List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
- to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) transitive verb
- personal use, private use
- private business, personal business
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- self-study, teaching oneself
- studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
- to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- (security) guard, caretaker, janitor, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
popular noun noun (generic)
- first snow (of the season), first snowfall
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- odd number
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb noun (suffix)
- how much
- something over, and something, -odd
- however (much), no matter how
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb baseball
- to return, to come home, to go home, to go back
- to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
- to get home, to get to home plate