List: archaic

一筋ひとすじhitosuji

popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun (suffix) archaic

one line, one stretch (e.g. of road), one strand (e.g. of hair), one beam (e.g. of light), one ray, one length (e.g. of rope)
earnest, resolute, intent, devoted, single-minded
one bloodline, one clan
ordinary, common

扱うあつかうatsukau

popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic

to deal with (a person), to treat, to handle, to take care of, to entertain
to deal with (a problem), to handle, to manage
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to work
to deal in, to sell
to cover (a topic), to treat, to discuss, to take up
to treat A as B
to mediate (an argument)
to be too much for one, to find unmanageable
to gossip

振りふりfuri

popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) counter usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) suffix archaic

swing, shake, wave, swinging
appearance, behaviour
pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to)
going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
move (dance), postures
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up
unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
counter for swords, blades, etc.
not wearing underwear or pants

提起ていきteiki

popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb archaic

raising (a question), posing (a problem), bringing up (an issue), presenting
instituting (a lawsuit), lodging, filing (a claim), submitting (a case)
lifting up

猿さるsaru

popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
sly person
idiot, hick
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bathhouse prostitute

構うかまうkamau

popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone transitive verb archaic

to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with
to interfere with, to meddle in
to tease
to banish, to prohibit

刻むきざむkizamu

popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic

to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly
to have tattooed
to torment

通るとおるtooru

popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic suffix

to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of
to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect
to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in
to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through
to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout
to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted
to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for
to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense
to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood
to pass for, to come across as, to seem like
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
to be well-informed, to be wise
to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly

皮肉ひにくhiniku

popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の archaic

irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
(only) surface, something superficial
skin and bone, body

増しましmashi

popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun (suffix) noun (generic) archaic noun

better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst
more, increase, extra
increase, growth

Search dictionary

Search languages