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

• development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing
• development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding
• playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual), having an active sex life

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
• rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
• rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery

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 N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• insufficiency, deficiency, shortage, lack, scarcity, deficit
• dissatisfaction, discontent, complaint

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

• arms, armament, taking up arms, arming oneself

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• dispute, conflict, trouble, unrest, strife

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  physics 

• collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
• (radioactive) decay, disintegration

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour

popular  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb  formal or literary term 

• contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message
• connection (with a train, bus, etc.), joining (a railway line, etc.), meeting
• connection (between matters, incidents, etc.), relation, link

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

• alliance, union, league