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JLPT N4 VocabularySection 22

Words 421–440 of 632, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 421
    (むかし)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    2. 2.the past ten years; the past decade

    俺は、昔のままだ。

    I'm still the same person I used to be.

    once upon a time

  2. 422
    (むし)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.insect; bug; cricket; moth
    2. 2.worm; roundworm
    3. 3.thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious

    クモは昆虫なの?

    Are spiders insects?

    insect

  3. 423
    息子(むすこ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.son
    2. 2.penis
    3. 3.Son

    息子は5歳です。

    My son is five years old.

    breath child

  4. 424
    (むすめ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.daughter
    2. 2.girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

    彼女は私の娘だ。

    She's my daughter.

    daughter

  5. 425
    無理(むり)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
    2. 2.impossible
    3. 3.forcible; forced; compulsory

    本当に無理なの?

    Are you sure it's impossible?

    logic

  6. 426
    ()()がる
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. to eat; to drink

    seduce above

  7. 427
    (めずら)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    2. 2.new; novel
    3. 3.fine; nice; splendid; precious

    珍しい名前だね。

    It's an unusual name.

    rare

  8. 428
    (もう)()げる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to say; to tell; to state; to express
    2. 2.to do

    お礼を申し上げるのが遅くなりましたが、貴国訪問の際にはお世話になりました。

    I regret the delay in writing to you to thank you for your hospitality on my visit to your country.

    have the honor to above

  9. 429
    (もう)
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. 1.to say; to be called
    2. 2.to do

    have the honor to

  10. 430
    (もど)
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    2. 2.to return; to go back
    3. 3.to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned

    30分で戻るよ。

    I'll be back in half an hour.

    re-

  11. 431
    木綿(もめん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.cotton (material)
    2. 2.red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
    3. 3.Cotton

    私は木綿のシャツを2枚買った。

    I bought two cotton shirts.

    tree綿 cotton

  12. 432
    (もり)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.forest
    2. 2.shrine grove
    3. 3.Mori

    彼は森で迷った。

    He lost his way in the woods.

    forest

  13. 433
    ()
    Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
    1. 1.to burn
    2. 2.to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake
    3. 3.to heat; to heat up

    やきもちを焼くなよ。

    You shouldn't be jealous.

    bake

  14. 434
    約束(やくそく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word
    2. 2.appointment; engagement; date
    3. 3.convention; rule

    promise bundle

  15. 435
    (やく)()
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
    1. to be helpful; to be useful

    役に立つはずだ。

    This ought to help.

    duty stand up

  16. 436
    ()ける
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames
    2. 2.to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
    3. 3.to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)

    目が焼けるように痛い。

    My eyes are burning.

    bake

  17. 437
    (やさ)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. tender; kind; gentle; graceful

    彼は根が優しい。

    He is a kind man at heart.

    tenderness

  18. 438
    ()せる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to become thin; to lose weight; to slim
    2. 2.to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile; to become barren

    痩せる必要がないというのは残念だ。

    It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.
  19. 439
    ()
    Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
    1. to cease; to stop; to be over

    雨が止むのを待とう!

    Let's wait for the rain to end!

    stop

  20. 440
    (やわ)らかい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.soft; tender; supple; flexible
    2. 2.gentle; mild; soft; mellow
    3. 3.light (topic, book, etc.); informal

    この牛肉は柔らかい。

    This beef is tender.

    tender

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