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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the other way
to bite off, to gnaw through
drying, dried
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
deep emotion, being filled with emotion
presence, dignity; corpulence, obesity
mansion, palace, manor house, castle; nobleman, noblewoman, lord, master, dignitary; cabin (on a boat or carriage), large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house); large houseboat (oft. used for tours and pastime activities); temporary residence
loom
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant), to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
disposition, nature
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to rebuke, to scold, to tell off, to find fault, to harp on, to reprove; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to rot, to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to give; to do ...
to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small; to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful; to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire; to be dumbfounded, to be confounded, to be stunned, to be fed up (with), to be defeated, to be beaten
still more, to say nothing of, not to mention; still less
to freeze, to congeal; to concentrate one's attention on, to devote oneself to something, to ponder, to meditate
to congeal, to gelatinize, to jellify, to jell, to gell, to freeze
karma; result of one's karma, fate, destiny; uncontrollable temper
limit, localize, localise
to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)