List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- model, (good) example, exemplar, paragon
- model handwriting, model drawing, copybook
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- serious illness
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- homework, assignment
- pending issue, unresolved problem, open question
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- application, filing an application
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- going in and out, entering and exiting
- visiting regularly, frequenting, having regular dealings with
- income and expenditure, incomings and outgoings
- increase and decrease, surplus and deficit, fluctuation
- fight, trouble, quarrel, dispute
- indentations (e.g. of a coastline)
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- going around, patrol, round, tour
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- deciding first, settling (a matter) first, first priority
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- washing machine, (clothes) washer
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- the former, the first
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
- to be after (something or someone), to have an eye on, to plan to make one's own
- to aim for, to set up as a goal