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 get free (from), to be freed, to be released
each, individual
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent; extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton; disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy; incredibly, really, so, super
to be profitable, to yield a profit
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude
to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to melt, to liquefy, to soften (e.g. through heat), to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid), to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time), to be wasted, to melt away
to abbreviate, to abridge, to shorten; to omit, to leave out; to take, to capture, to steal
to be popular, to come into fashion; to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic; to flourish, to thrive
as one would expect, just as you'd expect (from), just like (someone); still, all the same, after all; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to amass, to accumulate, to store; to leave unpaid
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool; to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow; to peek through, to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
brick
cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious; bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear
candle
to sniff, to smell
to whisper, to murmur; to rumor, to rumour