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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forest; shrine grove
parent, parents, mother and father; dealer, banker; founder, inventor; (pet) owner; key, parent (organization), main; ancestor, forefather
the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago; the past ten years, the past decade
explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
earthquake
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
she, her; girlfriend
to compare, to make a comparison (between); to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average; normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly; local train, train that stops at every station
literature
wall, partition; barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
law, legislation, act
dream; dream, hope, wish, aspiration, ambition; unrealistic aspiration, daydream, pipe dream; delusion, illusion; fleeting thing, something short-lived
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman); unmarried woman; Miss; -ess, -ette
use, utilization, utilisation, application
wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket; bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
for example, for instance, e.g.
contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message; connection (with a train, bus, etc.), joining (a railway line, etc.), meeting; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.), relation, link
sound, noise; (musical) note; fame
on the way, en route; in the middle of, midway, halfway
to choose, to select, to pick (out)