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 board (a train, plane, etc.), to get into (a car), to get on (a bus), to go on board, to get aboard; to march into, to enter, to arrive (at, in)
helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)
feebleness, weakness
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to; to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit; to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
to install, to equip, to mount, to fix (in place), to set up
overview, outline, rough summary
purity, innocence
revolution, rotation; turn, turning, U-turn; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
send specially, special envoy
coordinate, coordinates
rain gear
preliminary investigation, preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class), going over one's lessons (in advance), studying ahead
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive
counter for books; volume
to tailor, to make (clothing); to train, to bring up; to make it seem like, to pass off; to turn into a play or movie; to prepare, to send, to despatch
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control; to be at peace, to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
to walk, to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience; to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)
pardon, forgiveness, forbearance