List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- wobbling, tottering, shaking, unstably, unsteadily
- wavering (e.g. over a decision), dithering, indecisively
- boiling up
- dizzily, giddily
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- (turning) round and round, in circles
- wrapping around, winding around
popular noun noun (generic)
- distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.), responsibility (taking, acknowledging)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly
popular JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- stealthily, secretly, in secret
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- altogether, entirely
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) adverb
- the other day, lately, recently, during this period
- meanwhile, in the meantime
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 adverb noun noun (generic)
- these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately
popular search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun
- (rolling) along, (rolling) over and over
- with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell), (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone, merrily
- (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.), constantly, often, always
- (losing) all too easily, (being defeated) one after another, in quick succession
- chubby (and cute), plump, round
- chirping (of insects)
- croaking (of a frog), ribbit ribbit
- roller, lint roller, paint roller
popular JLPT N5 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- this sort of, this kind of, like this, such