List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
い adjective adjective (generic)
- intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever
- smart-alecky, cheeky
slang い adjective adjective (generic)
- unfashionable, unstylish, uncool, unrefined
usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic) Tsugaru-ben
- feeling good, feeling comfortable
search-only kana form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- brazen-faced (about one's misdeed), audacious (despite being in the wrong), shameless, impudent
search-only kanji form expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- hard to choose between (because both are excellent), equally matched, of comparable quality
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- cautious, careful, shrewd, tactful, prudent, faultless, perfect, without error, without slip
い adjective adjective (generic)
- orderly, well-ordered
usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- curt, blunt, cold, short
い adjective adjective (generic)
- distant (behavior, etc.), reserved
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- of no concern at all, I couldn't care less, no skin off my nose