List: Essential

Wordpopular  irregular okurigana  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N4  usually written using kana alone  adverb  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but
• hardly, barely, scarcely, little
• large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb 

• restoration, recovery, rehabilitation, return, improvement
• recovery (from an illness), recuperation, convalescence

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• choice, selection, option

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  usually written using kana alone  interjection 

• really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
• indeed
• good grief

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  suffix  noun  noun (generic) 

• depending on
• as soon as, immediately after, upon
• as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
• order, program, programme, precedence
• circumstances, course of events, state of things
• reason

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  い adjective  adjective (generic)  children's language  Kansai-ben 

• wise, clever, smart
• well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  adverb  usually written using kana alone  interjection 

• what, how
• what (a) ...!, how ...!
• surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!
• oh my, wow
• well, ..., so, ...

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic) 

• pupil, student, schoolchild

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N4  usually written using kana alone  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

• tightly (holding on), firmly, securely
• strongly (built), solidly, sturdily, steadily
• properly, well, sufficiently, hard (working, etc.), fully, completely
• reliably, dependably, levelheadedly, shrewdly, wisely, cleverly

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  adverb 

• (some) more, even more, longer, further