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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a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, a pinch, some; a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a second
open sea; Okinawa
school term, semester
humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits; safety, health, well-being, one's situation; in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper
determination, resolution
to hate, to dislike, to loathe, to abhor; to avoid; to disregard, to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
sign, signal, cue
depending on; as soon as, immediately after, upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order, program, programme, precedence; circumstances, course of events, state of things; reason
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest; wholly, entirely, completely, totally; extremely, very
wonderful, splendid, magnificent
to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms); to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program); to braid, to plait; to grapple, to wrestle; to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance; to set (e.g. type); to issue (e.g. money order)
whole year, all year round, throughout the year; always, all the time, perpetually; during an era; second-year kindergarten student; middle of a year
to burn, to get fired up
invention; intelligent, clever, smart
(unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1(literal); (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
manners, courtesy, etiquette
to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach; to be compensated, to make up for one's losses
quotation, citation, reference
injury, harm, evil influence, damage
ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building