List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to print
- to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb slang video games
- to rub, to scrub, to scrape
- to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.), to milk, to keep getting mileage out of
- to mash (a button), to spam (a move)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- banknote, bill, note, paper money
popular noun noun (generic)
- thirst for blood, bloodlust, determination to kill
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- house-cloth, dust cloth
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to rust, to become rusty
popular noun noun (generic)
- reference book, study-aid book, supplemental textbook, student handbook
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- wasabi (Wasabia japonica), Japanese horseradish
- horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew
- to distribute (flyers, etc.), to give out, to hand out
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.), to give the slip, to throw off, to lose, to get rid of