List: noun (generic)

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

• wife
• garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings
• accompaniment, side (remark)

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  sumo 

• water (esp. cool or cold)
• fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
• flood, floodwaters
• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
• break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

popular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  Buddhism 

• the world, society, the universe
• sphere, circle, world
• world-renowned, world-famous
• realm governed by one Buddha, space

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• system, institution, organization, organisation

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• (world of) politics, political world, political circles

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• (political) administration, political power

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• political measures, policy

popular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic) 

• politics, government

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• politician, statesman