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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all, every
thank you, thanks
considerably, fairly, quite, rather, pretty
each, respectively
by chance, by accident, accidentally, happen to (be, do), unexpectedly, casually; occasionally, once in a while, now and then
consequence, outcome, result, blame, fault
here and there, various places, all around, all over, everywhere, throughout; muddled, confused, in the wrong order, back to front
with a clash, with a thud, with a bang, with a flop; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending), abruptly (coming to a halt)
pole; climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
each other, one another
to that extent, to that degree, so much, so
translation, version (e.g. "English version")
yes, indeed, well; ha!; what?, huh?; sigh
lower reaches (of a river); bottom, lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses; end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
tax
stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint, cheapskate, tightwad, niggard; shabby, cheap, mangy, poor, paltry; petty, narrow-minded, mean-spirited, small-minded; bad luck, ill omen, misfortune, jinx
un-, non-; bad ..., poor ...
as expected, sure enough, just as one thought; after all (is said and done), in the end, as one would expect, in any case; too, also, as well, likewise, (not) either; still, as before; all the same, even so, still, nonetheless
if possible
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)