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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law, legislation, act
dream; dream, hope, wish, aspiration, ambition; unrealistic aspiration, daydream, pipe dream; delusion, illusion; fleeting thing, something short-lived
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman); unmarried woman; Miss; -ess, -ette
use, utilization, utilisation, application
wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket; bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
for example, for instance, e.g.
contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message; connection (with a train, bus, etc.), joining (a railway line, etc.), meeting; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.), relation, link
sound, noise; (musical) note; fame
on the way, en route; in the middle of, midway, halfway
to choose, to select, to pick (out)
to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want; to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love; to recall, to remember
sure, certain, positive, definite; reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact; If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
feeling, mood
sudden, abrupt, unexpected; urgent, pressing; steep, sharp, precipitous; rapid, swift, fast; emergency, crisis, danger; urgency, hurrying, haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
air, atmosphere; mood, situation; someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all
(not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, (not) in any way, (not) at all
blood; blood, ancestry, lineage, stock; (the) blood, feelings, passions
principal, head teacher, headmaster, headmistress
senior high school student
regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, vexing
address (of a home, business, etc.), residence, domicile