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 think, to consider, to believe, to reckon; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want; to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love; to recall, to remember
sure, certain, positive, definite; reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact; If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
feeling, mood
sudden, abrupt, unexpected; urgent, pressing; steep, sharp, precipitous; rapid, swift, fast; emergency, crisis, danger; urgency, hurrying, haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
air, atmosphere; mood, situation; someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all
(not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, (not) in any way, (not) at all
blood; blood, ancestry, lineage, stock; (the) blood, feelings, passions
principal, head teacher, headmaster, headmistress
senior high school student
regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, vexing
address (of a home, business, etc.), residence, domicile
primary school, elementary school, grade school
novel, story, (work of) fiction
son; penis
graduation, completion (of a course); moving on (from), outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.), quitting
art museum, art gallery
always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
flavor, flavour, taste; charm, appeal, uniqueness, attractiveness; experience, taste (e.g. of victory); smart, clever, witty, strange; aji, position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game(explanation)
substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing; stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor; compensation, exchange, return; another helping, second helping, seconds, refill; upcoming program, upcoming programme