List: Essential

Wordpopular  polite language  usually written using kana alone  expression 

• thank you

Wordpopular  search-only kana form  ateji  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• lovely, wonderful, nice, great, splendid, marvellous, fantastic, superb

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to answer, to reply

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

• gazing at (in wonderment)

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  honorific language  suffix  polite language  noun  noun (generic) 

• Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms
• makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
• state, situation, appearance, manner

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• various, varied, diverse, all sorts of

Wordpopular  obsolete kanji  usually written using kana alone  conjunction 

• for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of
• because of, as a result of

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
• to be about to leave, to be just going out

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• minute (unit of time)
• fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• drunkenness, intoxication
• motion sickness, travel sickness