Vocabulary (1-100 Most Frequent) Flashcards

1
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日本

A

にほん、にっぽん

Japan

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今日

A

きょう

today, recently, nowadays

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明日

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あした

Tomorrow, near future

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一人

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ひとり

One person, alone, unmarried

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国民

A

こくみん

People (of a country), nation, citizen, national

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外国

A

がいこく

Foreign country

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中国

A

ちゅうごく

China

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米国

A

べいこく

United States, America

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会う

A

あう

To meet, to encounter

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会社

A

かいしゃ

Company, corporation, workplace

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会議

A

かいぎ

Meeting, convention, assembly, conference, council, congress

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社会

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しゃかい

Society, public, community, the world

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人間

A

にんげん

Human being, person, mankind

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人生

A

じんせい

Human) life (i.e., conception to death

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人々

A

ひとびと

Each person, everybody, people

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今年

A

ことし

This year

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年間

A

ねんかん

(Period of) a year, during an era

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大きな / 大きい

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おおきな / おおきい

Big, large, great

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19
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大学

A

だいがく

University

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20
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大人

A

おとな

Adult

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21
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最大

A

さいだい

Biggest, largest, maximum

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十分

A

じゅうぶん

Enough, sufficient, plenty

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十代

A

じゅうだい

The teens, teenage

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24
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二人とも

A

ふたりとも

Both (people)

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25
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本当に

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ほんとうに

Really, truly

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26
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本人

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ほんじん

The person himself

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27
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A

ほん

Book

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28
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一日中

A

いちにちじゅう

All day long, throughout the day

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29
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長い

A

ながい

Long (distance or time), lengthy

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30
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社長

A

しゃちょう

Company president, manager, director

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31
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市長

A

しちょう

Mayor

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32
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議長

A

ぎちょう

Chairman, speaker, moderator

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33
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出る

A

でる

To leave, to depart, to start out

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34
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出す

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だす

To take out, to reveal, to publish, to send

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35
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出発

A

しゅっぱつ

Departure

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36
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出会う

A

であう

To meet, to come across, to happen upon

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同じ

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おなじ

Same, equal, similar, in either case

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同意

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どうい

Agreement, consent, approval, same opinion

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同時に

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どうじに

At the same time, simultaneously, while

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40
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一同

A

いちどう

All present, all concerned

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時間

A

じかん

Time, hour, class, lesson

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時代

A

じだい

Period, era, age, antiquity

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43
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時々

A

ときどき

Sometimes, at times

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44
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当時

A

とうじ

At that time, in those days

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45
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政党

A

せいとう

Political party

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46
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内政

A

ないせい

Domestic politics

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47
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行政

A

ぎょうせい

Administration, governance, the authorities

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48
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市政

A

しせい

Municipal government

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49
Q

地政学

A

ちせいがく

Geopolitics

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50
Q

事実

A

じじつ

Fact, truth, reality

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51
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事業

A

じぎょう

Project, enterprise, business, industry, operations

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52
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大事

A

だいじ

Important, serious, crucial

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53
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自分

A

じぶん

Oneself

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54
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自立

A

じりつ

Independence, self-reliance

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55
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自動

A

じどう

Automatic action, self-motion

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56
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自民党

A

じみんとう

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

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57
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行く

A

いく

To go, to move

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58
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行動

A

こうどう

Action, conduct, behavior

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59
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行う

A

おこなう

To perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

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実行

A

じっこう

Execution (of a plan), implementation, fulfillment

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61
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社員

A

しゃいん

Company employee, member of a corporation

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62
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見る

A

みる

To see, to look, to watch

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63
Q

意見

A

いけん

Opinion, view

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64
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見つける

A

みつける

To discover, to find

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65
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発見

A

はっけん

Discovery, finding

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66
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見方

A

みかた

Viewpoint, way of understanding

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67
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今月

A

こんげつ

This month

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生年月日

A

せいねんがっぴ

Birthdate, date of birth

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部分

A

ぶぶん

Section, part, portion

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分ける

A

わける

To divide (into), to split (into), to separate, to classify

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見分ける

A

みわける

To distinguish, to recognize, to differentiate

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分かれる

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わかれる

To branch, to fork, to diverge

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73
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議会

A

ぎかい

Congress, parliament, diet, legislative assembly

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動議

A

どうぎ

Motion (i.e. proposal to an assembly)

