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 drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape; to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with; to download, to copy from a computer to another medium; to make someone swoon (judo); to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
to move (house), to change residence
severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; hard (to do), difficult, tricky; intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
this evening, tonight
to remain, to be left
small bird, little bird
lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period
reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness; declining, refraining; forethought, foresight
to break, to destroy, to demolish; to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)
train (esp. a long-distance train); steam train
to step on, to tread on, to trample on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit; to experience, to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete; to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise; to rhyme; to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
vehicle, conveyance, (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.), attraction
(my) wife; inside the home, one's family
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening; express (train)
to gather, to collect, to assemble
to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble
to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper; to scold, to tell (someone) off
soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp; gentle, mild, soft, mellow; light (topic, book, etc.), informal; flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
(another's) daughter; young lady