List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใใ adjective adverb taking the ใจ particle
- (sound) lingering in the air, trailing notes (of a bell, etc.)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- slow witted fellow, counter-hero, liar
- lie, nonsense
- Yotaro (rakugo character)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- government official, public official
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to steal, to rob, to snatch, to pocket, to plunder
- to deceive, to trick, to cheat
- to graze (in passing), to skim, to brush against, to touch lightly
- to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.), to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
- to do (something) while no one is looking
- to hint at, to suggest, to insinuate
noun noun (generic) archaic
- fawning look (on one's face), servile look
- good complexion
noun noun (generic) archaic
- bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)
- pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
archaic yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to live deeply in love
archaic nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be lovesick
archaic yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love, to be miserable because of love
archaic noun noun (generic)
- pain, trouble
- illness