popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) dated term
- picnic
- outing, hike
gairaigo French origin popular dated term noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- (romantic) couple
- back-to-back (e.g. home runs), dual (e.g. victory), tandem (e.g. flight), double
popular usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic) dated term
- no match for, cannot compete with, not in the same league as, powerless against
- cannot stand, cannot bear, cannot put up with, unbearable, intolerable
- unable to do, cannot do, impossible
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) dated term
- lately, recently, nowadays
- terribly, awfully, extremely
popular noun (prefix) noun (generic) noun (suffix) dated term noun adverb
- last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former
- pre- (e.g. premodern)
- before
- before, earlier
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone food, cooking dated term
- to bind, to file
- to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth
- to sew up, to stitch together
popular suffix ใช adjective adjective (generic) colloquial familiar language dated term
- -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y
- -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of
- (something) like, along the lines of
- -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned
- Mr., Ms., Mrs.
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) dated term adverb
- approximate age, apparent age
- marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
- age (when ...)
- for years (past), for a long time
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb dated term
- to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
- to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
- to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
- to defeat easily, to beat
- to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate, to make peculiar, to make complicated
- to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
- to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) dated term adverb
- truth, reality, fact
- sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith
- indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite