List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- departure from a port, leaving port, setting sail
popular noun noun (generic)
- bad smell, foul smell, offensive odor, stench, stink
popular search-only kana form noun noun (generic) abbreviation food, cooking usually written using kana alone go (game)
- grasping, gripping, grasp, grip, clutch
- handful, fistful
- handle, grip, knob
- onigiri, rice ball
- nigirizushi, hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
- nigiri, determining who plays black by taking a handful of white stones and using one or two black stones to guess whether it is odd or even
popular irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- highlight, best part
- stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking
- to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
popular noun noun (generic)
- great achievement, great feat, great work, great undertaking
popular noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- surprise, something unexpected
popular noun noun (generic)
- change (e.g. season)
popular noun noun (generic)
- posthumous works
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- (complete) set, outfit, kit, suite
- all, everything
popular noun noun (generic)
- (some small) help, an aid, some assistance