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Kanji

Hiragana

English

Ah

like that

to greet

a space

to match

infant

to rise

baby

to open, to become empty

accessory

to give

shallow,superficial

flavour

Asia

tomorrow

play

to gather

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to collect something

announcer

Africa

America

to apologize

alcohol

part-time job

relief

safety

such

to guide

less than

with the exception of

medical science

to live

opinion

stone

to tease

more than,this is all

to hurry

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(humble) to do

(humble) to receive

once

with utmost effort

full

thread

within

countryside

to pray

(respectful) to be,to come or to go

to plant,to grow

to visit

receipt

to take a lesson or test

to move

a lie

within

to hit

beautiful

to copy or photograph

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to move house or transfer

arm

delicious

reverse side

place where things are sold

glad

(informal) yes

to drive

driver

to exercise

escalator

branch, twig

to choose

to be reserved, to be restrained

(respectful) to be

congratulation

motorcycle

owing to

strange or funny

one hundred million

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rooftop

gift

to send

to be late

to wake

to do

to get angry,to be angry

closet

young lady

(polite) your house

to fall or drop

(respectful) to say

husband

change from purchase, balance

sound,note

to drop

a dance

to dance

to be surprised

festival

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calling on someone who is ill,enquiry

souvenir

to remember

to think,to feel

toy

the front

parents

to get off

to break or to fold

expression of gratitude

to break or be folded

the end

curtain

coast

meeting

meeting room

assembly hall or meeting place

conversation

return

to change

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science

mirror

to hang something

to decorate

fire

petrol

petrol

petrol station

//

hard

shape

to tidy up

section manager

to win

appearance

housewife

sad

certainly,necessarily

rich man

she,girlfriend

wall

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to mind

hair

to bite,to chew

to commute

a glass pane

he,boyfriend

they

to get dry

substitute,alternate

to change

to consider

relationship

female nurse

simple

spirit,mood

opportunity

danger

to be heard

steam train

art,technology,skill

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season

regulations

surely

silk

strict

mood

to be decided

(informal) You (used by men towards

women)

to decide

feeling,mood

kimono

guest,customer

urgent, steep

speedy, express

education

church

competition

an interest

neighbourhood

condition,health

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air,atmosphere

airport

grass

(respectful) to give

neck

cloud

to compare

to give

to get dark,to come to an end

suffix for familiar young male

hair or fur

to plan

to experience

finance,economy

police

cake

to injure

scene,landscape

eraser

lodging

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never

however

cause,source

to quarrel

research

study room,laboratory

sightseeing

child

this way

outskirts

lecture

the manufacturing industry

high school

high school student

factory

headmaster

traffic,transportation

auditorium

high school

government worker

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international

core,heart

(honorable) your husband

to break-down

knowing,acquaintance

response

a feast

thing,matter

small bird

the other day,recently

these days,nowadays

small, fine

rubbish

to be crowded

uncooked rice

(respectful) to see

after this

frightening

to break

to be broken

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concert

now,next time

computer

tonight

latest,nowadays

last,end

beginning,first

slope,hill

to look for

to get down,to descend

popularity,prosperous

to hang,to lower,to move back

(polite) to give

some time ago

lonely

the month after next

the week after next

salad

to make noise,to be excited

to touch

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industry

sandal

sandwich

disappointment

city

character

match,game

method

a particular

examination

accident

earthquake

era

underwear

to prepare

firmly,steadily

failure,mistake

dictionary

goods

little while

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island

citizen

office

society,public

company president

hindrance,intrusion

jam

freedom

custom,manners

an address,a residence

judo

enough

to attend

to depart

hobby

to prepare

introduction

elementary school

novel

to invite

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to consent

future,prospects

to have a meal

groceries

woman

to notify

to investigate

population

Shinto shrine

kindness

to worry

newspaper company

swimming

water supply

extremely

mathematics,arithmetic

suit

suitcase

to exceed

to become empty

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screen

terrific

to make progress

completely

straight,all of a sudden

steak

to throw away

stereo

sand

wonderful

to slide,to slip

corner,nook

to finish

pickpocket

then

to live

to produce

politics,government

western countries

the world

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seat

explanation

back of the body

without fail

to look after

line

not entirely (used in a negative sentence)

