List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- inconvenient, inexpedient, unfavourable, troublesome, difficult
- wrong, improper, objectionable, unjustifiable
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- water fountain
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- arranging in a line, standing in a row
- parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- direction, way
- point of the compass, cardinal direction, bearing
- method, means, approach
popular rarely used kanji form physiology noun noun (generic)
- pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- one's property, personal effects, one's belongings
popular search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic) obsolete term mahjong
- yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
- grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)
- failing to win a single hand during a half-game
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb dated term
- to feel, to sense, to experience
- to be moved (by), to be touched (by), to be impressed (by), to respond (to)
- to become infected with (an illness), to catch
popular noun noun (generic)
- bargain goods, loss leader
- eye-catching goods, featured product
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- repeating a year (at school), staying in the same class for another year