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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preface, introduction, preamble
yearning, longing, aspiration, adoration, admiration
troublesome, annoying, complicated
compensation, indemnification, reparation, restitution, recompense
whole house, whole audience
to pass (the night), to spend; to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose; to prove, to verify
staying up late, sitting up late at night, keeping late hours
tea ceremony, chanoyu
customary use, common usage, general usage
to get strong, to gain strength
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged
to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level; to give, to offer, to consecrate; to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
look (in someone's eyes), expression (of the eyes), eyes
to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice; to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to; to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
trade-in, part exchange
incision, operation, section
contempt, scorn, disdain, despising, looking down on, slighting
particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word(explanation)