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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eyelid
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness; inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)
radical (of a kanji character)
busy (phone); in talks, discussion underway
to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
gap, opening, aperture, crevice, crack, chink, space; spare moment, interval, break; unguarded moment, carelessness, chink in one's armor, weak spot
rounding (off; a number), rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views), converging to a common opinion
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another; to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate; to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)
impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash
chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser
brave, valiant, gallant, courageous; stirring, vigorous, rousing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off; to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with; to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
speed
longitude
to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
sour, acid