So, you’ve already mastered the beginner level in Japanese? Congratulations! That means you know how to write Hiragana, Katakana, and the basic Kanji, as well as the basic grammar rules. Now you’re ready to level up to intermediate Japanese! 

At some point during your studies, you probably heard about the JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test). This is a standardized test that evaluates the Japanese-language proficiency of non-native speakers, including their language knowledge (vocabulary/grammar), reading ability, and listening ability. Level N3 is equivalent to the intermediate level, and setting a goal for yourself to pass this level would be a good source of motivation to help you keep up your studies.

You faced the first challenge when you started learning Japanese, a language with a totally new set of characters and grammar rules from English. However, the beginner level is rewarding in that you can easily see your progress the more you study. On the other hand, the intermediate level is when things start getting hard—you need continuous effort and patience to make meaningful advances at this stage. Although the progress may seem very slow, you’ll steadily move forward as long as you don’t give up!

In this article, we’ll introduce a list of frequently used intermediate Japanese words, including larger numbers, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and even conjunctions and Japanese particles. Let’s start the journey toward conquering the next level here at JapanesePod101.com!

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Table of Contents

1. Larger Numbers
2. Nouns – 名詞 (Meishi)
3. Verbs – 動詞 (Dōshi)
4. Adjectives – 形容詞 (Keiyōshi)
5. Adverbs – 副詞 (Fukushi)
6. Conjunctions – 接続詞 (Setsuzokushi)
7. Auxiliary Words and Particles – 助詞 (Joshi)
8. Conclusion

1. Larger Numbers　

Once you know the basic Japanese numbers, counting to larger numbers is fairly simple. We can easily express these numbers with Kanji using relatively few digits. 

Keep in mind, however, that we group larger numbers by every 10,000 (rather than every 1,000 like in Western counting). That said, when we do write the Arabic numbers in Japan, it’s common to use commas for every thousand just like it’s done in the West. 

Arabic Number	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
100	百	ひゃく	hyaku
1,000	千	せん	sen
10,000	万	まん	man
100,000	十万	じゅうまん	jū-man
1,000,000	百万	ひゃくまん	hyaku-man
10,000,000	千万	せんまん	sen-man
100,000,000	億	おく	oku
1,000,000,000	十億	じゅうおく	jū-oku
10,000,000,000	百億	ひゃくおく	hyaku-oku
100,000,000,000	千億	せんおく	sen-oku
1,000,000,000,000	兆	ちょう	chō

Number-related Vocabulary

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
number	数字	すうじ	sūji
calculation	計算	けいさん	keisan
arithmetic	算数	さんすう	sansū
mathematics	数学	すうがく	sūgaku
addition	足し算	たしざん	tashizan
subtraction	引き算	ひきざん	hikizan
multiplication	掛け算	かけざん	kakezan
division	割り算	わりざん	warizan

Examples:

• 私のいとこは宝くじで2億円を当てました。
  Watashi no itoko wa takarakuji de ni-oku-en o atemashita.
  “My cousin won 200 million Yen in the lottery.”

• 2020年の日本の国家予算は約103兆円です。
  Ni-sen ni-jū-nen no Nihon no kokka yosan wa yaku hyaku san-chō-en desu.
  “Japan’s national budget in 2020 was around 103 trillion Yen.”

• 私は毎日その日の利益を計算します。 
  Watashi wa mainichi sono hi no rieki o keisan shimasu.
  “I calculate the profit for the day every day.”

We can easily express larger numbers with Kanji.

2. Nouns – 名詞 (Meishi)

Our next set of intermediate Japanese vocabulary words will cover the most practical nouns in a range of categories. At this stage in your learning journey, picking up as many new nouns as possible will help you better express yourself and allow you to hold conversations on a greater number of topics. 

Time

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
sunrise	日の出	ひので	hinode
sunset	日没	にちぼつ	nichibotsu
instant (a very short moment)	一瞬	いっしゅん	isshun
a whole life / lifetime /  for life	一生	いっしょう	isshō
a time / while / one time	一時	いちじ	ichiji
a short period or term	短期	たんき	tanki
a medium-length period or term	中期	ちゅうき	chūki
a long period or term	長期	ちょうき	chōki
a school term / semester	学期	がっき	gakki
this time	今回	こんかい	konkai
hereafter / from now on / onward	今後	こんご	kongo

Examples:

• 夏は日の出が早く、日没が遅い。
  Natsu wa hinode ga hayaku, nichibotsu ga osoi.
  “In summer, the sunrise (time) is early and the sunset (time) is late.”

