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Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

6036 words · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 vocabulary

Part 174

Words 1731–1740

Meaning and examples

polite past: was extreme

ano toki wa hontou ni hanahadashikattadesu.

At that time it really was extreme.

💡 Form of 甚だしい (extreme / gross).

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polite past: was desirable

sono hi wa tokuni nozomashikattadesu.

That day it was especially desirable.

💡 Form of 望ましい (desirable).

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polite past: was reliable

sono hi wa tokuni tanomoshikattadesu.

That day it was especially reliable.

💡 Form of 頼もしい (reliable / promising).

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polite past: was brave

sono hi wa tokuni isamashikattadesu.

That day it was especially brave.

💡 Form of 勇ましい (brave).

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polite past: was noisy

nareru made wa sawagashikattadesu.

Until I got used to it, it was noisy.

💡 Form of 騒がしい (noisy).

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polite past: was hectic

kyonen yori awatadashikattadesu.

It was more hectic than last year.

💡 Form of 慌ただしい (hectic).

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polite past: was brilliant

hajime no koro wa kagayakashikattadesu.

In the early days it was brilliant.

💡 Form of 輝かしい (brilliant / glorious).

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polite past: was unexpected

yatte mitara, igai to omoigakenakattadesu.

When I tried it, it was surprisingly unexpected.

💡 Form of 思いがけない (unexpected).

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polite past: was wasteful

omotta yori mottainakattadesu.

It was more wasteful than I expected.

💡 Form of もったいない (wasteful).

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polite past: was unavoidable

kyonen yori yamuoenakattadesu.

It was more unavoidable than last year.

💡 Form of やむを得ない (unavoidable).

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