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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satisfaction, contentment, gratification; sufficient, satisfactory, enough, adequate, proper, decent; satisfying (an equation)
license, licence, permission, permit, certificate
superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding
easy, simple, plain
next (year, spring, etc.), coming; since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)
ideal, ideals
to be separated, to be apart, to be distant; to leave, to go away; to leave (a job, etc.), to quit, to give up; to lose connection with, to drift away from
land, shore
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, presence of mind
thanks, gratitude; manners, etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing; reward, gift; ceremony, ritual; key money
dispute, controversy, debate, argument, taking issue
make-up, makeup, cosmetics; decoration, dressing, veneer
wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar; chip, crack, scratch, nick; flaw, defect, weakness, weak point; stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour; (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings
another person, other people, others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider, stranger
end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin; beginning, start, first; odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
pain, ache, soreness, grief, distress; damage, injury, wear, bruise, break
stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes); impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation; excitement, thrill
frantic, frenetic, desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lunch, midday meal
really, truly, indeed, very, extremely, terribly