List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
rare term noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する archaic
- public opinion, public debate
- just view, fair argument
- conference at the imperial or shogunal court
archaic noun noun (generic)
- kings, children of nobles, young nobleman
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) archaic
- the public, the world
- rivers and lakes
- secluded place, hermit's residence
formal or literary term たる adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the と particle archaic
- broadminded, magnanimous
- abundant (of flowing water), plentiful
archaic noun noun (generic)
- first division of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
noun noun (generic) linguistics mathematics archaic
- clause, paragraph, item
- argument
- term (of an equation)
- nape (of the neck)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- black sake (presented as an offering to the gods)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to be complicated, to be elaborate
- to push in, to be crowded
obsolete reading irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) archaic noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- kind, courteous, hospitable, warmly respectful
- intimate
- becoming intimate, having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to co-operate (in enterprises), to hold in common, to share