popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• question, inquiry, enquiry

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• up to now, so far
• traditional, conventional, usual, existing

popular  JLPT N1  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic)  noun (prefix)  noun (suffix) 

• first, new

popular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  grammar 

• woman, female
• feminine gender

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• popularity, public favor
• condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature

popular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  Buddhism 

• the world, society, the universe
• sphere, circle, world
• world-renowned, world-famous
• realm governed by one Buddha, space

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• system, institution, organization, organisation

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• political party

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• election

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  adverb 

• whole, entirety
• to begin with, in the first place
• ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")