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 be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp; to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake; to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful; to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute; to be satisfying; to become frigid, to become intensely cold
to point at
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last; possessed, held; rich, wealthy, affluent
naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
conceit, vanity, pride, self-importance, egotism
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
or, otherwise
a little less than, a little under, slightly fewer than; weakness, the weak, low (setting); -lower (seismic intensity)
to surround, to encircle, to enclose; to fawn over (someone), to play up to, to curry favor with
to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
especially, particularly, unusually, above all; additionally
to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
the defensive; passive attitude, passivity, passiveness; the passive, passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
various, many, several; all kinds of things, various things, large number of people; both; many, various, all; together
still more, even more, all the more; still less, even less
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends; upside-down
form, shape, appearance; state, condition, circumstances; letter, correspondence