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議員

A

ぎいん

Member of an assembly, member of parliament, member of Congress

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最後

A

さいご

End, conclusion, last, final, latest, most recent

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77
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後ろ

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うしろ

Back, behind, rear

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78
Q

今後

A

こんご

From now on, hereafter

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79
Q

後者

A

こうしゃ

The latter

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当たり前

A

あたりまえ

Natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common

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81
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前者

A

ぜんしゃ

The former

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82
Q

人民

A

じんみん

People, public

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市民

A

しみん

Citizen, citizenry, public, middle class

84
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民主党

A

みんしゅとう

Democratic Party (esp DPJ/ US Democratic Party)

85
Q

社民党

A

しゃみんとう

Social Democratic Party

86
Q

国民党

A

こくみんとう

Constitutional Nationalist party, Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party)

87
Q

学生

A

がくせい

Student

88
Q

生きる

A

いきる

To live, to exist

89
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生まれる

A

うまれる

To be born

90
Q

生む

A

うむ

To give birth

91
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発生

A

はっせい

Outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, generation, origin

92
Q

生地

A

きじ

Cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter; one’s inherent quality

93
Q

連れる

A

つれる

To take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with

94
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関連

A

かんれん

Relation, connection, relevance

95
Q

国連

A

こくれん

United Nations (UN)

96
Q

発表

A

はっぴょう

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement

97
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発明

A

はつめい

Invention; intelligent, clever; being enlightened

98
Q

発言

A

はつげん

Statement, remark, observation, utterance, speech, proposal

99
Q

間に合う

A

まにあう

To be in time for, to serve the purpose, to be good enough

100
Q

に対して

A

にたいして

Towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

101
Q

対立

A

たいりつ

Confrontation, opposition, antagonism

102
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対戦

A

たいせん

Waging war, competition

103
Q

対決

A

たいけつ

Confrontation, showdown

104
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対外

A

たいがい

External, foreign

105
Q

上げる

A

あげる

To raise (something), to elevate (something)

