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

• home area, home town
• local

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  obsolete term 

• district, region, area, locality
• the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
• civilian society

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

• centre, center, middle, heart
• capital, seat of government

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

• center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance
• -centered, -centred, -focused, -oriented, centered on, focused on

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun (suffix) 

• investigation, inspection, examination
• tune, note, melody

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

• investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic) 

• eldest son (may be the only son), first-born son

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

• correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal, telecommunications

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  noun (suffix) 

• degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number), about, approximately