待ってください matte kudasai - please wait a sec
タ イ 期待 ki tai - expectations, hopes
matsu , machi 招待 shou tai - invitation
ま つ, まち
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218 力 RYOKU, RIKI power, strength, 力持ち chikara mochi - strong person
リョク, リキ exertion 能力 nou ryoku - ability
chikara 協力 kyou ryoku - cooperation
ちから
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225 道 DOU , TOU way, road, street, 曲がり道 ma gari michi - a winding road
ド ウ ,ト ウ course 帰り道 kaeri michi - the way home
michi 片道 kata michi - a one way (trip)
み ち
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226 堂 DOU hall 任天堂 nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company
ドウ 食堂車 shoku dou sha - dining car
食堂 shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria
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239 目 MOKU , BOKU eye 一目ぼれ hito me bore - love at first sight
モ ク, ボ ク 目的 moku tek i - purpose, goal
me 左目 hidari me - left eye
め
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241 夜 YA night, evening 夜逃げ yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night
ヤ 今夜 kon ya - this evening
yo , yoru 夜間 ya kan - night, night time
よ, よ る
242 曜 YOU weekday 何曜日 nan you bi - what day of the week?
ヨウ 金曜日 kin you bi - Friday
土曜日 do you bi - Saturday
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250 浅 SEN shallow, 経験が浅い kei ken ga asai - have little experience
せん superficial 浅緑 asa midori - light green, pale green
asai
あさ い
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258 頭 TOU , ZU head , top 石頭 ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head)
と う ,ず 赤頭巾 aka zu kin - Little Red Riding Hood
atama (lit. red hood)
あ た ま
259 辺 HEN , BE vicinity , この辺 kono hen - this vicinity, around here
へ ん, べ neighborhood
atai
あ た い
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262 暑 SHO summer heat; hot 暑中 sho chuu - summer (middle of)
しょ
atsui
あ つ い
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308 痛 TSUU pain 片腹痛い kata hara itai - absurd, ridiculous, laughable
つう 痛み止め itami dome - a painkiller
itai , itamu
いたい ,いたむ
310 頂 CHOU summit , receive 頂上 chou jou - peak, summit (of a mountain)
ちょう 頂戴 chou dai - please, give me...
itadaki , itadaku 頂く itadaku - receive (something)
いただき ,いただく
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315 命 MEI , MYOU order 一生懸命 isshou ken mei - with utmost effort,
めい , みょう with all one's might
inochi 運命 un mei - fate,destiny
いのち 革命 kaku mei - revolution
使命 shi mei - a mission
寿命 ju myou - a life span
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326 初 SHO first、 最初 sai sho - first, from the beginning, onset
しょ beginning 初場所 hatsu basho - New Year's Sumo tournament
ui , hatsu , hajime
うい, はつ
は じ め
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336 打 DA strick , hit , to beat 舌打ち shita uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips
だ 抜打ち nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be surprised by…
utsu 打ち上げる uchi ageru - to launch, shoot up
うつ (a rocket, space shuttle or fireworks)
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353 役 EKI , YAKU war , office , 悪役 aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the villian
えき,やく duty , role , 毒見役 doku mi yaku - a taster for posion
service 役に立つ yaku ni tatsu - be useful; be helpful
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367 和 O , WA peace, sum, 昭和 shou wa - emperor & era name of Japan (1926-89)
お,わ Japan 調和 chou wa - harmony
yawaragu , nagomu 平和 hei wa - peace
やわらぐ, なごむ 和食 wa shoku - Japanese style food
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384 贈 GOU , SOU to present a gift 贈収賄 zou shuu wai - bribery; corruption
ごう,そう 贈り物 okuri mono - a present; gift
okuru
おくる
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389 落 RAKU to fall 落ちる ochiru - to fail (a test); fall down; to drop
らく お洒落 osha re - fashion-conscious
ochiru , otosu 猿も木から落ちる saru mo ki kara ochiru -
お ち る , お とす Even monkeys can fall from the trees.
