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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general public, the masses
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
junior college, vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs(explanation)
relay, hook-up; relay broadcasting
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral; to corner, to force someone into doing; to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge; to run on (e.g. lines in printing); to have two strikes
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down; catching up, overtaking
(compulsory) retirement age, age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age), mandatory retirement; minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)
exhibition, display
view, outlook, prospect
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
debate, discussion
winning a prize, placing (high; in a contest)
duty, function, office, mission, task, role
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
judgement, judgment, decision, ruling, finding, adjudication, verdict, call
taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven
tail (of an animal), cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
beach, seashore; captured pieces, captured stones; Yokohama; riverbank, riverside
unfair, unjust, wrongful, improper, unreasonable, unwarranted, unjustified, undeserved, undue
closing, closure; shutdown, lockout
defense, defence, pleading, advocacy