List: popular word

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic) 

• soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself

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

• side job (outside of one's main employment), side gig, side hustle
• homeworking, simple job carried out at home, home industry
• (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

popular  JLPT N3  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• deep (colour), dark
• strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
• thick (consistency), dense
• strong (possibility, etc.)
• thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

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

• sudden rise, sharp rise, boom, skyrocketing

popular  gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

• rainstorm, storm

popular  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N4  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone  derogatory  slang  jocular, humorous term  expression 

• miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
• innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
• key point, main point, good part (of something)
• weakling, weak person
• try

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

• dream, vision, reverie

popular  JLPT N1  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

popular  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  Buddhism 

• heartlessness, hardness of heart, coldheartedness, cruelty
• insentient, inanimate

popular  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• colourless, colorless, achromatic
• neutral (position), impartial