• 彼は短期目標を設定しました。
  Kare wa tanki mokuhyō o settei shimashita.
  “He has set a short-term goal.”

• 私は今後一切タバコを吸いません。 
  Watashi wa kongo issai tabako o suimasen.
  “I will never smoke cigarettes from now on.”

2. People

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
individual	個人	こじん	kojin
group	集団	しゅうだん	shūdan
citizen	市民	しみん	shimin
people (of a country) or  nation	国民	こくみん	kokumin
man / boy / male	男子	だんし	danshi
woman / girl / female	女子	じょし	joshi
infant	幼児	ようじ	yōji
young man / young people / youth	青年	せいねん	seinen
elderly	年配	ねんぱい	nenpai
old person / the aged	老人	ろうじん	rōjin
stranger / others	他人	たにん	tanin
colleague / coworker	同僚	どうりょう	dōryō
boss / superior	上司	じょうし	jōshi
subordinate	部下	ぶか	buka
employee / staff	社員	しゃいん	shain
president / head (of a company)	社長	しゃちょう	shachō

Examples:

• 国民の三大義務は、教育、労働、納税です。
  Kokumin no sandai gimu wa, kyōiku, rōdō, nōzei desu.
  “The three major duties of the people in Japan are education, labor, and paying taxes.”

• あの青年は老人介護施設で働いています。
  Ano seinen wa rōjin kaigo shisetsu de hataraite imasu.
  “That young man works at a nursing home for the elderly.”

• 私の目標は起業して社長になることです。 
  Watashi no mokuhyō wa kigyō shite shachō ni naru koto desu.
  “My goal is to start a business and become president.”

To learn more work-related vocabulary words with audio, we recommend you check out our wordlists Jobs / Work and Workplace.

昼休みに同僚と雑談する (hiruyasumi ni dōryō to zatsudan suru)
“chat with colleagues during lunch break”

3. Other Nouns

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
start / beginning	開始	かいし	kaishi
end / close / termination	終了	しゅうりょう	shūryō
stop / suspension	停止	ていし	teishi
base / fundament / standard	基本	きほん	kihon
basis / foundation	基礎	きそ	kiso
(practical) application	応用	おうよう	ōyō
input / entry / filling in / filling out	記入	きにゅう	kinyū
article	記事	きじ	kiji
right	権利	けんり	kenri
rules / regulations	規則	きそく	kisoku
law	法律	ほうりつ	hōritsu
accounting	会計	かいけい	kaikei
business / commerce	商売	しょうばい	shōbai
profit	利益	りえき	rieki
product	製品	せいひん	seihin
lack / shortage / deficiency	不足	ふそく	fusoku
income	収入	しゅうにゅう	shūnyū
documents	書類	しょるい	shorui
cooperation / collaboration	協力	きょうりょく	kyōryoku
satisfaction / contentment	満足	まんぞく	manzoku
dissatisfaction	不満	ふまん	fuman

Examples:

• 開始と終了の時間に、ベルが鳴ります。
  Kaishi to shūryō no jikan ni, beru ga narimasu.
  “The bell rings at the start and end times.”

• 法律に基づき、18歳以上の国民は投票する権利があります。
  Hōritsu ni motozuki, jū hassai ijō no kokumin wa tōhyō suru kenri ga arimasu.
  “By law, citizens over 18 years old have the right to vote.”

• パンデミックの影響で、衛生製品が不足しています。 
  Pandemikku no eikyō de, eisei seihin ga fusoku shite imasu.
  “Due to the influence of the pandemic, there is a shortage of hygiene products.”

書類に記入する (shorui ni kinyū suru)
“fill out the document”

To learn more Japanese nouns, please check out Guide to the Top 100+ Japanese Nouns on our website. 

3. Verbs – 動詞 (Dōshi)

Verbs, like nouns, make up a huge chunk of any language’s vocabulary. At the beginner level, you picked up a number of useful action words and auxiliaries to get your point across—but as you approach the intermediate level, you may find yourself needing more advanced verbs to clearly express your thoughts. Below is a list to get you started.

