Vocabulary
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Common words · 23,619 · 20201–20240
shade; shadow
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
lending; loaning
place; point; part; spot; area; passage
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
dead leaf; dry leaves
dry season
prayer; grace (at meals)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
combination; assortment; set
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
puppy
lamb
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength
carpet; rug; runner
the teens (10-19); teenage
rhetorical flourishes
several months
matter of taste
everything; all; the whole
dwelling; house; residence; address
abacus; soroban
bamboo shoot
octopus
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
sigh
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
wrapping paper
balance; equilibrium
fixed form; regular shape
clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track