List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- grief, sorrow, anguish, lamentation
popular law noun noun (generic)
- unwritten law, common law
- unwritten rule
popular noun noun (generic)
- discord, trouble, dissension, disagreement, friction, conflict, feud, bad terms
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow, to understand
- to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.), to inquire
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- self-examination, reflection
popular noun noun (generic)
- bad smell, stink
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- disgraceful behavior, disgraceful behaviour, shameful conduct, shameful sight
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する biology
- adaptation, accommodation, conforming, adjustment
- acclimatization, acclimatisation
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- going beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires
popular noun noun (generic)
- most interesting part (of a story), climax, good part
- scenic spot, beautiful place