List: archaic

popular  particle  copula  Kansai-ben  interjection  male term  archaic 

• such things as ..., and ... and
• the minute (that) ..., no sooner than ..., as soon as
• be, is
• o, oh
• huh, what
• hi
• yes, what?
• yes?, no?, is it?, isn't it?

popular  particle  prefix  suffix  archaic  adverb 

• indicates a question
• indicates an embedded question, indicates an indirect question
• or, whether or not, either ... or ...
• some- (e.g. something, someone)
• hmm, huh, I wonder (if, why, etc.), it might (be), maybe, perhaps it's (because of), could it be (that)
• shouldn't we ...?, why don't we ...?, what about ...?, how about ...?, let's ..., may I ...?, could you ...?
• some (amount), roughly, about, circa, more or less, or so
• won't you ...?, why don't you ...?, couldn't you (e.g. have done differently)?, shouldn't you ...?
• why should ...?, why would ...?, would I (really) ...?, who could have (guessed, foreseen, etc.) ...?, how could ...?, how should ...?
• OK?, (you) understand?, got it?, really?, right?, didn't (I, you, etc.) ...?
• oh, wow, how (incredible, strongly, badly, etc.)
• come to think of ..., ... you say?, ah, now that (you, it, etc.) ...
• very
• -al, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ish, -y
• in that way

popular  particle  honorific language  formal or literary term  conjunction  archaic 

• at, in, on
• to, toward, into, for
• to, for, in order to
• because of, for, with, by, due to
• marks the target of an action, marks the recipient of an action
• marks the outcome of a change, marks the result of an action
• as (i.e. in the role of; e.g. as a teacher, as a gift), for (as in "in return for"), on (i.e. on the occasion of), from (e.g. the perspective of)
• by, from
• per, in, for, a (as in "once a month")
• with, to
• concerning, regarding, on (as in "knowledgeable on"), in, for (as in "suitable for"), as for, about
• indicates manner of action, indicates a state
• by, with, using, via
• marks the item of a decision, marks the thing being decided on
• forms a honorific verb
• indicates that an action is happening intensively, emphaticizes an action
• and, in addition to
• I did ..., but, while it is true that ..., though there may be ...
• indicates respect toward the subject of the sentence
• at, in
• I can't ..., even if I wanted to
• although there should be ..., even though one would expect ...
• when, if, on (e.g. reflection)
• although, despite, even though, and yet
• because, as, since, so

popular  particle  conjunction  archaic 

• if ... then, when
• and
• why don't you ...?
• the more (one does something)
• because, since

popular  particle  archaic  copula  auxiliary verb  verb (generic)  irregular ru verb 

• -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
• doing such things as ...
• expresses a command
• to be
• indicates completion or continuation of an action

popular  prefix  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  counter  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
• counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
• ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
• ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
• ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
• ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
• counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun (prefix)  abbreviation  archaic 

• smallness, small item
• short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
• urine, piss, pee, urination
• elementary school
• smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior
• younger (of two people with the same name), junior
• unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

popular  interjection  female term  particle  Kyoto-ben  archaic 

• eh?, what?, oh?
• yes, that's correct
• used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request
• strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
• hey

JLPT N1  archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

• gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)

search-only kanji form  JLPT N2  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb  archaic 

• to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
• to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of