popular  JLPT N3  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb  polite language 

• to want, to wish for
• to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
• to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution)
• to purchase, to buy

popular  rarely used kanji form  familiar language  pronoun  noun  noun (generic)  polite language  obsolete term 

• you, buddy, pal
• monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master
• he, she

popular  JLPT N1  honorific language  polite language  humble language  usually written using kana alone  prefix  suffix 

• honorific/polite/humble prefix
• honorific suffix

popular  JLPT N4  polite language  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  jocular, humorous term 

• change (for a purchase)
• toilet splashback

popular  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  expression  polite language 

• may I come in?
• please forgive me, I'm sorry

popular  JLPT N4  polite language  noun  noun (generic) 

• thanks, gratitude
• manners, etiquette
• bow
• reward, gift
• ceremony, ritual

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  polite language  expression  interjection 

• excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
• thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much

popular  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

popular  JLPT N3  humble language  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  polite language  auxiliary verb 

• to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
• to eat, to drink
• to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
• to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
• to get someone to do something

popular  irregular kanji usage  search-only kanji form  honorific language  polite language  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

• mikoshi, portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
• lower back, waist, hips