Welcome to the 10th and final step of the Japanese Core 1000, a series covering the 1,000 most commonly used words in Japanese. Mastering these 1,000 items and sentences will give you the vocabulary and sentence patterns to function in most everyday situations.
何か [なにか]
something, some
Pronoun向こう [むこう]
over there, on the other side
Noun真ん中 [まんなか]
center, middle (casual)
Noun遠く [とおく]
far away, at a distance
Adverb横 [よこ]
side, width across
Nounつまらない
boring, dull
Adjective素晴らしい [すばらしい]
excellent, wonderful
Adjective毎年 [まいとし]
every year (colloquial)
Noun来月 [らいげつ]
next month
Noun日時 [にちじ]
date and time
Noun夕方 [ゆうがた]
early evening, at dusk
Noun通る [とおる]
pass, go through
Verb自動車 [じどうしゃ]
automobile
Noun慣れる [なれる]
grow accustomed to, get used to
Verb撮る [とる]
take (a photograph), film
Verbやっと
at last, finally (used only for a good outcome)
Adverbどんどん
knock, bang
Adverb並べる [ならべる]
line up, arrange
Verb逃げる [にげる]
escape, run away
Verb渡す [わたす]
hand over, give
Verb値段 [ねだん]
price
Noun両方 [りょうほう]
both
Noun約束 [やくそく]
promise, vow
Verbal Noun一部 [いちぶ]
part
Nounラジオ
radio
Noun入院 [にゅういん]
be hospitalized
Verbal Nounニュース
news
Noun旅行 [りょこう]
travel, trip
Verbal Noun用意 [ようい]
preparation
Verbal Noun伸びる [のびる]
stretch, grow
Verbパーティー
party
Verbal Nounビール
beer
Noun早く [はやく]
early, soon
Adverb番組 [ばんぐみ]
program
Nounビデオ
video
Noun増やす [ふやす]
increase (something), add (something)
Verb振る [ふる]
wave, shake
Verb迎える [むかえる]
welcome, receive (a visitor)
Verb無理 [むり]
unreasonable, impossible
Adjectival Noun珍しい [めずらしい]
rare, scarce
Adjective有名 [ゆうめい]
famous
Adjectival Noun喜ぶ [よろこぶ]
be happy, be delighted
Verb留学 [りゅうがく]
study abroad
Verbal Noun料理 [りょうり]
cooking
Verbal Noun野菜 [やさい]
vegetable
Noun分かれる [わかれる]
be divided, split off
Verb特別 [とくべつ]
special
Adjectival Noun理由 [りゆう]
reason, excuse
Noun自由 [じゆう]
freedom
Adjectival Noun方向 [ほうこう]
direction, course
Noun残る [のこる]
remain, be left over
Verbビル
building
Nounまとめる
gather together, put in order
Verb流れる [ながれる]
flow, run
Verbセーター
sweater
Nounシャツ
shirt
Noun洗濯 [せんたく]
laundry, washing
Verbal Noun間違える [まちがえる]
make a (careless) mistake, fail at (something)
Verbアイスクリーム
ice cream
Noun乾く [かわく]
become dry
Verb冷める [さめる]
cool off
Verb色々 [いろいろ]
a variety of
Adjectival Noun持って行く [もっていく]
take, bring
Verb着替える [きがえる]
change clothes
Verb石鹸 [せっけん]
soap
Noun野球 [やきゅう]
baseball
Noun昼食 [ちゅうしょく]
lunch
Noun朝食 [ちょうしょく]
breakfast (formal)
Noun眠る [ねむる]
sleep, lie idle
Verb初め [はじめ]
first, beginning (in terms of time passage)
Noun火 [ひ]
fire, flame
Noun西 [にし]
west, western
Noun東 [ひがし]
east, eastern
Noun南 [みなみ]
south
Noun夕食 [ゆうしょく]
supper, dinner
Nounなかなか
pretty, considerably
Adverb励ます [はげます]
encourage, cheer up
Verb涙 [なみだ]
tear
Noun夢 [ゆめ]
dream
Noun職場 [しょくば]
place of work, office
Noun隣 [となり]
next to, next door
Nounマンション
apartment, residential building
Nounエレベーター
elevator
Noun窓 [まど]
window
Noun押す [おす]
push, press down
Verb入学 [にゅうがく]
enter a school, matriculate
Verbal Noun戸 [と]
door, sliding door
Noun通り [とおり]
street, road
Noun亡くなる [なくなる]
die, pass away
Verb夫婦 [ふうふ]
husband and wife, married couple
Noun女性 [じょせい]
woman, female (formal)
Noun森 [もり]
forest
Nounトラック
truck
Nounレコード
record
Noun熱 [ねつ]
heat, fever
Nounページ
page
Noun踊る [おどる]
dance
Verb長さ [ながさ]
length
Noun厚さ [あつさ]
thickness
Noun秘密 [ひみつ]
secret, privacy
Adjectival Noun
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