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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case, occasion, situation, circumstances
mathematics
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing, clothes
injection, jab, shot
polite, courteous, civil; careful, close, thorough, conscientious
rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown
to steal; to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.), to watch and learn; to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
double, twice (as much); times (as much), -fold; 1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n
ryokan, traditional Japanese inn
foodstuff, groceries
rooftop
fire, conflagration
to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on); to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration; to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect; to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan; to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine; to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise; to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
auditorium, lecture hall
grandmother
geography
to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple; to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away; to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork); to die, to be killed; to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under; to be defeated (in a game), to lose; to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet(explanation); round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind); to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of); to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner; to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing; to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful; to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low); to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell); to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill); to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick); to give in; to confess, to own up; to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end); to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee; to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart); to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated; to come in (of money); to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious; to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash; to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline; to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); to die (of an animal)