List: Japanese Words

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  adverb  interjection  expression 

• a little, a bit, slightly
• just a minute, for a moment, briefly
• somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite
• (not) easily, (not) readily
• hey!, come on, excuse me
• thanks, but no, not feasible, not possible

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  polite language  expression  interjection 

• excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
• thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much

Wordpopular  polite language  auxiliary 

• it is assuredly that ..., can say with confidence that ...

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  pronoun  colloquial  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  interjection 

• what
• you-know-what, that thing
• whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
• penis, (one's) thing, dick
• (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
• what?, huh?
• hey!, come on!
• oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)

Wordinterjection 

• hey, oi, come on, look, listen

Wordpopular  polite language  interjection  expression 

• that is so, that is right, it looks to me, that's my impression
• people say that, it is said that, I hear that

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  auxiliary  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  expression  Kansai-ben 

• to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with)
• to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be mistaken
• to become abnormal, to go wrong
• isn't it?, wasn't it?

Wordpopular  irregular reading  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  interjection 

• hello, good day, good afternoon

Wordpopular  interjection 

• welcome