popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• relation, connection, relevance

popular  JLPT N3  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) 

• expectation, anticipation, hope
• promising, rising, up-and-coming

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

• function, facility, faculty, feature

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

• decision, determination

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

• result, consequence, outcome, effect
• as a result of ..., as a consequence of ..., after ..., following ...
• bearing fruit, fruiting

popular  irregular reading  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• cause, origin, source

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun (suffix)  grammar  Buddhism  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• the present, present time, now
• as of
• present tense
• this world, this life
• to actually exist, to exist right now, to exist right in front of one

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

• negotiations, bargaining, discussions, talks
• connection, relationship, relations, dealings

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  electricity, elec. eng. 

• exchange (e.g. cultural), interchange, interaction, mingling, mixing, coming together
• alternating current, AC

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation