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 hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower, to reduce, to bring down; to demote, to move back, to pull back; to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar); to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
return, coming back
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time; it's been a long time, long time no see
thread, yarn, string
to collect, to assemble, to gather
swimming
employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
circumstances, condition, convenience; arranging, managing; lending money, raising money; in all, in total, all told
zoo, zoological gardens
tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device; means; furniture
diary, journal
back (of the body)
both, both sides, both parties
condition, state; health, state (of health); way, manner; circumstance, luck; face, dignity, decency, propriety
two-storied building
lake
lecture
to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet; to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct; to be profitable, to be equitable; to do ... to each other, to do ... together
the West, the Occident, Western countries
exhibition
inside, within; while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of; among, amongst, (out) of, between; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success); within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts; we, our company, our organization; one's home, one's family; my spouse, my husband, my wife; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife; I, me; imperial palace grounds; emperor