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 beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune
exceedingly, extremely, decisively
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list; to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into; to ruin, to squander, to empty; to drink (alcohol)
to bless, to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
to chip, to nick, to break, to crack; to lack
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon, to do continuously; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix; honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific affix; honorific prefix; august; beautiful; august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods), imperial, divine
to deceive, to cheat, to swindle; to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away; to embezzle, to pocket
official, governmental, formal; public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common; being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ...
dirt, filth, grime
irresponsible, perfunctory, careless; lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague; (already) enough; considerably, quite, rather, pretty
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for; to put on an air, to assume an attitude; to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal; to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign; to plan, to scheme
to load (a gun, etc.), to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
now (when it is already much too late), at this stage; afresh, anew, again
re-, again
already, now; no longer, not any more
to judge, to try, to sit in judgement (on), to decide (on)