RTK vocabulary: words you can read after kanji 1901 to 2000

1901 旗

• 旗はたflag
• 旗本はたもとshogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
• 旗印はたじるしdesign (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
• 国旗こっきnational flag
• 旗色はたいろsituation; outlook

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1902 期

• 期待きたいexpectation; anticipation; hope
• 時期じきtime; season; period; phase; stage
• 期間きかんperiod; term; interval
• 最期さいごone's last moment; one's death; one's end
• 定期的ていきてきperiodic; regular; routine

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1903 碁

• 碁ごgo (board game)
• 碁を打つごをうつto play (a game of) go

1904 基

• 基本的きほんてきfundamental; basic
• 基本きほんbasics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
• 基準きじゅんstandard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge; basis
• 基礎きそfoundation; basis
• に基づいてにもとづいてbased on; on the basis of

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1905 甚

• 甚だはなはだvery; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
• 甚だしいはなはだしいextreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious…
• 甚大じんだいvery great; enormous; serious
• 激甚げきじんintense; violent; severe; vehement

1906 勘

• 勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
• 勘弁かんべんpardon; forgiveness; forbearance
• 勘かんperception; intuition; the sixth sense
• 勘定かんじょうcalculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
• 勘当かんどうdisinheritance; disowning

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1907 堪

• 堪えるこらえるto bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
• 持ち堪えるもちこたえるto hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to…
• 見るに堪えないみるにたえないso miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to…
• 堪忍袋の緒が切れるかんにんぶくろのおがきれるto be out of patience; to be unable to put up with…
• 堪忍袋かんにんぶくろone's store of patience

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1908 貴

• 貴重きちょうprecious; valuable
• 貴様きさまyou; you bastard; you son of a bitch
• 貴族きぞくnobility; aristocracy; peerage
• 兄貴あにきelder brother
• 高貴こうきnoble; high and noble; exalted

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1909 遺

• 遺体いたい(dead) body; corpse; remains
• 遺跡いせき(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
• 遺産いさんinheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
• 遺伝子いでんしgene
• 遺言ゆいごんwill; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

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1910 遣

• 言葉遣いことばづかいspeech; expression; wording; language
• 息遣いいきづかいbreathing; respiration
• お小遣いおこづかいpocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
• 心遣いこころづかいconsideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care…
• 小遣いこづかいpocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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1911 潰

• 潰すつぶすto smash; to crush; to flatten
• 潰れるつぶれるto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be…
• 目潰しめつぶしsand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone…
• 顔を潰すかおをつぶすto make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make…
• 潰瘍かいようulcer

1912 舞

• 舞台ぶたいstage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
• 舞うまうto dance (orig. a whirling dance)
• 舞い上がるまいあがるto soar; to fly high; to be whirled up
• お見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)…
• 見舞うみまうto visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g.…

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1913 無

• 無理むりunreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
• 無事ぶじsafety; security; peace; quiet
• 無視むしdisregarding; ignoring
• 無言むごんsilence (not speaking); muteness
• 無意識むいしきunconsciousness

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1914 組

• 組むくむto cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
• 組くみclass (of students)
• 組織そしきorganization; organisation; formation
• 仕組みしくみstructure; construction; arrangement; contrivance…
• 組み合わせくみあわせcombination; assortment; set

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1915 粗

• 粗末そまつcrude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality…
• 粗相そそうcarelessness; careless mistake; blunder
• 粗いあらいcoarse; rough
• お粗末おそまつpoor; lame; ill-prepared
• 粗野そやrustic; rude; vulgar; rough

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1916 租

• 租税そぜいtaxes; taxation
• 租界そかい(foreign) concession (in China); settlement

1917 狙

• 狙うねらうto aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
• 狙いねらいaim (of a gun, bow, etc.)
• 狙撃そげきshooting; sniping
• 狙撃兵そげきへいsniper; sharpshooter

1918 祖

• 祖父そふgrandfather
• 先祖せんぞancestor; forefather; foremother
• 祖母そぼgrandmother
• 祖国そこくhomeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
• 祖先そせんancestor

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1919 阻

• 阻止そしobstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking…
• 阻むはばむto keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check…
• 阻害そがいobstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking…
• 阻害剤そがいざいinhibitor

1920 査

• 調査ちょうさinvestigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
• 捜査そうさsearch (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation…
• 検査けんさinspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test…
• 巡査じゅんさpolice officer; policeman; constable
• 探査たんさprobe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

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1921 助

• 助けるたすけるto save; to rescue; to spare
• 助かるたすかるto be saved; to be rescued; to survive
• 助けたすけassistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
• 手助けてだすけa help; assistance
• 助言じょげんadvice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

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1922 宜

• 便宜べんぎconvenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
• 便宜上べんぎじょうfor convenience; as a matter of convenience
• 適宜てきぎsuitable; appropriate; fitting; proper
• 時宜じぎright time; appropriate time; season's greetings

1923 畳

• 畳たたみtatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
• 畳むたたむto fold (clothes, umbrella)
• 石畳いしだたみstone paving; cobble paving; sett; flagstone
• 四畳半よじょうはんfour and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room
• 畳の上の水練たたみのうえのすいれんuseless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable…

1924 並

• 並ぶならぶto line up; to stand in a line
• 並べるならべるto line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
• 並なみaverage; medium; common; ordinary
• 立ち並ぶたちならぶto stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a…
• 肩を並べるかたをならべるto stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder

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1925 普

• 普通ふつうnormal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
• 普及ふきゅうdiffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation…
• 普通にふつうにnormally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
• 普賢ふげんSamantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
• 普通車ふつうしゃstandard-size car

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1926 譜

• 楽譜がくふscore; sheet music
• 系譜けいふgenealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
• 棋譜きふrecord of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
• 年譜ねんぷchronological record
• 暗譜あんぷmemorizing a musical score

1927 湿

• 湿るしめるto become damp; to become moist; to become wet
• 湿度しつどhumidity
• 陰湿いんしつmalicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious…
• 湿っぽいしめっぽいdamp; humid; wet
• 湿布しっぷ(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

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1928 顕

• 顕著けんちょremarkable; striking; obvious
• 顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope
• 顕在化けんざいかbeing actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible…
• 顕在けんざいbeing actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being…
• 顕彰けんしょうhonouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good…

1929 繊

• 繊細せんさいdainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim
• 繊維せんいfibre; fiber
• 食物繊維しょくもつせんいdietary fiber; dietary fibre
• 繊維質せんいしつdietary fiber (fibre)
• 合成繊維ごうせいせんいsynthetic fibre; synthetic fiber

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1930 霊

• 幽霊ゆうれいghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
• 霊れいsoul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
• 精霊せいれいspirit; soul; ghost
• 亡霊ぼうれいdeparted spirit; soul of the dead
• 全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいcomplete devotion; body and soul; one's best

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1931 業

• 作業さぎょうwork; operation; task
• 授業じゅぎょうlesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
• 卒業そつぎょうgraduation; completion (of a course)
• 職業しょくぎょうoccupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling…
• 仕業しわざdeed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

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1932 撲

• 相撲すもうsumo (wrestling)
• 打撲だぼくblow; hit (on the body); beating
• 撲滅ぼくめつeradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
• 腕相撲うでずもうarm wrestling
• 大相撲おおずもうprofessional sumo wrestling

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1933 僕

• 僕ぼくI; me
• 僕たちぼくたちwe
• 僕らぼくらwe; us
• 下僕げぼくmanservant
• 公僕こうぼくpublic servant

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1934 共

• と共にとともにtogether with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain…
• 共にともにtogether; jointly
• 共有きょうゆうjoint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint)
• 共通きょうつうcommon; shared; mutual
• 共ともtogether with

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1935 供

• 子供こどもchild; children
• 提供ていきょうoffer; tender; providing; supplying; making available…
• 子供たちこどもたちchildren; kids
• 子供の頃こどものころ(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
• 供給きょうきゅうsupply; provision

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1936 異

• 異常いじょうabnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
• 異なることなるto differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
• 異様いようstrange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
• 異変いへんunusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon…
• 異性いせいthe opposite sex

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1937 翼

• 翼つばさwing
• 左翼さよくleft wing
• 右翼うよくright wing
• 両翼りょうよくboth wings; both flanks
• 一翼いちよくone wing

1938 戴

• 頂戴ちょうだいreceiving; getting; accepting; being given
• お涙頂戴おなみだちょうだいtearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
• 推戴すいたい(being) presided over by

1939 洪

• 洪水こうずいflood; flooding
• 大洪水だいこうずいheavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge

1940 港

• 港みなとharbour; harbor; port
• 空港くうこうairport
• 港町みなとまちport city; harbor city; harbour city
• 香港ホンコンHong Kong
• 出港しゅっこうdeparture from a port; leaving port; setting sail

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1941 暴

• 暴れるあばれるto act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
• 乱暴らんぼうviolence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot
• 暴走ぼうそうacting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly…
• 暴力ぼうりょくviolence; mayhem
• 暴くあばくto disclose; to divulge; to expose

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1942 爆

• 爆発ばくはつexplosion; detonation; blast; blowing up; eruption
• 爆発音ばくはつおんsound of an explosion
• 爆破ばくはdestructive blast; blowing up; explosion
• 爆音ばくおん(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
• 爆発的ばくはつてきexplosive

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1943 恭

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1944 選

• 選ぶえらぶto choose; to select; to pick (out)
• 選択せんたくchoice; selection; option
• 選択肢せんたくしchoices; alternatives; options
• 選手せんしゅplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
• 言葉を選ぶことばをえらぶto choose one's words (with care); to be careful with…

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1945 殿

• 殿どのMr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
• 殿下でんかYour Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
• 神殿しんでんtemple; shrine; sanctuary
• 宮殿きゅうでんpalace
• 貴殿きでんyou

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1946 井

• 天井てんじょうceiling
• 井いwell
• 井戸いどwater well
• 福井ふくいFukui (city, prefecture)
• 井戸水いどみずwell water

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1947 丼

• 丼どんぶりporcelain bowl
• 牛丼ぎゅうどんgyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion

1948 囲

• 周囲しゅういsurroundings; environs
• 囲むかこむto surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
• 範囲はんいextent; scope; sphere; range; span
• 取り囲むとりかこむto surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to…
• 囲うかこうto enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in

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1949 耕

• 耕すたがやすto till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
• 耕作こうさくcultivation; farming
• 耕地こうちarable land; plantation; farmland
• 晴耕雨読せいこううどくworking in the field in fine weather and reading at home…

1950 亜

• 亜あsub-; second-rate; inferior
• 亜空間あくうかんsubspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of…
• 亜鉛あえんzinc (Zn)
• 東亜とうあEast Asia; the Orient
• 亜熱帯あねったいsubtropics

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1951 悪

• 悪いわるいbad; poor; undesirable
• 最悪さいあくworst
• 悪くなるわるくなるto get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to…
• 悪あくevil; wickedness
• 悪意あくいill will; spite; evil intention; malice

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1952 円

• 円えんyen (Japanese monetary unit)
• 円形えんけいround shape; circle; circular form
• 円卓えんたくround table
• 円滑えんかつsmooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
• 円満えんまんharmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from…

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1953 角

• 角かどcorner; edge
• 角度かくどangle
• 方角ほうがくdirection; way
• 一角いっかくcorner; section; point; part
• 四角いしかくいsquare; rectangular

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1954 触

• 触れるふれるto touch; to feel
• 触るさわるto touch; to feel; to handle
• 感触かんしょくfeel (of something); touch; texture; sensation
• 接触せっしょくtouch; contact; touching
• 触れ合うふれあうto come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have…

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1955 解

• 理解りかいunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
• 解決かいけつsettlement; solution; resolution
• 解放かいほうrelease; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
• 了解りょうかいcomprehension; consent; understanding; agreement
• 解くとくto untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to…

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1956 再

• 再びふたたびagain; once more; a second time
• 再開さいかいreopening; resumption; restarting
• 再会さいかいmeeting again; reunion
• 再生さいせいrestoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation…
• 再度さいどa second time; again; once more; twice

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1957 講

• 講義こうぎlecture
• 講師こうしspeaker; lecturer
• 講堂こうどうauditorium; lecture hall
• 講習こうしゅうshort course; training
• 講座こうざcourse (e.g. of lectures)

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1958 購

• 購入こうにゅうpurchase; buying
• 購買こうばいprocurement; purchase; buying
• 購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing…
• 定期購読ていきこうどくsubscription (e.g. to a magazine)
• 購買力こうばいりょくbuying power; purchasing power

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1959 構

• 結構けっこうsplendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent…
• 構うかまうto mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a…
• 構えるかまえるto set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish…
• 構成こうせいcomposition; construction; formation; makeup; structure…
• 構造こうぞうstructure; construction; makeup; framework; organization…

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1960 溝

• 溝みぞditch; drain; gutter; trench
• 排水溝はいすいこうdrainage; gutter; ditch
• 海溝かいこうoceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep

1961 論

• 結論けつろんconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
• 議論ぎろんargument; discussion; dispute; controversy
• 反論はんろんobjection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
• 無論むろんof course; certainly; naturally
• 理論りろんtheory

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1962 倫

• 不倫ふりんadultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
• 倫理りんりethics; morals
• 倫理的りんりてきethical
• 倫理学りんりがくethics; moral philosophy
• 倫理委員会りんりいいんかいethics committee

1963 輪

• 指輪ゆびわ(finger) ring
• 輪わring; circle; loop
• 首輪くびわ(animal) collar
• 車輪しゃりん(vehicle) wheel
• 一輪いちりんsingle flower

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1964 偏

• 偏見へんけんprejudice; bias; distorted view
• 偏るかたよるto lean (to one side); to incline
• 偏屈へんくつnarrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse…
• 偏差値へんさちdeviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard…
• 偏りかたよりdeviation; inclination; offset; bias; prejudice

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1965 遍

• 普遍的ふへんてきuniversal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
• 一遍いっぺんonce; one time
• 遍へんnumber of times
• 遍歴へんれきtravels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
• 普遍ふへんuniversal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

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1966 編

• 編むあむto knit; to plait; to braid
• 編集へんしゅうediting; compilation
• 編成へんせいcomposition; formation; organization; organisation…
• 編へんcompilation (of a text); editing
• 編入へんにゅうadmission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

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1967 冊

• 一冊いっさつone copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
• 冊さつcounter for books
• 冊子さっしbook; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
• 数冊すうさつseveral volumes (books)
• 短冊たんざくtanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese…

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1968 柵

• 柵さくfence; paling; railing

1969 典

• 典型的てんけいてきtypical; representative; archetypal; quintessential…
• 式典しきてんceremony; rites
• 古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
• 特典とくてんprivilege; special favor; special favour; benefit…
• 古典的こてんてきclassical; classic

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1970 氏

• 氏しMr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
• 彼氏かれしboyfriend
• 氏名しめい(full) name; identity
• 源氏げんじGenji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
• 氏族しぞくclan; family

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1971 紙

• 手紙てがみletter; note
• 紙かみpaper
• 表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding
• 紙袋かみぶくろpaper bag
• 用紙ようしblank form

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1972 婚

• 結婚けっこんmarriage
• 婚約こんやくengagement; betrothal
• 結婚式けっこんしきmarriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
• 離婚りこんdivorce
• 婚約者こんやくしゃfiance; fiancee

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1973 低

• 低いひくいlow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
• 最低さいていleast; lowest; minimum
• 最低限さいていげんminimum
• 低下ていかfall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
• 低ていlow (level, value, price, etc.)

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1974 抵

• 抵抗ていこうresistance; opposition; standing up to
• 大抵たいていmostly; ordinarily; usually; generally
• 並大抵なみたいていordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
• 抵抗力ていこうりょく(power of) resistance
• 抵触ていしょくinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention…

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1975 底

• 底そこbottom; sole
• 徹底的てっていてきthorough; exhaustive; complete
• 心底しんそこbottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost…
• 心の底こころのそこbottom of one's heart
• 到底とうてい(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all…

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1976 民

• 民たみpeople; citizens; subjects; folk
• 国民こくみんpeople (of a country); nation; citizen; national
• 住民じゅうみんinhabitant; resident; citizen; population
• 市民しみんcitizen (of a country); citizenry
• 庶民しょみんcommon people; ordinary people; masses

107 more at this step: every word with 民

1977 眠

• 眠るねむるto sleep
• 眠いねむいsleepy; drowsy; somnolent
• 眠りねむりsleep; sleeping
• 睡眠すいみんsleep
• 居眠りいねむりnodding off (while sitting); dozing

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1978 捕

• 捕まえるつかまえるto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
• 捕まるつかまるto be caught; to be arrested
• 逮捕たいほarrest; apprehension; capture
• 捕獲ほかくcapture; seizure
• 捕縛ほばくarrest; apprehension; capture

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1979 哺

• 哺乳類ほにゅうるいmammal; mammalian
• 哺乳瓶ほにゅうびんbaby bottle; nursing bottle; feeding bottle
• 哺乳動物ほにゅうどうぶつmammal
• 哺育ほいくnursing (esp. an animal); suckling; (feeding and) raising