106
Q

上がる

A

あがる

To rise, to go up, to ascend

107
Q

上手

A

じょうず

Skillful, skilled, proficient, adept

108
Q

立ち上がる

A

たちあがる

To stand up, to get up, to recover, to take action, to start

109
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年上

A

としうえ

Older, senior

110
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全部

A

ぜんぶ

All, entire, whole, altogether

111
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部下

A

ぶか

Subordinate person

112
Q

部員

A

ぶいん

Staff, member

113
Q

内部

A

ないぶ

Interior, inside, internal

114
Q

東京

A

とうきょう

Tokyo

115
Q

中東

A

ちゅうとう

Middle East

116
Q

学者

A

がくしゃ

Scholar

117
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業者

A

ぎょうしゃ

Trader, dealer, vendor, supplier, manufacturer

118
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地方

A

ちほう

District, region, area

119
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地理

A

ちり

Geography

120
Q

当地

A

とうち

This place, here

121
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地上

A

ちじょう

Above ground, surface

122
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地下

A

ちか

Basement, underground, below ground, secret

123
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現地

A

げんち

Actual place, local, on-site

124
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意地

A

いじ

Stubbornness, obstinacy, willpower, pride

125
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合う

A

あう

To come together, to merge, to unite, to fit, to match

126
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場合

A

ばあい

Case, situation

127
Q

会合

A

かいごう

Meeting, assembly, gathering

128
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合わせる

A

あわせる

To match, to join together, to compare

129
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合意

A

ごうい

Agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus

130
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連合

A

れんごう

Union, alliance, combination

131
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市場

A

しじょう

The) market (as a concept

132
Q

市場

A

いちば

(Town) market, marketplace

133
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学業

A

がくぎょう

Studies, schoolwork, classwork

134
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開業

A

かいぎょう

Opening a business, opening a practice

135
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分業

A

ぶんぎょう

Division of labor, specialization

136
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実業

A

じつぎょう

Industry, business

137
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本業

A

ほんぎょう

Principle occupation, core business

138
Q

生業

A

なりわい

Occupation, calling, livelihood

139
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内戦

A

ないせん

Civil war

140
Q

体内

A

たいない

Interior of the body

141
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内分

A

ないぶん

Secret, confidential

142
Q

年内

A

ねんない

By the end of the year

143
Q

内定

A

ないてい

Unofficial offer, tentative decision

144
Q

相手

A

あいて

Companion, partner, other party; opponent

145
Q

首相

A

しゅしょう

Prime Minister, Chancellor, Premier

146
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相当

A

そうとう

Corresponding to, befitting, suitable, proportionate

147
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外相

A

がいしょう

Foreign Minister

148
Q

時相

A

じそう

Tense

149
Q

相場

A

そうば

Market price, speculation (e.g. on stocks), reputation, estimation, esteem

150
Q

方法

A

ほうほう

Method, process, manner, way, means, technique

151
Q

一方

A

いっぽう

One (esp of two), the other, one way, the other way

152
Q

生き方

A

いきかた

Way of life, how to live

153
Q

方言

A

ほうげん

Dialect

154
Q

決定

A

けってい

Decision, determination

155
Q

一定

A

いってい

Fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform

156
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定める

A

さだめる

To decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to stipulate

157
Q

選定

A

せんてい

Selection

158
Q

定時

A

ていじ

Regular time, stated period

159
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定理

A

ていり

Theorem, proposition

160
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定立

A

ていりつ

Thesis

161
Q

今回

A

こんかい

Now, this time, lately

162
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今すぐ

A

いますぐ

At once, immediately, right now

163
Q

回り

A

まわり

Rotation, making the rounds, spreading, effect, efficacy, by way of, via

164
Q

回す

A

まわす

To turn (something), to rotate (something), to spin (something)

165
Q

回る

A

まわる

To turn, to revolve, to visit several places

166
Q

新しい

A

あたらしい

New, novel, fresh, recent

167
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最新

A

さいしん

Latest, newest

168
Q

新た

A

あらた

New, fresh, novel

169
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新人

A

しんじん

Newcomer, rookie, fresh recruit

170
Q

新入生

A

しんにゅうせい

New student, freshman, first-year student

171
Q

新生

A

しんせい

Rebirth, new birth, nascent

172
Q

新約

A

しんやく

New contract, new agreement, New Testament

173
Q

現場

A

げんば

Actual spot, scene, location, setting, on-site

174
Q

立場

A

たちば

Position, situation, viewpoint, standpoint

175
Q

入場

A

にゅうじょう

Entrance, admission, entering

176
Q

お金

A

おかね

Money

177
Q

現金

A

げんきん

Cash, ready money, money on hand; mercenary, self-interested, calculating

178
Q

代金

A

だいきん

Price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

179
Q

全員

A

ぜんいん

All members, all hands, everyone, everybody

180
Q

入れる

A

いれる

To put in, to insert, to accept, to employ

181
Q

入る

A

はいる

To enter, to go into, to break into, to join, to enroll

182
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入国

A

にゅうこく

Entry into a country

183
Q

入手

A

にゅうしゅ

Acquisition, obtaining

184
Q

入力

A

にゅうりょく

Input, (data) entry

185
Q

選ぶ

A

えらぶ

To choose, to select

186
Q

選手

A

せんしゅ

Player (sports), athlete, team member

187
Q

選出

A

せんしゅつ

Election, selection, choice

188
Q

当選

A

とうせん

Being elected, being selected

189
Q

入選

A

にゅうせん

Being selected, being accepted, winning

190
Q

立つ

A

たつ

To stand, to rise

191
Q

立てる

A

たてる

To stand (something) up, to put up, to raise, to erect

192
Q

開ける

A

あける

To open (something), to unwrap, to unlock (something), to empty

193
Q

開く

A

あく

To open, to be empty, to be vacant, to be available

194
Q

見開く

A

みひらく

To open one’s eyes wide

195
Q

開き

A

ひらき

Opening, gap

196
Q

手間

A

てま

Time, labor

197
Q

全力

A

ぜんりょく

All one’s power

198
Q

実力

A

じつりょく

(Real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency

199
Q

体力

A

たいりょく

Stamina, endurance, physical strength, resilience

200
Q

学ぶ

A

まなぶ

To study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in

201
Q

化学

A

かがく

Chemistry

202
Q

見学

A

けんがく

Inspection, study by observation

203
Q

問題

A

もんだい

Question (on a test), problem, issue, subject (of research)

204
Q

問題外

A

もんだいがい

Unthinkable, out of the question

205
Q

問う

A

とう

To ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of

206
Q

最高

A

さいこう

Most, highest, maximum, best, wonderful, finest

207
Q

高い

A

たかい

High, tall, expensive