List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial
- to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
- to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language usually written using kana alone intransitive verb auxiliary verb suffix humble language
- to raise, to elevate
- to do up (one's hair)
- to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
- to land (a boat)
- to deep-fry
- to show someone (into a room)
- to give
- to send someone (away)
- to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
- to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
- to earn (something desirable)
- to praise
- to give (an example, etc.), to cite
- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
- to arrest
- to nominate
- to summon (for geishas, etc.)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to bear (a child)
- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
- (of the tide) to come in
- to vomit
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wave, to shake, to swing
- to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
- to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump
- to abandon, to give up, to ruin
- to add kana indicating a reading of a word
- to slightly change headings, to change directions
- to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
- to replace, to substitute
- to set up a joke for someone else
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- imitating, copying, mimicry
- behavior, behaviour, action, conduct
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to prepare, to provide
- to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to appear uncomfortable (with), to seem to hate, to express dislike
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- hygienic, sanitary
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- feminine, effeminate
popular noun noun (generic)
- harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
- bright moon, full moon