List: 読書

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• hole, opening, orifice, perforation
• pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground)
• burrow, den, lair, holt, hole
• deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss
• gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening
• flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole
• good place not many people know about, well-kept secret
• upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse
• (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
• hiding place, hideout

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• whale (Cetacea spp.)

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  idiomatic expression  expression 

• sneeze
• spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• wild boar, wild pig

Wordpopular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory  archaic 

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
• sly person
• idiot, hick
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
• bathhouse prostitute

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  shogi  card games 

• horse
• horse racing
• promoted bishop
• knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• mouse, rat
• dark gray, slate gray

Wordpopular  noun  noun (generic)  obsolete term 

• the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
• hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
• east-southeast
• third month of the lunar calendar

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• snake
• serpent, large snake

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  irregular kanji usage  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)