List: 2023 Japanese Words

Wordpopular  female term  particle 

• I wonder, do you think?, I might, how about
• some kind, some stage, somehow, somewhere

Wordexpression  noun  noun (generic) 

• just like that, quite so, I agree
• that street

Wordpopular  irregular okurigana  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to soar, to fly
• to run, to dash

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

• shade, shadow
• behind (something), other side, back
• the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back
• gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  adverb  female term  interjection 

• just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now
• tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
• well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...
• oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• thorn, spine, prickle
• splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
• biting words

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  conjunction 

• (and) then, and, thereupon, whereupon
• in that case, then, so

Wordinterjection  adverb 

• oof (i.e. a grunt of effort)
• a lot, plenty

Wordgodan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to chase around

Wordobsolete reading  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed, to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally), to become intimate (with)