popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N4  adverb  noun  noun (generic) 

• these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the と particle  adverb  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  noun 

• lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)
• pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
• changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner
• roly-poly
• chirp chirp (sound of insects)
• ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak
• roller, lint roller, paint roller

popular  JLPT N3  adverb 

• so, like this, in this way, this much, to this extent

popular  search-only kana form  JLPT N2  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb 

• quickly, promptly, immediately, without delay, briskly, hurriedly, hastily
• indifferently, coldly

popular  JLPT N3  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• feeling refreshed, feeling relieved
• neat, tidy, clean
• frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
• completely, entirely
• not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
• nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic) 

• with a rustling sound
• rippling (of a stream, etc.), murmuring, purling
• slurping down (ochazuke)
• quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter), with ease, smoothly, fluently
• smooth and dry (hair, sand, etc.), silky, powdery (e.g. snow), free-flowing (e.g. blood)

popular  JLPT N3  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb 

• roughly, approximately, round about, more or less
• cursorily, briefly, quickly, lightly, roughly

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

• noisily (from many people talking), in a commotion
• with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.), with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.)
• feeling a chill, with a chill (up one's spine)

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly
• eagerly, keenly, strongly, intently
• hard, terribly, extremely, severely

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• gently (raining), drizzling
• moist, damp