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 close, to shut
to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused; to meet up (with friends), to hang out; to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.); to go to (for pleasure or for study); to tease (someone), to play (with); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
to meet, to encounter, to see; to have an accident, to have a bad experience
to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember; to learn, to pick up, to acquire; to feel; to think, to regard
year after next
to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled, to be banished
to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with); to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be mistaken; to become abnormal, to go wrong; isn't it?, wasn't it?
(flower) vase
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison); to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle; to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist; to turn; to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
to begin, to start, to commence; to happen (again), to begin (anew); to date (from), to originate (in)
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing; (emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
when, at what time, how soon; normal times, ordinary days
thick, deep, heavy; kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful; serious (of an illness); abundant
tonight, this evening
to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary; to become worn out (of a well-used object); to starve
to line up, to stand in a line; to rival, to match, to equal
to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances