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List: colloquial

Words not used in formal speech, writing or paralinguistics.

Showing 51 - 60 of 1742 words for the list colloquial. #col
全然ぜんぜんzenzen

popular  JLPT N3  adverb  colloquial 

  • (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
  • wholly, entirely, completely, totally
  • extremely, very
痛いいたいitai

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N5  い adjective  adjective (generic)  colloquial 

  • painful, sore
  • cringy, embarrassing
速攻そっこうsokkou

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  colloquial  adverb 

  • swift attack, quick attack, fast break
  • right away, without delay, immediately
落とすおとすotosu

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N4  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  computing  martial arts  colloquial 

  • to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
  • to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
  • to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
  • to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
  • to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
  • to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
  • to make someone swoon (judo)
  • to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
  • to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
  • to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
炎上えんじょうenjou

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  colloquial 

  • going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
  • stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.), becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
飛び火とびひtobihi

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  colloquial  usually written using kana alone 

  • leaping flames, flying sparks
  • spread of fire (due to leaping flames)
  • repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved
  • impetigo contagiosa
鉄板てっぱんteppan

popular  search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  abbreviation 

  • iron plate, steel plate
  • sure thing, certain winner
  • no-fail joke, joke that gets people every time
天神てんじんtenjin

popular  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  abbreviation 

  • heavenly god, heavenly gods
  • spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
  • Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
  • pit of a dried plum, dried plum
  • tenjin hairstyle
  • prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
  • tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
破局はきょくhakyoku

popular  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

  • catastrophe, cataclysm
  • collapse (of a relationship), breakup, split (friends, lovers, etc.)
砂利じゃりjari

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

  • gravel, ballast, pebbles
  • child, rugrat, ankle-biter

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