List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- noninterference, leaving something to take its own course, giving someone a free hand with something
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- look (in someone's eyes), expression (of the eyes), eyes
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn back (e.g. half-way)
- to return, to go back
- to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned
- to rebound, to spring back
popular JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- very young, little
- childish, immature
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later), to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent), to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
popular noun noun (generic)
- rubber band, elastic band
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb baseball
- to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice
- to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to
- to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
- to let (a good ball) go by
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- widow, divorced woman not remarried, unmarried woman
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- starting a business
- opening a store (for the day)