List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) food, cooking Internet slang
- material (for a story, article, etc.), information, news item
- joke, jest, (comedy) routine, made-up story, material
- proof, evidence
- (magician's) trick, secret
- ingredients (esp. for sushi)
- (Internet) meme
popular usually written using kana alone expression auxiliary
- on the occasion of
popular particle conjunction
- because, as, since, so, therefore
- because of that, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason
popular particle
- although, despite, even though, and yet
- whereas, while
- if only, I wish
- in order to
popular suffix particle
- only, nothing but
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 polite language interjection colloquial
- yes, that is correct
- understood, I see, OK, okay
- present, here
- pardon?, what's that?, come again?
- now, here, here you go
- giddy-up, giddap
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to leak out (of a secret), to come out, to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.), to be found out, to be discovered
- to get away (of a fish)
popular search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ãã verb (generic) noun (generic)
- suddenly, in a flash, quickly, rapidly, swiftly, nimbly
- conspicuously, prominently, showily, attractively, impressively
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the 㨠particle
- in a whisper, in a low voice, in undertones
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- perhaps, maybe, possibly