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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good and evil, purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
pure, undiluted, raw, crude
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
to become vigorous, to gain force, to become more active; to prosper, to thrive, to flourish; to be in heat, to be in rut, to copulate
dressing up in fine clothes, splendid clothes, one's best clothes
to become red, to redden, to blush
to join, to piece together, to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
conjunction
hermit, wizard; wizardry
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently; in that way
(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much
to stir, to churn, to poke (a fire), to disturb (water); to rummage around; to throw into confusion, to throw into chaos, to disturb
together, mutually, fellow
therefore, for that reason, so, because of that
set, suit, uniform collection, matching items; entirely, all, every one, nothing but
transitive verb
poor piece of work, rubbish, trash
appearance, air, condition, state, form
to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss; to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat; to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away; to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something; shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)