war

senior

really

to discuss

to rear,to bring up

graduation

grandfather

soft

grandmother

because of that

moreover

to that extent

gradually,soon

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that sort of

so much,like that

to leave hospital

university student

important,valuable,serious matter

generally

usually

type,style

greatly

typhoon

to break down

so,therefore

definite

to add a number

to visit

to ask

correct

Japanese straw mat

to stand something up

to build

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for example

shelves

joy

to enjoy oneself

occasionally

in order to

no good

to be enough

male

heating

blood

to check

strength,power

not at all (used with a negative verb)

suffix for familiar female person

caution

junior high school,middle school

injection

parking lot

geography

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to seize

moon

to be attached

to soak,to pickle

circumstances,convenience

to report

to be continued

to continue

to wrap

(humble) wife

intention

to fish

to lead

polite

text,text book

suitability

as much as possible

to assist

tennis

glove

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temple

point,dot

shop assistant

weather forecast

electric light

telegram

exhibition

metropolitan

tool,means

finally, after all

zoo

distant

to go through

particularly,especially

special

barber

on the way

limited express train (faster than an

express train)

to reach

to lodge at

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to stop something

to exchange

thief

more and more

to fix,to repair

to be fixed,to be repaired

to be cured,to heal

considerably

to weep

to disappear,to get lost

to die

to throw or cast away

(respectful) to do

to sound

as much as possible

now I understand

to grow accustomed to

a smell

bitter

two storied

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to escape

journal

to hospitalise

to enter school or university

to be similar

doll, figure

to steal

to paint,to plaster

to get wet

price

fever

enthusiasm

sleeping in late

sleepy

to sleep

to remain

throat

to change between buses or trains

vehicle

leaf

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situation

part time

double

(humble) to look at

dentist

to transport

to begin

location

it should be so

embarrassed

personal computer

pronunciation

clearly

cherry-blossom viewing

woods,forester

to pay

television or radio program

opposition

handbag

day, sun

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fire

piano

to grow cold

light

to shine,to glitter

drawer,drawing out

to withdraw

beard

airport

after a long time

art gallery

extremely

to be surprised

to move house

necessary

awful

to open an event

building or bill

daytime,during the day

noon break

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to pick up,to gather

fax

to increase

deep

complexity,complication

revision

head of a section

usually, or a train that stops at every

station

grapes

to become fat

Japanese bedding, futon

ship

inconvenience

to step on

to start to rain

present

culture

literature

grammar

different

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bell

strange

reply

trade

to broadcast

law

I (used by males)

star

extent

mostly

to praise

translation

(humble) to go,to come

to lose

serious

first of all

or,otherwise

to make a mistake

to be in time for

surroundings

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to go around

comic

middle

to be in sight

lake

bean paste

to be discovered

to discover

everybody

harbour

to face

to go out to meet

olden days, former

insect

(humble) son

(humble) daughter

impossible

(polite) to eat

rare

(humble) to say,to tell

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(humble) to be called,to say

soon

if

of course

extremely

to turn back

cotton

to receive

forest

to bake,to grill

promise

to be helpful

to burn,to be roasted

kind

to become thin

at last

as I thought,absolutely

to stop

to stop

soft

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hot water

to export

to import

finger

finger ring

dream

to shake,to sway

use

preparation

things to do

to get dirty

preparation for a lesson

arrangement

reservation

to visit

to be delighted

(respectful) OK,all right

reason

utilization

both sides

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Japanese hotel

absence

air conditioning

history

register

report

contact

word processor

to boil,to heat

to separate

to boil, to grow hot,to get excited

meaning,reason

lost article

to laugh,to smile

rate,ratio,percentage

to break

way of swimming

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