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100 advanced Japanese words

100 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Japanese	English
否定する	to deny
あえてする	to dare
誓う	to swear
柔らかい	soft
熟した	ripe
使い古した	worn out
わざと	on purpose
急に	suddenly
即座に	at once
要するに	briefly
-以外は	except
-を通じて	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
何人も	no oneFormal or legal register
自分	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
そのような	such
さっと着る	to put on
復習する	to go over
-を思案する	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Japanese	English
もしもし	helloOn the phone, when picking up
お入りください	come in
無礼	ill mannered
マイル	mile
オンス	ounce
ボルト	volt
日付を書く	to date
復活祭	Easter
緊急の	urgent
まつげ	eyelash
聴覚	hearing
臀部	buttock
中耳炎	ear infection
咽頭炎	throat infection
貧血	anaemia
嫁	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
男やもめ	widower
年下のきょうだい	younger sibling
ずる賢い	cunning
頑固	stubborn
おしゃべりな	talkative
シーツ	sheet
生け垣	hedge
レンジフード	cooker hood
のこぎりで切る	to saw
ナット	nut
ボルト	bolt
靴ひも	shoelace
防寒ジャケット	parka
ビーチサンダル	flip flops
キウイ	kiwi
タイム	thyme
ナツメヤシ	date
おろし器	grater
揚げる	to fry
パン粉をつける	to coat in breadcrumbs
切手	stamp
カート	trolley
売店	newsstand
市場の建物	market hall
下水道	sewer
-に沿って行く	to go along
ジャッキ	jack
ボンネット	bonnet
丸窓	porthole
田舎の貸別荘	holiday cottage
手付金	deposit payment
荷物	luggage
川岸	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
凍る	to freeze
樹氷	frost coating
海藻	seaweed
メエと鳴く	to bleat
サギ	heron
カーキ色	khaki
黄土色	ochre
迷惑メール	spam
絵文字	emoji

Fields 24 words

Japanese	English
チョーク	chalk
消しゴム	eraser
派遣勤務	temporary work
やる気を引き出す	to motivate
フォークリフト運転者	forklift driver
ワイン販売員	wine merchant
ハードル	hurdle
柔道	judo
こま	piece
メリーゴーラウンド	merry go round
無言劇	mime
舞台上がり	stage fright
公理	axiom
ビーカー	beaker
割り当て	quota
ごみ	rubbish
見積もり	quote
株価暴落	market crash
自白	confession
アリバイ	alibi
投票箱	ballot box
圧力団体	lobby
特ダネ	scoop
拡散する	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Japanese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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