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81 KAI , E meeting, ei kai wa - English conversation , to meet [only kai wa means any conversation]

au kai gi - meeting, conference

( ) kyou kai - church

82 SEI,SHOU blue ao zora - blue sky , (sometimes green) ao moriken -Aomori Prefecture

aoi ao iro - blue color()

83 SEKI, SHAKU red aka chan - a child, infant , seki dou - the equator

akai aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit

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84 MEI, MYOU light, bright, akarui - bright, cheerful, to dawn hatsu mei - invention

akarui,akeru setsu mei - explanation ( )

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85 SHUU, TOKI fall (the season), shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday, autumn aki kaze - autumn breeze

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86 KUU , KOU sky, air, empty kara te - karate [lit. empty hand] , kuu ki - air, atmosphere

sora , aku kuu kou - airport

, sora - sky

87 KAI , KE to open doa o akeru - open a door, zen kai - full throttle, fully open

hiraku , hirakeru

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88 A, AKU bad, evil warui mono - a bad fellow,, someone (something) badwarui

sai aku - the worst () aku ma -devil, demon

89 CHOU morning asahi shinbun -Asahi newspaper ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]

asa mai asa - every morning

asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]

90 JI letter (from mo ji -letter the alphabet...), aka juu ji - Red Cross [juu jiis cross]

aza character, mark kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]



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101 I mind, heart, i mi - meaning attention chuu i - warning, caution, be careful

you i - preparation, prepare

i ken - opinion, view

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I more, with, i ka - below, less than, under through, i jou - more than, over, this is all

on account of i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading

103 GEN , GON speech, statement koto ba - word, language , to say hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself

iu , koto word, expression hou gen - dialect

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104 KA , KE house ka zoku - family , sakka - writer, novelist, author

ya , ie ai byou ka -lover of cats,

105 KYUU to hurry kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance tokkyuu -limited express trainisogu oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express

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106 KEN dog ko inu - puppy ban ken - watch dog

inu ai ken ka - lover of dogs

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MAI younger sister

shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)

itoko - cousin (female)

imouto shi mai to shi - sister cities

108 SHIKI , SHOKU color ao iro - blue , ki iro - yellow

iro juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors, different strokes for different folks

109 ON , IN sound on gaku -music , hatsu on - pronunciation

ne , oto fuku in - the Gospel, good news ,

110 IN member, official i in - committee member kai in - member, membership

sha in - company employee



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111 IN institution, byou in - hospital academy i in - (doctor's) clinic

dai gaku in - graduate school

112 IN to drink nomi mono - something to drink, a drink nomi mizu - drinking waternomu nomi hou dai - all you can drink

113 GYO fish nin gyo - mermaid kin gyo - goldfish

uo , sakana tobi uo - flying fish

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114 DOU to move un dou - exercise, movement dou butsu - animalsugoku kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched

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115 GYUU cow, bull gyuu nyuu - milk gyuu niku - beef, cow meat

ushi ushi - cow



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116 KA a song kokka -national anthem to sing ka shi - lyrics, words to music

uta , utau ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play

, tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem

117 SHA to copy, sha shin - photograph take (a photo) sha shin ka -photographer

utsusu sha sei - sketching, drawing from life

118 EI to be reflected, ei ga - movie to project on a eiga kan - the movies, cinema

utsuru , utsusu screen, reflect hou ei - televising

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119 KAI sea, ocean nihon kai - Japan Sea hokkaidou - Hokkaido,

umi the most northern big island of Japan

kai gan - beach, coast

120 BAI sale hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale to sell uri mono - something for sell

uri, uru bai bai - selling & buying,



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121 UN luck, un ga - canal to carry un mei - fate, destiny

hakobu an zen un ten - safe driving

122 JUU , CHOU heavy ki chou - precious, valuable kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes

omoi juu ten - important point, to stress something

123 EI England, English, seki ei - quartz grand ei kai wa - English conversation

hanabusa ei yaku - English translation

ei yuu teki - heroic

124 EKI station (train) eki mae - in front of a station eki in - station attendant

eki ben - station bento (lunch)

125 SHUU end, finish sai shuu - the final, last, closing

shuu sen - end of warowari, tsui shuu den - the last train

, shuu ryou - end, termination



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126 TA many, much, oosugiru - too much frequent ta bun - probably, maybeooi ta moku teki - multi purpose

127 KI get up, wake up haya oki - getting up early omoi okosu - to recall a memory

okiru , okosu ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ... ,

128 OKU roof, house, shop hon ya - book store shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater

ya ya shiki - mansion

129 SOU send ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting nama hou sou - live broadcastokuru sou kin - sending money (through mail...)

130 KYOU teach, faith, kirisuto kyou - Christianity education shuu kyou - religionoshieru yudaya kyou - Judaism

kyou iku - education



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131 DAI , TEI younger brother itoko - cousin , kyou dai - brothers

otouto de shi - disciple, pupil

mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet

132 DOU same, agree, dou i - agreement, same thought equal dou on go - homonymonaji dou ki - same class, same period,

contemporaries

133 SHU , SU Lord, master, ji nushi - landlord, principal matter jou shu - lord of a castle

nushi sou zou shu - Creator

134 SHI think i shi - intention, purpose kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love

omou ryou omoi - mutual love

omoi dasu - to recall, remember

135 SHIN parent, relative, chichi oya - father parent familiar haha oya - mother parent

oya , shitashii ryou shin - parents

, oya yubi - thumb



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136 KA , KE flower ike bana - flower arrangement , hi bana - a spark

hana hana bi - fireworks

hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)

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KA summer natsu yasumi - summer vacation natsu matsuri - summer festival

natsu ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time

138 GA , KAKU picture ei ga - a movie, film , kei kaku - plan, schedule, program

san sui ga - landscape picture

139 KAI world se kai - the world, society se kai ichi - the best in the world

shi kai - field of vision, sight

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BAI buy kai mono - something to buy, shopping bai bai - selling & buying, tradekau kai nush i - the buyer, purchaser



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141 KI return, arrive at, okaerinasai - Welcome home! come home Said when someone comes home

kaeru kaeri michi - the way back home, the road home

ki koku - return to home country

142 DAI generation, price, e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868) substitute, ko dai - ancient days

kawari, kawaru exchange juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19

, age, generation

143 GAKU , RAKU music, comfort, an raku - ease, comfort, ease on gaku - music

tanoshii gakki - a musical instrument

144 FUU , FU wind, air, style kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze, tai fuu - typhoon

kaze nihon fuu - Japanese style

145 TAI lend kane kashi - money lending kashi ya - a house for rentkasu chotto kashite kudasai

- Let me borrow ___ for a sec



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151 KAN China kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters kan bun - Chinese literature

han kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary

152 KAN building, palace ei ga kan - movie theater to sho kan - libraryyakata sui zoku kan - aquarium

153 GEN , GAN beginning, origin moto moto - originally, mi moto - ID, a person's identity

moto ji gen - dimension

154 KOU think, consider , kou ko gaku - archaeology a thought kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider

kangaeru , kangae ii kangae - a good thought

155 CHAKU , IYAKU to wear ama gi - rain wear, uwa gi - a coat, jacket

kiru tou chaku - to arrive



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156 KYUU , KU research, study ken kyuu - research ken kyuu kai - research societykiwameru kyuu mei - investigation

157 KYO , KO past, gone, leave sugi saru - to pass, ka ko - the past

saru sute saru - to abandon (ship)

158 KYOU , KEI capital tou kyou - Tokyo , pekin - Beijing, China

miyako jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)

159 KYOU , GOU strong kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy , ben kyou - study

tsuyoi sai kyou - the strongest

160 GYOU , GOU business, vocation ei gyou - business, trade, karu waza - acrobatics

waza san gyou - industry



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161 SETSU , SAI cut, cut off shin setsu - kindness, tsume kiri - (finger) nail clippers

kiru fumi kiri - railway crossing

162 KIN , KON near, early sai kin - recently, kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)

chikai chika goro - recently, lately

kin jo - neighborhood

163 GIN silver kin gin - gold & silver gin kou - bank

shirogane

jun gin - pure silver

164 KOU , KU mouth de guchi - exit, kara kuchi - spicy taste

kuchi jin kou - population

165 KOU , KU , GU craft, construction jin kou - manmade, artificial, , dai ku - carpenter

kou jou - factory



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166 KOKU black an koku - darkness shiro kuro - black and white

kuro , kuroi makkuro - pitch black,

167 KEI plan, measure kei kaku - plan, scheme to kei - watch, clockhakaru on do ke - thermometer

168 KEN study of, sharpen ken kyuu - research ken kyuu sei - research studenttogu ken shuu - training

169 KEN , KON build ken koku - founding of a nation, ni kai date - a 2 story building

tateru sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction

170 KEN testing, examine, shi ken - exam, test effect jikken - experiment

tamesu tai ken - (personal) experience



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171 KO old tsukai furusu - to wear out something kou ko gaku - archaeology

furui furu hon ya - used bookstore

172 KOU wide, broad hiro ba - an opened space, plaza kou koku - advertisement

hiroi, hiromeru kou hou - public relations, publicity,

173 SHIN heart, mind ai koku shin - patriotism an shin - relief, peace of mind

kokoro i shin den shin - telepathy

shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret motive

174 SHI test, try, nyuu shi - entrance examination experiment ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm)

kokoromiru , tamesu sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test ,

175 TOU solution, answer mon dou - questions and answers ou tou - reply, answer

kotaeru , kotae kai tou - answer, solution ,



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176 JI , ZU matter, thing, shi goto - work, fact, business dai ji - important

koto ka ji - housework

ki ji - article (newspaper)

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TEN revolve, un ten - driving turn around i ten - transfer, moving

kai ten - revolution, rotate

178 SAKU , SA make, produce, sakka - author, writer, prepare te zukuri - handmadetsukuru tou saku - plagiarism

179 CHA , SA tea o cha - Japanese tea, green tea, u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea

mugi cha - barley tea

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SOU fast, early haya kuchi - talk fast asa hayai - early morninghayai sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound)



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181 SHI stop kin shi - prohibited, not allowed tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in

tomaru , tomeru , tome chuu shi - suspension, interruption,,

182 JI , SHI oneself doku ji - original, peculiar , ji ei - self-defensemizukara ji ga ji san - praising one's own work

183 SHI , JI official, serve, hou shi - service, attendance , attend shi age - finished, end

tsukaeru shi goto - work

184 SHI death, die uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action chi shi - lethal, fatal

shinu hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic

185 SHI begin kai shi - commencement, begin sue shi jyuu - forever

hajimeru hajimemashite - nice to meet you



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186 SHI use ten shi - angel tai shi - ambassador

tsukau , tsukai tsukai yasui - easy to use,

187 SHI I, me, private shi sho bako - post office box shi ji - personal affairs

watashi , watakushi

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188 CHI , JI ground, earth igoko chi - comfort , u chuu ki chi - space station

gen zai chi - you are here on a map,

present location

189 JI hold, have ki mochi - feeling, mood okane mochi - rich man

motsu , moteru chikara mochi - strong man,

190 SHITSU quality, matter, shitsu mon - question substance hin shitsu - quality

jisshitsu - substance, essence



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191 SHITSU room, chamber misshitsu - hidden room kyou shitsu - classroom

muro on shitsu - greenhouse

192 HIN goods, article, kuruma you hin - car parts elegance, dignity ge hin - vulgar, indecentshina ke shou hin - cosmetics

193 SHA company, firm, sha kai - society office kai sha - office, company

yashiro shuppan sha - publisher

194 SHA someone, person i sha - medical doctor gaku sha - a scholar

mono gei sha - Geisha, woman performer

195 SHU , ZU hand kara te - Karate heta - not good at, poor at

te jou zu - good at, excells at

te gami - letter (postal)



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196 SHUU week isshuu kan - one week sen shuu - last week

rai shuu - next week

shuu matsu - weekend

197 SHUU , JU learn ren shuu - practice, ji shuu - self study

narau fuku shuu - review, study again

198 JUU , CHUU live, reside, dwell juu sho - (mailing) address, i shoku juu - necessities of life,

sumu clothing, food, and housing

i juu - migration

199 SHUN spring (season) haru yasumi - spring break sho shun - early spring

haru sei shun - youth

200 SEI , SHOU correct, justice, sei kai - correct, right kai sei - revisement, amendment

tadashii shou gatsu - the New Year



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201 SHOU few, little shou shou omachi kudasai Please wait a moment

sukunai, sukoshi shou nen - youth, boy

, shou gakkou - elementary school

202 JOU location, place ba sho - a place, area suki- jou - ski areachou , ba chuu sha jou - parking lot

203 CHI to know, wisdom chi e - wisdom chi ji - governor

shiru koku chi - announcement, notice

204 SHIN true, reality sha shin - photograph makkura - pitch black

ma , makoto makotoni - really, truely ,

205 ZU , TO map, drawing, chi zu - map, plan, unexpected ai zu - sign, signal

e , hakaru i to - intention, aim,



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206 SEI , SE generation, world, se kai - the world, society sei ki - century

yo jin sei - life

207 SEKI evening yuu gata - evening yuu yake - sunset

yuu yuu shoku - dinner

208 SOU run kyou sou - race dassou - escape, desertion

hashiru nige hashiru - to run away

209 ZOKU tribe, family min zoku - tribe ka zoku - family

kaku ka zoku - nuclear family

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CHUU pour, flow into, chuu i - caution, warning concentrate on chuu mon - order (restaurant...)

sosogu , sasu chuu sha - injection, a shot,



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211 DEN rice field yu den - oil field ta ue - rice planting

ta inaka - the country (irreg. pron)

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DAI , TAI stand, stage, bu tai - stage

, pedestal tai fuu - taiphoon

dai dokoro - kitchen

213 TAI wait, depend on matte kudasai - please wait a sec ki tai - expectations, hopes

matsu , machi shou tai - invitation

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214 DAI topic, subject shuku dai - homework wa dai - topic, subject

mon dai - problem

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DO , TO , TAKU degree, time, ichi do - one time, once

,, times occurred on do - temperature

tabi kon do - next time


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216 RITSU , RYUU , to stand ken ritsu - prefectural, doku ritsu - independence

tatsu hi tachi - Hitachi company

217 RYO trip, travel ryo kou - trip tabi bito - a travellertabi ryo ken - passport

218 RYOKU, RIKI power, strength, chikara mochi- strong person, exertion nou ryoku - ability

chikara kyou ryoku - cooperation

219 CHUU noon, daytime hiru ne - a nap chuu shoku - lunch, noonmeal

hiru hiru yasumi - lunch break, noon break

220 CHOU town, village minato machi - port city chou min - townspeople

machi chou kai - town council


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221 CHOU bird yaki tori - grilled chicken isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds -

tori to kill 2 birds with one stone

ko tori - a small bird

222 TEN store, shop kai ten - the opening of a shop kissaten - coffee shopmise ten in - attendant, clerk of the store

223 MON question, ask, mon dai - problem problem shitsu mon - question

tou gi mon - question, doubt, problem

224 TOU winter tou min - hibernation, winter sleep fuyu yasumi - winter vacation

fuyu tou ki - winter season

225 DOU , TOU way, road, street, ma gari michi - a winding road , course kaeri michi - the way home

michi kata michi - a one way (trip)


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226 DOU hall nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company shoku dou sha - dining car

shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria

227 TOKU special toku betsu - special toku ni - especially, particularly

toku gi - special skill

228 NIKU meat hi niku - irony, ironic gyuu niku - beef

kin niku - muscle

229 YA , SHO plains, field ara no - wasteland, wilderness , ya kyuu - baseball

no nagano ken - Nagano prefecture

230 HATSU depart, start from, shuppatsu - depart, leave to happen baku hatsu - explosion

abaku , tatsu hakken - discovery

, hatsu mei - invention


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231 HAN meal, cooked rice go han - rice, meal asa go han - breakfast

meshi sui han ki - rice cooker

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BYOU ill, sick

byou ki

- sick

byou in - hospitalyamai , yamu kyuu byou - sudden illness,

233 FU , BU non-, negative, fu ka nou - impossible , bad fu an - uneasy, unsure

fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice

234 FUKU clothing, obey you fuku - western style clothes i fuku - clothes

fuku juu - obedience

235 BUTSU , MOTSU thing, matter, shoku butsu - plant life, object mono gatari - story, legend

mono tabe mono - something to eat


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236 BUN , MON sentence, literature bun mei - civilization, bun ka - culture

fumi , aya bun gu - stationery

, bun shou - a sentence

237 BETSU separate, another, bessou - a second house specially toku betsu - special

wakareru , wakeru betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly ,

238 BEN exertion ben kyou - study fu ben kyou - idleness

tsutomeru ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying

239 MOKU , BOKU eye hito me bore - love at first sight, moku teki - purpose, goal

me hidari me - left eye

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YOU use, service, shi you - use

business you shi - paper, formmochiiru you i - prepare

you jin bou - body gaurd



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