List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- slime, sliminess, mucus, viscous liquid
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă transitive verb
- distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
popular noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) mahjong
- waiting, waiting time
- wait tile, tile which would complete one's hand
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- hesitation, bewilderment, perplexity, doubt, indecision
- illusion, delusion
- inability to reach enlightenment
popular noun noun (generic)
- (feeling of) indebtedness, feeling obliged
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb
- failing to be elected, election defeat, losing an election
- not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.), rejection, failing to win a prize
popular noun noun (generic)
- private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
popular noun noun (generic)
- stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb
- forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader
- outrider, outriding
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă transitive verb
- sending ahead