(idiom) anyone can make mistakes
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423 省 SEI , SHOU to reflect upon , 文部省 mon bu shou - Ministry of Education
せ い ,し ょ う to look , 各省 kaku shou - each ministry (of the govenment)
kaerimiru , haburu suffix 'government
かえりみる ,は ぶる department'
to omit , cut down
425 替 TAI replace 振り替え furi kae - transfer (money at post office)
たい 着替え ki gae - a change of clothes
kaeru , kawaru
かえる ,かわる
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427 係 KEI connect, in charge 関係 kan kei - relationship (between people and things)
けい 係員 kakari in - person in charge of something
kakari , kakaru
かかり,かかる
428 掛 hang, catch, call 手掛かり te gakari - a clue (in a case), scent, trail
追い掛ける oi kakeru - to chase,
kakari , kakeru , kakaru follow someone or something
かかり,かける
かかる
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432 客 KAKU , KYAKU guest, customer お客様 o kyaku sama - customer (said to customers)
かく ,き ゃく 来客 rai kyaku - a visitor, guest, caller
観光客 kan kou kyaku - a tourist
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439 形 KEI , GYOU shape, form, type 過去形 ka ko kei - past tense (grammar)
けい,ぎょう 人形 nin gyou - a doll
kata , katachi
かた ,か た ち
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444 難 NAN difficult, disaster 避難 hi nan - to take refuge, evacuate, run for cover
なん 食べ難い tabe nikui - hard to eat
katai , muzukashii , 有り難う arigatou - thank you
nikui
かた ,いむずかし い
にくい
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454 必 HITSU without fail 必死に hisshi ni - frantically, desperately, for one's life
ひつ 必勝 hisshou - sure victory, be certain of victory
kanarazu 必要 hitsu you - necessary, essential
かならず
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457 神 SHIN , JIN god, God, mind 神戸 kou be - Kobe (city in Japan)
しん,じん 精神 sei shin - mind, spirit, intention
kami , kan , kou 神様 kami sama - God
かみ,かん,こう
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462 軽 KEI light (weight) 軽犯罪 kei han zai - a light offence
けい 軽口 karu kuchi - a talkative person (loose mouth)
karui , karoyaka
かるい,かろやか
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475 干 KAN dry 梅干し ume boshi - umeboshi (dried sour plum)
かん 干し草 hoshi kusa - hay (dry grass)
hosu , hiru
ほす,ひる
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476 巻 KAN roll up, volume 絵巻き e maki - a scroll with pictures
かん 竜巻 tatsu maki - a tornado
maku , maki 鉢巻き hachi maki - a headband
まく,まき 巻き物 maki mono - a scroll
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513 久 KYUU , KU long time 久しぶり hisashiburi - it's been a long time
きゅう,く 永久歯 ei kyuu shi - permanant tooth
hisashii
ひさしい
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518 清 SEI , SHOU clean, clear, pure 清水 shi mizu - spring water
せい,しょう 清明 sei mei - pure & clean
kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru
きよ い, きよまる,
きよめる
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533 玉 GYOKU gem, jewel, 五百円玉 go hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin
ぎょく round object 水玉 mizu tama - a drop of water
tama お手玉 o te dama - juggling
たま
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556 軍 GUN army, military 救世軍 kyuu sei gun - the Salvation Army
ぐん 将軍 shou gun - Shogun, general
軍歌 gun ka - war song
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590 候 season, 居候 i sourou - a lodger who pays nothing for his stay
serve 気候 ki kou - climate, weather conditions
kou , sousou
こう,そうそう
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591 耕 KOU till, 晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - on fine days work the farm,
こう plow, on rainy days read a book
tagayasu cultivate 耕作 kou saku - cultivation, farming
た がやす
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597 号 GOU number, 青信号 ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light
