List: 2023 Japanese Words

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

• (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings
• around, about, or thereabouts
• for instance, say, such as

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  noun 

• hazy, misty, foggy, murky, fuzzy
• hazy feeling, uncertain feeling, feeling gloomy, feeling depressed, pent-up feelings, ill feeling

Wordusually written using kana alone  expression 

• no matter how you put it, whatever the circumstances may be, say what you like, no matter how you look at it

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

• drumming (noise), beating, pounding, banging, booming, stamping
• rapidly, quickly, steadily
• continuously, one after the other, in succession

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  transitive verb  slang 

• to blow (of the wind)
• to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff
• to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune)
• to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out
• to sprout, to put forth (buds)
• to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
• to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter
• to brag, to talk big
• to smelt, to mint

Wordrarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to swell up, to bulge
• to swell (of a budget, population, etc.), to increase significantly, to balloon

Wordpopular  noun  noun (generic)  adverb 

• next morning

Wordpopular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N1  adverb 

• as expected, just as one thought, as feared, sure enough

Wordpopular  search-only kana form  ateji  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• easy, easygoing, carefree, happy-go-lucky, optimistic, leisurely, careless, thoughtless

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up