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 shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway; to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
solution (liquid)
moat, fosse, trench, ditch; underground air-raid shelter, dugout
burning low, waning, declining
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument), reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
meter, gauge
to be related, to be connected, to be joined together; to result in, to lead to, to bring about
consultation, conference, discussion, counsel
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess, -ette
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness; water vapor (vapour), steam; dropsy, edema, oedema
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong; skilled, proficient, adept; master, expert
to throw down, to throw out, to stretch out (one's legs); to abandon, to resign; to give freely, to give generously, to sacrifice (e.g. one's life); to start to throw
seizure, confiscation, impounding, sequestration, forfeiture
unconditionally, as a rule
one part, one portion, one section
idle complaint, grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow; to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath); to connect (stones)
collecting, gathering
to resemble closely
social life, social intercourse