等 , 抔, など
nado
JLPT 5
- et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
- (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something
- (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of
言葉 , 詞 , 辞 , ことば, けとば
kotoba, ketoba
JLPT 5
- language; dialect
- word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
- speech; (manner of) speaking
月 , がつ
gatsu
JLPT 5
- month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)
事 , こと, こん
koto, kon
JLPT 4
- thing; matter
- incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
- circumstances; situation; state of affairs
字 , じ
ji
JLPT 4
- character (i.e. kanji)
- hand-writing; penmanship
- the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")
振 る, ふる
furu
JLPT 3
- to wave; to shake; to swing
- to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
引 っ張 る, 引 っぱる, 引張 る, ひっぱる
hipparu
JLPT 3
- to pull; to draw; to pull tight
- to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
- to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
一言 , ひと言 , ひとこと, いちげん, いちごん
hitokoto, ichigen, ichigon
JLPT 3
- single word; a few words; brief comment
要 するに, ようするに
yōsuruni
JLPT 3
- in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....
単語 , たんご
tango
JLPT 3
- word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
送 り, 送 りがな, おくりがな
okurigana
JLPT 2
- kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect); declensional kana ending
ご馳走 さま, 御馳走様 , ごちそうさま
gochisōsama
JLPT 2
- word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal)
- used after hearing something lovey-dovey
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