General Verbs

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
to encounter / to meet / to come across	出会う	であう	deau
to remove / to undo	外す	はずす	hazusu
to like / to be pleased with	気に入る	きにいる	ki ni iru
to fall down / to fall over	転ぶ	ころぶ	korobu
to receive	受け取る	うけとる	uketoru
to take (something) out	取り出す	とりだす	toridasu
to divide / to split / to separate	分ける	わける	wakeru
to give up	諦める	あきらめる	akirameru
to lose interest in / to get tired of	飽きる	あきる	akiru
to be enough / to be sufficient	足りる	たりる	tariru
to remain / to be in excess	余る	あまる	amaru
to appear / to show up / to turn up	現れる	あらわれる	arawareru
to express / to show	表す	あらわす	arawasu
to treat / to handle / to deal with	扱う	あつかう	atsukau
to put together / to combine / to add to / to match	合わせる	あわせる	awaseru
to deposit / to consign / to entrust	預ける	あずける	azukeru
to touch	触れる	ふれる	fureru
to shake / to tremble / to vibrate / to shudder / to shiver	震える	ふるえる	furueru
to prevent / to guard against	防ぐ	ふせぐ	fusegu
to wear (trousers, skirt, shoes) / to put on	履く	はく	haku
to discuss	話し合う	はなしあう	hanashiau
to separate / to keep apart / to isolate	離す	はなす	hanasu
to release / to free / to let go	放す	はなす	hanasu
to decrease	減る	へる	heru
to pull	引く	ひく	hiku
to celebrate	祝う	いわう	iwau
to dislike	嫌がる	いやがる	iyagaru
to be concerned with / to engage in / to be related to	関わる	かかわる	kakawaru
to hide	隠す	かくす	kakusu
to earn / to make money	稼ぐ	かせぐ	kasegu
to pile up / to put on top of one another	重ねる	かさねる	kasaneru
to shine / to sparkle	輝く	かがやく	kagayaku
to repeat	繰り返す	くりかえす	kurikaesu
to stretch / to get longer / to grow	伸びる	のびる	nobiru
to remove / to get rid of / to exclude	除く	のぞく	nozoku

Examples:

• 諦めたらそこで試合は終了です。
  Akirametara soko de shiai wa shūryō desu.
  “If you give up, the game ends there.”

• あなたに預けた書類を受け取りに来ました。
  Anata ni azuketa shorui o uketori ni kimashita.
  “I came to pick up the documents I entrusted to you.”

• 彼は彼女に関わることを嫌がった。 
  Kare wa kanojo ni kakawaru koto o iyagatta.
  “He disliked getting involved with her.”

[ Noun + する (suru) ] Verbs 

This type of Japanese verb is formed by using this pattern: noun + する (suru). You may remember that する (suru) means “do,” and in this case, we use it to create verbs. For example: 

• 期待する (kitai suru) or “to expect” = 期待 (kitai) “expectation” + する (suru) “do” 

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
to go out	外出する	がいしゅつする	gaishutsu suru
to make (an) effort	努力する	どりょくする	doryoku suru
to memorize / to store data	記憶する	きおくする	kioku suru
to expect / to hope to	期待する	きたいする	kitai suru
to grow (up)	成長する	せいちょうする	seichō suru
to lack	不足する	ふそくする	fusoku suru
to match / to coincide	一致する	いっちする	itchi suru
to agree with / to support (a measure)	賛成する	さんせいする	sansei suru
to oppose / to object	反対する	はんたいする	hantai suru
to concentrate	集中する	しゅうちゅうする	shūchū suru
to import	輸入する	ゆにゅうする	yunyū suru
to export	輸出する	ゆしゅつする	yushutsu suru
to sell	販売する	はんばいする	hanbai suru
to zoom / to enlarge / to expand	拡大する	かくだいする	kakudai suru
to shrink / to reduce / to diminish	縮小する	しゅくしょうする	syukushō suru

Examples:

• 彼は彼女に会えることを期待して外出しました。 
  Kare wa kanojo ni aeru koto o kitai shite gaishutsu shimashita.
  “He went out hoping to see her.”

