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· Upper Intermediate
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· Upper Intermediate
General-purpose nouns spanning multiple topics.
120 words
outline, synopsis
(1) flower arrangement
latitude (navigation)
English-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)
chimney
princess
probability
a burner, origin of a fire
place, point, part
katakana
god
money order, exchange
roof tile
sign, signboard, doorplate, poster
Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)
allowance, grant, supply
fishing (industry)
empty ~
sky, air
combination
public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
horse racing
present, incumbent
prefectural office
arable land
seat, bench
menu, program, schedule
calamity, misfortune
index, indices
arithmetic
producing area
one's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))
private railway
paper money, notes, bills
closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance
editorial, leading article
penmanship
terminus, last stop (e.g train)
economizing ~
focus, point
worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman
workplace
layman, amateur, novice
core, heart, wick, marrow
vacuum, hollow, empty
myth, legend
sumo wrestling
earthenware, crockery, china
line, track, roadbed
zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals
Prime Minister
character, qualities, genius
ancestor(s)
abacus
~th
rice planting
waterfall
a sigh
coal mine, coal pit
(1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage
paddy field, farm
friend, acquaintance
rice bowl, tea cup, teacup
immediately following
just before
diameter
end (e.g., of street)
rope
connection, link, relationship
grain
fingernail or toenail, claw, talon, hoof
gloss, glaze
marks, points, score, runs
theft, robbery
lamp oil, kerosene
characteristic, feature
aim
efficiency
glue, paste, starch
scales, weighing machine
chopsticks
underwear
to depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
fireworks
bride
fragment, splinter, broken piece
elbow
writer, author
pupil (of eye)
a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
skin
beauty of figure or form
sign, mark, symbol
surface mail (ship)
father and mother, parents
(n) broom
(1) farm (livestock), (2) pasture land, meadow, grazing land
the head, the foremost, beginning
(ticket) window
perfect score
for one's self, personally
infinite
group, crowd, flock, herd
(abbr) alarm-clock
at present, now
mark, sign, landmark
criterion, aim
table of contents
storage room
(1) (Japanese) maple
burn, scald
directing arrow
steam, vapour
teacup
lava
term, terminology
use, usefulness
next ~
fisherman
brick
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