List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
- to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
- to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
- to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
- to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- outward appearance, exterior appearance, outward show, looks
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- street corner
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- hedge, fence
- border, limit
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- canned food, tinned food
- confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
- being stuck in a confined space
popular JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger
- precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying
popular adverb
- barely, narrowly
- almost, nearly
popular ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest
- pitiable, pitiful
popular noun noun (generic)
- vicious circle, vicious cycle
popular noun noun (generic)
- nightmare, bad dream