popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  dated term 

• balloon (toy or decoration)
• balloon (hot-air or gas)

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  dated term 

• light, glow, gleam
• (a) light, lights, lamp
• proof (of innocence)

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  dated term  noun  noun (generic) 

• (female) childcare worker, nursery school teacher

popular  baseball  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  sports  dated term 

• throw
• pass (in basketball, etc.)
• handball

popular  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N4  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  dated term 

• to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to amuse oneself
• to look forward to

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  dated term 

• dropping out of school, withdrawal from school
• expulsion from school, dismissal
• leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  dated term  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• invention
• intelligent, clever, smart

popular  JLPT N1  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  dated term 

• to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up
• to raise (one's voice)

popular  noun  noun (generic)  dated term 

• ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
• billiards

popular  dated term  sensitive  noun  noun (generic) 

• feeble-mindedness, intellectual disability