List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular irregular okurigana ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic)
- back-facing, backwards
- backward-looking, retrogressive, reactionary, retrospective, negative
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- measurement error, calculation error
popular noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- official (rate, price, etc.), officially fixed
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb idiomatic expression
- tightrope walking, high-wire act, funambulism
- treading a tightrope, walking on thin ice, pulling a risky balancing act
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea)
- to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated
- to become rough (of skin), to get chapped
- to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control
- to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room
- dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- wood (for building), lumber, timber
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
popular noun noun (generic)
- original picture
- key frame, key animation