Vocabulary list: Japanese Language Proficiency Test - N5

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
する
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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
それ
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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
その
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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I; me
この
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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
でも
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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
これ
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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
もの
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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
あの
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that; those; the
もう
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now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ここ
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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
いま
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now; the present time; just now; another; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
なか
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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ひと
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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
なに
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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
まえ
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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
また
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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
でき
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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
じゃ
Top 500
then; well; so; be; is
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
こえ
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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
どう
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how; in what way; how about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
そこ
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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
はい
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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
しかし
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however; but
まだ
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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
など
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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
こんな
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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
あなた
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you; dear; honey
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold