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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omission, leaving out; abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement, shortening (e.g. of a name)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.), current use, circulation, currency, validity (e.g. of a ticket); to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking), to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to apply, to be valid, to pass (for), to do well, to get by; going in and out, entrance and exit
soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
to translate, to interpret
infancy; childish, infantile, immature, primitive
receipt (of money), receiving
here and there, in places
to be prolonged, to drag on, to take a long time, to persist, to linger
vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude
even number
paste, glue; clothing starch
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate
pressing, urging, demanding, demand
steam, vapour, vapor
division into equal parts, equal parts
to set free, to let go, to release; to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch
underwear, underclothes, lingerie, chemise, singlet
each time, every time, always, often; thank you for your continued patronage, thank you for your support, greetings!, welcome!, hello!; hello, I'm coming in
superior, superiors, senior
burn, scald; getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)(figurative)
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger; middle toe, third toe