List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic auxiliary verb verb (generic) noun noun (generic)
- indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past), can form a poetic past tense
- indicates continuation from the past to the present
- end, conclusion
historical term noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic
- beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine
- successful but stingy merchants from Ise
archaic derogatory noun noun (generic)
- person from Kansai
archaic derogatory noun noun (generic)
- people from Kansai
archaic noun noun (generic) derogatory
- kid, brat
- person from Kansai
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial archaic
- to feel nervous, to feel afraid, to feel self-conscious, to lose one's nerve, to get cold feet, to get the jitters
- to be startled, to be surprised, to be shocked, to feel frightened, to be spooked
- to be shy, to be bashful
archaic counter suffix
- counter for Buddhist images (statues and paintings)
noun noun (generic) archaic counter
- condyle
- counter for grains and small spheres
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ㎠adjective (generic) archaic
- blue-green, turquoise, aqua
- spirogyra, algae forming pond scum
archaic idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to make drastic cuts, to take an axe to