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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to ask, to enquire, to inquire; to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
to paint, to spread, to plaster, to apply (cream, lotion), to smear, to lacquer, to varnish, to put up (wallpaper)
to shine, to glitter, to be bright
to win, to gain victory
embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, shy; disgraceful, shameful
to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski; to slip, to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position), to be demoted; to bomb (when telling a joke), to fall flat; to slide (move)
to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten; to give in (to), to yield, to succumb, to give way, to surrender, to be overcome (with); to be inferior (to), to be second (to), to be outdone (by); to get a rash (from), to come out in a rash; to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing for another), to confuse
seeing, looking at
to lift up, to hold up, to raise; to give, to present, to offer; to do (for someone)
dentist
to apologize (apologise); to refuse, to decline; to be unable to bear, to be defeated (by), to be at a loss, to be stumped (by)
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(explanation); innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point, main point, good part (of something); weakling, weak person; try
rare, uncommon, unusual, curious; new, novel; fine, nice, splendid, precious
lost article, thing left behind; leaving something behind, forgetting something
lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond; to pass (of time), to elapse; to have expired, to have ended, to be over; to exceed, to surpass, to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary; to reform, to revise, to amend