Vocabulary List

Core JLPT vocabulary by level with reading, part of speech, an example sentence and the words it gets confused with.

わざわざ — わざわざ — N2 — adverb — to go out of one's way, specially
期待 — きたい — N2 — noun — expectation
現実 — げんじつ — N2 — noun — reality
選択 — せんたく — N2 — noun — selection, choice
責任 — せきにん — N2 — noun — responsibility
進める — すすめる — N3 — verb — to move forward or promote
意識 — いしき — N2 — noun — consciousness, awareness
最高 — さいこう — N2 — noun — highest, best
支給 — しきゅう — N2 — noun — payment, allowance, provision
事情 — じじょう — N2 — noun — circumstances, conditions
自然 — しぜん — N2 — noun — nature, natural
妥当 — だとう — N2 — adjective — appropriate, valid
実際 — じっさい — N2 — noun — actually, reality
失礼 — しつれい — N2 — noun — discourtesy, rudeness, excuse me
指定 — してい — N2 — noun — designation, specification
自動 — じどう — N2 — noun — automatic
たまたま — たまたま — N2 — adverb — by chance, accidentally
趣味 — しゅみ — N2 — noun — hobby, pastime
いよいよ — いよいよ — N2 — adverb — at last, increasingly
種類 — しゅるい — N2 — noun — variety, kind, type
条件 — じょうけん — N2 — noun — condition, term
失業 — しつぎょう — N2 — noun — unemployment
住民 — じゅうみん — N2 — noun — residents, inhabitants
首相 — しゅしょう — N2 — noun — prime minister
勝負 — しょうぶ — N2 — noun — match, contest, game
曖昧 — あいまい — N2 — na-adjective — ambiguous
余計 — よけい — N2 — na-adjective — unnecessary, too much
慌ただしい — あわただしい — N2 — i-adjective — busy, hurried
見送る — みおくる — N2 — verb — to see off, to postpone
見逃す — みのがす — N2 — verb — to overlook, to miss
引き出す — ひきだす — N2 — verb — to withdraw, to pull out
組み立てる — くみたてる — N3 — — to assemble, to construct
割り込む — わりこむ — N2 — verb — to cut in, to interrupt
思い込む — おもいこむ — N2 — verb — to be under the impression, to be convinced
言い訳 — いいわけ — N2 — noun — excuse
手当て — てあて — N2 — noun — medical treatment, allowance
強引 — ごういん — N2 — adjective — forceful, overbearing
見解 — けんかい — N2 — noun — opinion, point of view
見本 — みほん — N2 — noun — sample, specimen
世の中 — よのなか — N2 — noun — society, the world
皮肉 — ひにく — N2 — noun — irony, sarcasm
目安 — めやす — N2 — noun — rough estimate, standard
気味 — きみ — N2 — noun — sensation, tendency (suffix)
段階 — だんかい — N2 — noun — stage, phase
かつて — かつて — N2 — adverb — once, formerly
すでに — すでに — N2 — adverb — already
せめて — せめて — N2 — adverb — at least
ちっとも — ちっとも — N2 — adverb — not at all (with negative verb)
お構いなく — おかまいなく — N2 — expression — please don't fuss over me
お陰様で — おかげさまで — N2 — expression — thanks to God / thanks to you