List: Essential

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  interjection 

• you (people)
• gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, my friends, everyone

Wordpopular  expression 

• the expectation is that ..., the reason is that ..., the fact is that ..., the explanation is that ..., it is that ...

Wordpopular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  colloquial 

• to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do)
• to be good at, to do well, to be proficient (in), to be capable
• to come into existence, to form, to appear, to come up (of a matter), to be born, to make (a friend), to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
• to be made, to be built, to be constructed, to be formed, to be established, to be set up
• to be finished, to be completed, to be done, to be ready
• to grow (of a crop), to be produced
• to be mature and well-balanced, to be of fine character
• to be by nature, to be born ...
• to become (sexually) involved (with), to become intimate (with), to take up (with someone)
• to get pregnant

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• departure, leaving, setting off

KanjiKyōiku kanji  Jōyō kanji  1st grade kanji  5 strokes  JLPT N5 kanji 

• exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

KanjiKyōiku kanji  Jōyō kanji  6th grade kanji  9 strokes  JLPT N3 kanji 

• retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  particle 

• until (a time), till, to, up to
• to (a place or person), as far as
• to (an extent), up to, so far as, even
• only, merely

Wordpopular  suffix  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• hour, o'clock
• (specified) time, when ..., during ...

Wordpopular  gikun or jukujikun  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  adverb 

• today, this day
• these days, recently, nowadays

Wordpopular  gikun or jukujikun  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  adverb 

• yesterday