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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wet through, drenched
too large (clothing), baggy, loose-fitting; bulging, warping; parp, toot, blast
dangling, swaying, swinging; (walking) leisurely, aimlessly, strolling, wandering, rambling; idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly
to become dim, to become blurred
complicated, complex, intricate, confusing, difficult, troublesome
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)
airmail, air mail
to be truant, to slack off, to play hooky, to skip school, to cut class, to skip out
misprint
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant
with, by, by means of; because of, on account of, for, due to; on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today); adds emphasis to preceding word; in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and; therefore, and so, hence
easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject); to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
member
liar, fibber; lying
smoky; awkward, uncomfortable, ill at ease
to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder; to be hazy, to look dim
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
chemical combination
synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you; by all means, without fail