ごう signal, 暗号 an gou - code, password, cryptic message
sign 記号 ki gou - symbol, mark, code
背番号 se ban gou - number on player's back
600 超 CHOU surpass, 超 chou - super, ultra, prefix meaning very (kind of slangish)
ちょう very 超音速 chou on soku - supersonic speed
koeru , kosu
こ え る ,こ す
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601 氷 HYOU ice かき氷 kaki goori - chipped ice (sweet dessert)
ひょう 氷山 hyou zan - iceberg
koori , hi 氷柱 tsurara - icicle
こおり,ひ 氷点 hyou ten - freezing point
605 腰 YOU waist, hip 腰掛け koshi kake - a bench, stool, chair
よう 腰弱 koshi yowa - weak kneed
koshi
こし
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641 支 SHI to support, 支局 shi kyoku - branch office (tv stations... ~kyoku))
し branch 支配 shi hai - to rule, control, direct
sasaeru
ささえる
644 定 TEI , JOU fix, 定冠詞 tei kan shi - the definate article (the)
て い , じょう decide, 定期 tei ki - a fixed term (period of time)
sadaka , sadameru , to establish 定規 jyou gi - a ruler (for measuring)
sadamaru
さだか,さだめる,
さだまる
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657 残 ZAN remain, 残り物 nokori mono - left over (usually food)
ざん ruthless 残念 zan nen - that's too bad, it's a shame
nokoru , nokosu
のこる,のこす
658 次 SHI next 次のように tsugi no you ni - as follows, in the following manner
し 次第 shi dai - order, immediately
ji , tsugu , tsugi
じ,つぐ,つぎ
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663 資 SHI resources 学資 gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school
し 資格 shi kaku - qualifications, requirements, capabilities
天然資源 ten nen shi gen - natural resources
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667 耳 JI ear 初耳 hatsu mimi - to hear something for the first time
じ 耳が遠い mimi ga tooi - hard of hearing, poor hearing
mimi
みみ
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692 周 SHUU around an area 周波数 shuu ha suu - frequency (of radio waves)
しゅう 周り mawari - surroundings, things (or people) around
mawari
まわり
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703 署 SHO government office 消防署 shou bou sho - fire station
しょ 税務署 zei mu sho - tax office
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711 招 SHOU to invite 招き猫 maneki neko - cat that invites customers
しょう 招待 shou tai - invitation
maneku
まねく
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717 姓 SHOU , SEI surname, 旧姓 kyuu sei - former name, maiden name
しょう,せい family name 同姓 dou sei - same name
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727 城 JOU a castle 万里の長城 ban ri no chou jou - the Great Wall of China
じょう 平城京 hei jou kyou - ancient Nara
shiro
しろ
729 畳 JOU tatami mat, 畳み掛ける tatami kakeru - to press hard for an answer,
じょう to fold up ask many questions
tatami , tatamu 畳替え tatami gae - renew tatami mats, change mats
たたみ,たたむ
730 成 JOU , SEI to become, 行き成り iki nari - suddenly, without warning
じ ょ う ,せ い form, 完成 kan sei - perfect, complete
naru , nasu , achieve 賛成 san sei - approval, agreement
なる,なす
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731 職 SHOKU employment 求職 kyuu shoku - seeking employment, looking for work
しょく 辞職 ji shoku - resignation
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737 深 SHIN deep 奥深い oku fukai - profound (can also be: oku Bukai )
しん 深刻 shin koku - serious
fukai , fukamaru ,
fukameru
ふかい,ふかまる,
ふかめる
739 臣 SHIN , JIN subject, 総理大臣 sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister
しん,じん retainer 文部大臣 mon bu dai jin - Minister of Education
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743 寝 SHIN to go to sleep 朝寝坊 asa ne bou - sleep too late, oversleep
しん 寝顔 ne gao - sleeping face
neru , nekasu , 寝言 ne goto - talking in your sleep
ねる,ねかす
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746 末 MATSU , BATSU the last part, 結末 ketsu matsu - end, conclusion
まつ,ばつ end 週末 shuu matsu - weekend
sue 幕末 baku matsu - end of the Edo period
すえ
