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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how, how much, to what extent; no matter how (much), however
because, the reason is, if you want to know why
at leisure, in a relaxed manner, in a carefree manner, quietly, peacefully; to relax, to take it easy, to chill
tightly, closely; exactly, precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited), ideally
dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely; absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly; idly, aimlessly; absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now; tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat; well ..., I think ..., it would seem ..., you might say ..., Hmmm, I guess so ...; oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!
slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure; easily (e.g. in time), well, sufficiently, amply, with time to spare; well (e.g. sleep), comfortably
jet aeroplane, jet airplane
mischief, prank, trick, practical joke; mischievous, naughty; pastime, hobby; playing with (e.g. a lighter), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with; lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape
idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill; draft, rough copy; expectation; desk, stand
throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat; government position, court rank; social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung; grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank; position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
to hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover; to disappear (behind), to be hidden (by), to be covered, to go out of sight; to live in seclusion, to retire (from the world); to be unknown (e.g. of a talent), to be undiscovered, to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning); to pass away (of a person of high position)
feather, plume, down; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers; fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
lovely, sweet, pretty, cute, adorable
to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack; to unsew, to unstitch; to solve, to work out, to answer; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease; to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege); to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss; to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
to be solved, to be worked out; to come loose, to come untied, to come undone; to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. of a ban), to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.); to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be allayed, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
injury, wound; mistake, accident, loss
ash, ashes
forehead, brow
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; irresistible, tremendous, out of this world; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do, cannot get enough of
time, pause; space; room