• この会社は日本茶を海外へ輸出して、世界中で販売しています。
  Kono kaisha wa nihoncha o kaigai e yushutsu shite, sekaijū de hanbai shite imasu.
  “This company exports Japanese tea overseas and sells it all over the world.”

• 勉強する時はテレビを消して集中しなさい。 
  Benkyō suru toki wa terebi o keshite shūchū shinasai.
  “When you study, turn off the TV and concentrate.”

To learn more about Japanese verbs, please check out our articles The 100+ Most Common Japanese Verbs and Ultimate Japanese Verb Conjugation Guide.

努力して試験に合格 (doryoku shite shiken ni gōkaku)
“passing the exam by making an effort”

4. Adjectives – 形容詞 (Keiyōshi)

As a beginner, you probably spent most of your time memorizing nouns, verbs, and practical sentence patterns. But once you have the basics down, picking up a few common adjectives can help you enrich your conversations and add flavor to your writing. Below, we’ve listed the most useful adjectives for intermediate Japanese learners. 

i-Adjectives

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
intense / hard / violent / fierce / furious	激しい	はげしい	hageshii
nostalgic / dear	懐かしい	なつかしい	natsukashii
shameful / pitiful / miserable	情けない	なさけない	nasakenai
frightening / terrifying / fearful	恐ろしい	おそろしい	osoroshii
persistent / insistent	ー	しつこい	shitsukoi
powerful	力強い	ちからづよい	chikarazuyoi
smart / wise / clever	賢い	かしこい	kashikoi
childlike / childish / infant	幼い	おさない	osanai
hard / tough / painful / bitter	辛い	つらい	tsurai
jealous / envious	羨ましい	うらやましい	urayamashii
loose / lax	緩い	ゆるい	yurui
equal / equivalent	等しい	ひとしい	hitoshii
itchy	痒い	かゆい	kayui
noisy	騒がしい	さわがしい	sawagashii
funny	可笑しい	おかしい	okashii
empty / void / fruitless	空しい	むなしい	munashii
refreshing / refreshed	清々しい	すがすがしい	sugasugashii
menial / vulgar / greedy	卑しい	いやしい	iyashii
lovely / adorable	可愛らしい	かわいらしい	kawairashii
missed / longed for	恋しい	こいしい	koishii
smelly / stinky	臭い	くさい	kusai
tight / hard / tough	ー	きつい	kitsui
detailed	詳しい	くわしい	kuwashii
regretful / mortifying	悔しい	くやしい	kuyashii
dazzling / bright	眩しい	まぶしい	mabushii
poor	貧しい	まずしい	mazushii
gentle / mild / quiet	大人しい	おとなしい	otonashii
fortunately / luckily	幸い	さいわい	saiwai
sharp	鋭い	するどい	surudoi
dull / slow	鈍い	にぶい	nibui
rough / harsh / wild	荒い	あらい	arai

Examples:

• 台風の影響で激しい雨が降っています。 
  Taifū no eikyō de hageshii ame ga futte imasu.
  “It is raining hard due to the typhoon.”

• 公園で可愛らしい女の子が一人で遊んでいました。
  Kōen de kawairashii onnanoko ga hitori de asonde imashita.
  “The adorable girl was playing alone in the park.”

• 彼は大人しいが、鋭い洞察力を持っています。 
  Kare wa otonashii ga, surudoi dōsatsuryoku o motte imasu.
  “He is quiet but has keen insight.”

太陽が眩しい。 (Taiyō ga mabushii.)
“The sun is bright.”

na-Adjectives

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
serious / earnest	真面目	まじめ	majime
eager / zealous / ardent	熱心	ねっしん	nesshin
advantageous	有利	ゆうり	yūri
flat / even	平ら	たいら	taira
troublesome / cumbersome	厄介	やっかい	yakkai
rich / abundant / fertile	豊か	ゆたか	yutaka
luxurious	贅沢	ぜいたく	zeitaku
slight / subtle	僅か	わずか	wazuka
obstructive	邪魔	じゃま	jama
obvious	明らか	あきらか	akiraka
troublesome / annoying / unwelcome	迷惑	めいわく	meiwaku
troublesome / onerous / perplexing	面倒	めんどう	mendō

Examples:

• この箱は平らな所に置いてください。 
  Kono hako wa taira na tokoro ni oite kudasai.
  “Please place this box on a flat surface.”

