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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that way, that direction, over there, yonder; that (one); that person; there, over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation); distant place, faraway land
however, but
again, once more, once again, another time, some other time; also, too, as well, likewise; on the other hand, while; and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore; or, otherwise; really, how, (what, why) on earth; some time (in the future); indirect
this; last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this; you (as in "you liar")
20 years old; twenty
and, like that
this, this one; this person; now, this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence; I, me
which, what (way)
aunt
match (contest); matching (with), going well (with)
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
I, me; you; manservant
to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital
space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch; period of time (during, while), duration, interval; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between), relationship; midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground; due to, because of
city
to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit; to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside, exterior; appearance; public; first half (of an inning), top (of an inning); cover (for tatami mats, etc.); foreground; Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; (the) day, daytime, daylight; date, deadline; (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood); case (esp. unfortunate), event