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· Upper Intermediate
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· Upper Intermediate
General-purpose nouns spanning multiple topics.
120 words
milli-, 10^-3
after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter
on and after, hereafter, thereafter
be lost, peace, hide, mistake, beautiful, in turn
year before last
water well
container, case, receptacle
upper ~
(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)
(humble) aunt (older than one's parent)
(hon) aunt
meeting hall, assembly hall
passage, place, point, part
underline, underscore
(n) alias, pseudonym, pen name
kana orthography, syllabary spelling
razor
New Year's Day
crown, diadem, first, best
communist ~
month (last third of)
drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage
geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs
achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed
transportation facilities
effect, efficacy, validity, potency
the Japanese syllabary
this, current
re ~
two days before yesterday, three days ago
a little while ago
author, authoress
sliced raw fish
year after next
triangle, triangular
Shitamachi, lower parts of town
(gram) subject
(one's own) husband
first ~
first 10 days of month
refined, elegant, well-mannered
assistant professor
(human) life
dwelling, house, residence, address
former, late ~, past ~
around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after
complete works
month before last
2 weeks before
ancestor
pointed end, tip, fine point
head, lead, vanguard, first
storehouse, warehouse, godown
pronoun
second third of a month
in the middle, half-way
low ~
exit and entrance
be finished, ready, made for, cut out
meeting, reception
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners
porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top
phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line
middle finger
such and such, What?
roadside tree, row of trees
up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent
riding past (one's station)
haiku poetry
seal (used for signature)
one ~
index finger
pedestrian traffic
writing paper, stationery
neighbourhood, vicinity, environs
vice ~
adverb
brushy, brush
platform
brooch
program
amount, quantity
soldier, sailor
villa; vacation home; summer cottage
helicopter
(abbr) pliers (lit: pinchers)
health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
poster
mask
a winter scarf
marathon
multistory apartment house, condominium
new moon, crescent moon
sewing machine
milli-
meter (clock)
menu
motor
a fashion model
monorail
event, festivities, function
rush hour
launch, lunch
(1) running, (2) tank top
rhythm
liter
report, paper
ribbon
both ~
raincoat
recreation
leisure
chain of islands
lens
romanization, Roman letters
romanization, Roman letters (alphabet)
locker
lobby
discount, reduction, rebate
one-piece dress
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