List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic
- one place, the same place
- one person
- together
gairaigo English origin German origin popular noun noun (generic) abbreviation noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) slang archaic colloquial
- ice
- ice cream
- ice pop, ice lolly, popsicle
- cold, iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee)
- ice (stimulant drug)
- usurer, usury, loansharking
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- flaring up, burning hotly, suddenly becoming bright
- flying into a rage, losing one's cool
- opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth)
- acting resolutely
popular obsolete reading onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- noisily (crowd of people talking), clamorously, in a hubbub, jabberingly, chatteringly, buzzingly
- loudly (laughing)
popular JLPT N5 conjunction interjection expression archaic
- then, well, so, well then
- bye then
- at, in, by, with, using
- if not ..., unless ...
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic noun
- fluttering, flapping, waving
- flickering (light, flame, etc.)
- frill, piece of thin material
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) archaic
- idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill
- draft, rough copy
- expectation
- desk, stand
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb archaic noun noun (generic)
- once
- for a short time, briefly, temporarily
- one morning
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tear, to rip up
- to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
- to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something
- to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten
- to hang (oneself)
- to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate
- to estimate, to expect
- to tie-dye
- to detain, to check, to restrain