748 涼 RYOU cool (temp) 清涼飲料水 sei ryou in ryou sui - soft drink
りょう 清涼 sei ryou - cool, refreshing
suzushii , suzumu
すずしい,すずむ
sumiyaka , soku ,
hayai , hayameru
すみやか,そく,
はやい,はやめる
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761 隻 SEKI one of a pair; 数隻の船 suu seki no fune - several boats
せき counter for boats 一隻 isseki - one (counter for boats)
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766 絶 ZETSU to die out, 断絶 dan zetsu - become extinct, cease to exist
ぜつ cut off 絶頂 zecchou - peak, climax, summit
taeru , tayasu ,
tatsu
たえる,たやす,
たつ
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788 底 SOKU bottom 心の奥底 kokoro no oku soko - the bottom of one's heart
そく 底無し穴 soko nashi no ana - bottomless pit
tei
てい
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812 便 BEN , BIN convenient, 航空便 kou kuu bin - air mail
べん,びん post 水洗便所 sui sen ben jo - flush toilet
tayori
たより
814 単 TAN single 単身赴任 tan shin fu nin - transfer without family;
たん the father working in another city
単独会見i tan doku kai ken - exclusive interview
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861 逃 TOU to escape 夜逃げ yo nige - night flight; fleeing in the night
とう 敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - fleeing before the enemy,
nigeru , nigasu , see the enemy and run
nogasu , nogareru 逃亡者 tou bou sha - fugitive
に げ る ,に が す ,
の が す ,の が れ る
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868 導 TOU to lead, 個人指導 ko jin shi dou - personal guidance, tutoring
とう guide 盲導犬 mou dou ken - seeing eye dog
michibiku
みちびく
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879 亡 BOU, MOU decease, 敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - deserting in the
ぼ う ,も う dead face of the enemy, retreating under enemy fire
nai , 逃亡者 tou bou sha - fugitive, runaway
ない
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907 箱 HAKO box ごみ箱 gomi bako - garbage box, trash can
はこ 主の箱 shu no hako - the Ark of the Lord
巣箱 su bako - nest, hive (bees)
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938 封 FUU , HOU seal 開封 kai fuu - breaking a seal (on a letter),
ふう,ほう sending an unsealed letter
封筒 fuu tou - envelope
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948 貿 BOU trade 貿易会社 bou eki gai sha - trading company
ぼう 交換貿易制 kou kan bou eki sei - barter system
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952 帽 BOU headgear 脱帽 datsu bou - take off one's hat; my hat's off to you
ぼう 麦藁帽子 mugi wara bou shi - straw hat
955 枚 MAI counter for sheets 一枚 ichi mai - one flat object (paper)
まい (of paper) 三枚目 san mai me - a comedian, comic actor
二枚目 ni mai me - a love scene's actor, handsome man
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960 緑 RYOKU , ROKU green color 緑の日 midori no hi - Greenery Day (April 29)
りょく,ろく 常緑樹 jou ryoku ju - evergreen tree
midori
いどり
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965 約 YAKU promise, 旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
やく contract 契約 kei yaku - contract
婚約 kon yaku - engagement
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979 領 RYOU territory 大統領 dai tou ryou - president (of country)
りょう 領事館 ryou ji kan - consulate
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987 歴 REKI personal history 学歴 gaku reki - school history, acedemic background
れき 歴史家 reki shi ka - historian
990 録 ROKU record 回顧録 kai ko roku - memoirs, recollections (written down)
ろく 黙示録 moku shi roku - the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
録画 roku ga - recording (video)
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998 舟 SHUU boat, 呉越同舟 go etsu dou shuu - enemies in the same boat,
シュウ ship enemies who have to work together (not by choice)
fune , funa 助け舟 tasuke bune - help when needed
ふね,ふな 渡し舟 watashi bune - ferry boat
Compiled by Shan
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