List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ãã intransitive verb
- overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
- oversupply, plethora, abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
popular JLPT N2 adverb
- comparatively, relatively
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
- to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
- to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
- to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
- to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in
popular noun noun (generic) medicine
- figure, body shape, build, physique, form
- somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) familiar language Buddhism
- master (of a house, shop, etc.)
- husband
- sir, boss, master, governor
- patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
- alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to turn over
- to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.)
- to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 grammar noun noun (generic)
- noun
popular JLPT N2 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- alarm clock
- waking up, keeping oneself awake
- early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan), wake-up sweet
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- eye drops, eyewash
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be conspicuous, to stand out