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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copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript; cc (on e-mails), carbon copy
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with; to rear, to look after
right above, just above, directly above, directly overhead
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear; to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on; to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
to read out, to read aloud, to call out; to finish reading, to read through
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt; to decrease (e.g. speed); (of a market price) to go down slightly
returning (home) to Tokyo, returning to the capital
dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts), exaggeration, dramatization, embroidery
foolish, stupid, silly
groin, thigh, crotch, crutch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
directions, instructions, orders, command
to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome), to come to, to end with
worship, adoration, admiration, cult
to spring, to bound, to bounce; to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively; to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.); to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
intuition, instinct, hunch
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
special skill
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
innocent, simple-minded