List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to look up (at)
- to look up to, to respect, to revere
- to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
- to depend on, to rely on
- to gulp down, to quaff, to drink
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- running fast, double time
- cantering
- doing things in a hurry
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to engage in, to participate in, to take part in, to be involved in
popular noun noun (generic)
- spectator, sightseer, onlooker
popular JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic) children's language Kansai-ben
- wise, clever, smart
- well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
popular noun noun (generic)
- hallucination, illusion
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- exaggeration
popular noun noun (generic)
- common carp (Cyprinus carpio), koi carp
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
- to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
- to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)