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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mistake, error, blunder; Miss, Ms.; unmarried woman; myth
milk; infant formula, formula, baby milk; condensed milk
note, memo, memorandum
member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)
humor, humour, joke
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast), sailing boat, sailboat
lighter; writer
racket, paddle (in table-tennis)
rocket; locket
wine
beer
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.), in front of
chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip; chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly
to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained
properly, accurately, exactly, precisely, regularly; neatly, tidily, orderly
tough, hard, severe, demanding, harsh; determined, strong-minded, forceful, formidable, fierce; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol), severe, intense; (too) tight, constricting, close; extreme, unusually strong
soundly (sleeping), fast (asleep)
so, like this, in this way, this much, to this extent
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved; neat, tidy, clean; frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light; completely, entirely; not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all; nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful
roughly, approximately, round about, more or less; cursorily, briefly, quickly, lightly, roughly