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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seeing, looking at
to lift up, to hold up, to raise; to give, to present, to offer; to do (for someone)
dentist
to apologize (apologise); to refuse, to decline; to be unable to bear, to be defeated (by), to be at a loss, to be stumped (by)
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(explanation); innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point, main point, good part (of something); weakling, weak person; try
rare, uncommon, unusual, curious; new, novel; fine, nice, splendid, precious
lost article, thing left behind; leaving something behind, forgetting something
lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond; to pass (of time), to elapse; to have expired, to have ended, to be over; to exceed, to surpass, to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary; to reform, to revise, to amend
to go, to come, to call; to be defeated, to collapse, to die; to be annoyed, to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)
to fish, to angle, to catch; to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure
sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful; sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain; towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
intention, plan, purpose, expectation; belief, assumption, thought, conviction; estimate, estimation, calculation
to touch, to feel, to handle; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
preparation for a lesson
to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold, to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt, to end
review (of learned material), revision
to put in order, to tidy up, to clean up, to put away, to clear away; to settle (a matter), to solve, to deal with, to dispose of; to finish, to get through, to complete, to get (something) done; to marry off (one's daughter); to do away with (someone), to bump off, to kill, to eliminate
to find, to discover, to come across, to spot, to catch (someone doing); to be used to seeing, to be familiar with