List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
gairaigo French origin popular dated term noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- (romantic) couple
- back-to-back (e.g. home runs), dual (e.g. victory), tandem (e.g. flight), double
popular noun noun (generic)
- intonation
popular JLPT N1 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)
- lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply
popular JLPT N1 onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective noun noun (generic)
- contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front
popular JLPT N1 onomatopoeic or mimetic word ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- uncertain, indefinite, vague, ambiguous, equivocal, dubious, doubtful, non-committal
popular JLPT N1 female term interjection
- oh!, ah!, oh no
popular JLPT N4 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- that sort of, that kind of, like that, such, so
popular usually written using kana alone interjection
- no!, no no!, no, not at all
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb interjection
- indeed, really, truly, just (like)
- very, extremely, totally, terribly
- absolutely, certainly, for sure
popular noun noun (generic)
- trouble, quarrel, difficulties, complication, tangle