• 私は僅かな可能性があれば、希望を捨てない。
  Watashi wa wazuka na kanōsei ga areba, kibō o sutenai.
  “I will not lose hope if there is a slight possibility.”

• 彼は明らかな間違いを犯しました。 
  Kare wa akiraka na machigai o okashimashita.
  “He made an obvious mistake.”

To learn more about Japanese adjectives, please check out our articles Learn the Top 100 Essential Japanese Adjectives and -I vs. -NA Adjectives in Japanese.

5. Adverbs – 副詞 (Fukushi)

While adjectives describe nouns, adverbs provide additional information about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. At this stage in your learning journey, having a few Japanese adverbs up your sleeve will allow you to give more detailed descriptions of events and help your writing flow more smoothly. 

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
at once / immediately / promptly / right away	早速	さっそく	sassoku
as … as possible	ー	なるべく	narubeku
carelessly / thoughtlessly	ー	うっかり	ukkari
probably / presumably	恐らく	おそらく	osoraku
quite / pretty	ー	かなり	kanari
approximately / about / roughly	ー	およそ	oyoso
just like / as if	ー	まるで	marude
abruptly / suddenly	急に	きゅうに	kyū ni
rather	ー	むしろ	mushiro
kind of / sort of / fairly / reasonably	ー	なかなか	nakanaka
what is more / furthermore / moreover	更に	さらに	sara ni
already	既に	すでに	sude ni
for some time / for a while	暫く	しばらく	shibaraku
surely / definitely / indeed	確かに	たしかに	tashika ni
rather / quite a	随分	ずいぶん	zuibun
at one time / at once / all at once	一度に	いちどに	ichi-do ni
all / whole	全て	すべて	subete
desperately / frantically	必死に	ひっしに	hisshi ni
deliberately / on purpose	ー	わざと	wazato
increasingly / more and more	益々	ますます	masumasu
one after another	次々と	つぎつぎと	tsugitsugi to
anytime / at all times	ー	いつでも	itsu demo
before one is aware / before one knows	いつの間にか	いつのまにか	itsunomanika
indeed / really	実に	じつに	jitsu ni
as it is	ー	そのまま	sonomama
each / respectively	ー	それぞれ	sorezore
sometimes	時々	ときどき	tokidoki
always / at all times / constantly	常に	つねに	tsune ni
suddenly	突然	とつぜん	totsuzen
in/at the beginning	始めに	はじめに	hajime ni
early / earlier / ahead of time	早めに	はやめに	hayame ni
before long / shortly	間もなく	まもなく	mamonaku
at least	少なくとも	すくなくとも	sukunakutomo
by chance / accidentally / unintentionally	ー	たまたま	tamatama
in particular / particularly	別に	べつに	betsu ni
anyways / in any case	ー	とにかく	tonikaku
by all means	ー	どうしても	dōshitemo
again / once again	再び	ふたたび	futatabi
together	共に	ともに	tomo ni
a short while ago / a moment ago	先程	さきほど	sakihodo

Examples:

• なるべく早く返信してください。 
  Narubeku hayaku henshin shite kudasai.
  “Please reply as soon as possible.”q145

• 間もなく電車が到着します。
  Mamonaku densha ga tōchaku shimasu.
  “The train will arrive shortly.”

• 私は別にこれを欲しくない。 
  Watashi wa betsu ni kore o hoshikunai.
  “I don’t want this in particular.”

次々と良い案が浮かぶ (tsugitsugi to ii an ga ukabu)
“come up with good ideas one after another”

