List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- reserving (for exclusive use), (full) booking, chartering, block reservation
popular JLPT N3 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, tiresome, monotonous
- to feel bored, to get bored (with), to get tired (of)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to aim at (for, to do, to become), to try for, to have an eye on
- to go toward, to head for
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening), evening shower
popular noun noun (generic)
- intonation, accent, modulation, inflection
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- personal history, background, career
- log, record, history
- hysteresis
popular noun noun (generic)
- example sentence, illustrative sentence, model sentence
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
- to attend, to participate in
- to enrol, to enroll, to join
- to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to set out, to set sail
- to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something)
- to begin to ride
- to lean forward
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to put to bed, to let sleep
- to lay (something) down, to put on its side
- to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle, to set aside unused, to let (stock) lie unsold
- to (let) ferment, to (let) age, to let (dough) rise, to lay down (wine)