1980 浦

• 浦うらinlet
• 全国津々浦々ぜんこくつつうらうらall over the country

1981 蒲

• 蒲焼かばやきkabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

1982 舗

• 店舗てんぽshop; store; establishment; restaurant
• 舗装ほそうpaving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.)…
• 老舗しにせlong-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
• 舗道ほどうpaved road; paved street
• 未舗装みほそうunpaved; unsurfaced

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1983 補

• 候補こうほcandidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list
• 補うおぎなうto supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover…
• 補充ほじゅうreplenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement…
• 補助ほじょassistance; support; help; aid
• 補給ほきゅうsupply; supplying; replenishment

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1984 邸

• 豪邸ごうていmagnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence…
• 邸内ていないgrounds; premises
• 官邸かんていofficial residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
• 私邸していprivate residence
• 公邸こうていofficial residence

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1985 郭

• 輪郭りんかくcontour; outline; silhouette
• 城郭じょうかくcastle; citadel; fortress
• 外郭がいかくouter fence; outer enclosure; outer block
• 外郭団体がいかくだんたいauxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental…

1986 郡

• 郡ぐんdistrict; county

1987 郊

• 郊外こうがいsuburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city…
• 近郊きんこうoutskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area…

1988 部

• 部屋へやroom; chamber
• 全部ぜんぶall; entire; whole; altogether
• 部分ぶぶんportion; section; part
• 部ぶdepartment (in an organization, company, etc.); division…
• 一部いちぶone part; one portion; one section

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1989 都

• 都合つごうcircumstances; condition; convenience
• 都市としtown; city; municipal; urban
• 都とMetropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District…
• 都合のいいつごうのいいconvenient
• 京都きょうとKyoto (city, prefecture)

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1990 郵

• 郵便ゆうびんmail service; postal service; mail; post
• 郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office
• 郵便物ゆうびんぶつmail; postal matter; postal item
• 郵便受けゆうびんうけmailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
• 郵便ポストゆうびんポストpostbox; mailbox; pillar box

18 more at this step: every word with 郵

1991 邦

• 連邦れんぽうfederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
• 異邦人いほうじんforeigner
• 連邦政府れんぽうせいふfederal government
• 邦人ほうじんJapanese national (esp. abroad)
• 邦画ほうがJapanese film

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1992 那

• 旦那だんなmaster (of a house, shop, etc.)
• 刹那せつなmoment; instant
• 旦那様だんなさまhusband
• 刹那的せつなてきephemeral; transitory
• 元旦那もとだんなex-husband; former husband

1993 郷

• 故郷こきょうhometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
• 郷里きょうりhometown; birthplace
• 郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia; homesickness
• 同郷どうきょうsame village; same town; same province
• 生まれ故郷うまれこきょうone's birthplace

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1994 響

• 影響えいきょうinfluence; effect; impact
• 響くひびくto resound; to be heard far away
• 響きひびきecho; reverberation
• 響き渡るひびきわたるto resound; to echo; to reverberate
• 反響はんきょうecho; reverberation

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1995 郎

• 野郎やろうguy; fellow; chap; buddy
• この野郎このやろうyou bastard!; you son of a bitch!
• 郎ろうnth son
• 三郎さぶろうthird son
• 新郎しんろうbridegroom

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1996 廊

• 廊下ろうかcorridor; hallway; passageway
• 回廊かいろうcorridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk…
• 画廊がろうart gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
• 柱廊ちゅうろうpillared corridor

1997 盾

• 盾たてshield; buckler; escutcheon
• 矛盾むじゅんcontradiction; inconsistency
• 後ろ盾うしろだてbacking; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor

1998 循

• 循環じゅんかんcirculation; rotation; cycle; loop
• 悪循環あくじゅんかんvicious circle; vicious cycle
• 循環器じゅんかんきcirculatory organ
• 循環器系じゅんかんきけいcirculatory system
• 循環論法じゅんかんろんぽうcircular reasoning

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1999 派

• 立派りっぱsplendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent…
• 派手はでshowy; loud; flashy; gaudy
• 派はgroup; faction; clique; coterie
• 派遣はけんdispatch; despatch; deployment
• 派閥はばつclique; faction

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2000 脈

• 脈みゃくpulse
• 山脈さんみゃくmountain range; mountain belt
• 人脈じんみゃくpersonal connections
• 脈絡みゃくらくlogical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; context
• 動脈どうみゃくartery

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