6. Conjunctions – 接続詞 (Setsuzokushi)

English	Kanji	Hiragana	Reading
finally / at last	遂に	ついに	tsuini
to sum up / in short / in a word	ー	つまり	tsumari
therefore / accordingly / consequently	従って	したがって	shitagatte
so / therefore / hence	ー	ゆえに	yueni
therefore / wherefore	ー	それゆえに	soreyueni
and then	ー	すると	suruto
however	ー	しかしながら	shikashinagara
and yet / but even so	ー	それなのに	sorenanoni
nevertheless / in spite of	それにも関わらず	それにもかかわらず	sorenimo kakawarazu
having said that	とは言うものの	とはいうものの	towa iumonono
and / as well as	及び	および	oyobi
besides / moreover / also	ー	かつ	katsu
and also / both…and	並びに	ならびに	narabini
first / first of all	最初に	さいしょに	saisho ni
next / secondly	次に	つぎに	tsugi ni
at last / finally	最後に	さいごに	saigo ni
moreover / besides / on top of	ー	しかも	shikamo
in addition	加えて	くわえて	kuwaete
moreover / in addition	その上で	そのうえで	sonouede
on the one hand	一方	いっぽう	ippō
conversely / contrarily	逆に	ぎゃくに	gyaku ni
while / on the other hand	反面	はんめん	hanmen
the reason why is / because	なぜかと言うと	なぜかというと	naze ka to iu to
still / yet / even	ー	なお	nao
on the condition that…	ー	ただし	tadashi
by the way	ー	ちなみに	chinamini
in truth / in fact	実は	じつは	jitsu wa
namely / that is to say	ー	すなわち	sunawachi
in short / in a word /to sum up	要するに	ようするに	yōsuruni
especially / in particular	特に	とくに	tokuni
above all / in particular	ー	とりわけ	toriwake
anyhow / in any case / either way / anyway	ー	いずれにしても	izurenishitemo
anyways / above all things	ー	ともあれ	tomoare
then / if that is the case	ー	それでは	soredewa

Examples:

• 従って、規則によりこれは無効となります。 
  Shitagatte, kisoku ni yori kore wa mukō to narimasu.
  “Therefore, this is invalid according to regulation.”

• レストランは12時に閉まります。なお、ラストオーダーは11時です。
  Resutoran wa jū ni-ji ni shimarimasu. Nao, rasuto ōdā wa jū ichi-ji desu.
  “The restaurant closes at twelve. Yet, the last order is at eleven.”

• いずれにしても、納期は守ってください。 
  Izurenishitemo, nōki wa mamotte kudasai.
  “In any case, please keep the delivery date.”

いずれにしても、来月は赤字になりそうです。
Izurenishitemo, raigetsu wa akaji ni narisō desu.
“In any case, it looks like it will be in the red next month.”

7. Auxiliary Words and Particles – 助詞 (Joshi)

Japanese particles, or 助詞 (joshi), are suffixes or short words that follow a modified noun, verb, adjective, or sentence. Particles play a very important role in Japanese grammar because even a slight difference in this regard could change the meaning/nuance of a sentence. Memorizing and becoming familiar with how to use these particles is a great way to start improving your Japanese as an intermediate learner. 

English	Hiragana	Reading
the more…the more	ば…ほど	ba…hodo
would have / should have	ば…のに	ba…noni
degree / extent	ほど	hodo
is not as…as	ほど…ない	hodo…nai
no matter how	いくら…ても	ikura…te mo
through / from [A] to [B]	[A]から[B]にかけて	[A] kara [B] ni kakete
only / just / since / after	…きり	…kiri
for sure (emphasizes the preceding word)	…こそ	…koso
if / suppose	もしも…たら	moshimo…tara
although / despite	…ながらも	…nagaramo
even if / even though / regardless of	…ても	…te mo
to / for / as far as…is concerned / regarding	…にとって	… ni totte
even / so much as / not even	さえ	sae
if only / as long as	さえ…ば	sae…ba

Examples:

• 勉強すればするほど賢くなります。 
  Benkyō sureba suru hodo kashikoku narimasu.
  “The more you study, the smarter you become.”

• もしも大金があったら、豪華客船で世界一周したい。
  Moshimo taikin ga attara, gōka kyakusen de sekai isshū shitai.
  “If I had a lot of money, I would want to go around the world on a luxury cruise ship.”

• あなたさえ良ければ、一緒に行きませんか。
  Anata sae yokereba, issho ni ikimasen ka.
  “If only you’re okay, would you like to go with us?”

いくら寝ても眠い。 (Ikura nete mo nemui.)
“(I’m) sleepy no matter how much I sleep.”

Conclusion

In this article, we introduced the most frequently used intermediate Japanese words, including large numbers, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and particles—we even threw in some example sentences for you. Some Kanji are a bit harder than those you learned at the beginner level, but you’ll now be able to deal with a wider range of topics and converse in more detail.

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