JLPT Vocabulary
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Master essential Japanese words organized by JLPT level. Each entry includes readings, meanings, and example sentences to help you learn effectively.
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timetable, schedule
retirement (from work), leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person, retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
short wave
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
attendance
in very small pieces
one's share, one's portion
character, traits, ethos
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes
check (against), collation (with), comparison, verification
to act (a part), to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.), to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder), to disgrace oneself, to do something conspicuously, to make a scene; to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do; to do ... completely, to do ... entirely
height above sea level
deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, lack, want, dearth, scarcity
vigorous, healthy, sound
expert, professional, master, connoisseur; woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
employee, servant
to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up; to rouse, to get excited
to dress up
neutralization, neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison), counteraction
to run away, to flee, to make off, to take to one's heels, to escape; to start to run away