popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• self-government, autonomy
• local (governmental) autonomy

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  abbreviation  horse racing 

• obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty
• disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction
• steeplechase
• obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)

popular  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• special duty, being in sole charge of a duty
• senior managing director, executive director

popular  obsolete kanji  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

• prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier
• leading, overseeing, leader, overseer, president

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  abbreviation 

• equipment, device, installation, apparatus
• stage setting

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• north and south, north to south
• South Korea and North Korea

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  shogi  card games 

• horse
• horse racing
• promoted bishop
• knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  abbreviation 

• proportion
• proportional representation section (of an election)

popular  JLPT N4  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  adverb  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic) 

• normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average
• normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly
• local train, train that stops at every station

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  sumo 

• room, chamber
• apartment, flat, pad
• stable