List: adjective (generic)
All kinds of Japanese adjectives
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- blunt, curt, brusque
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- modest, reserved, quiet, humble
- frugal, simple, plain
い adjective adjective (generic)
- endless, ceaseless
colloquial い adjective adjective (generic)
- gaudy, loud, garish, intense, harsh, extreme, heavy
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- heaps, a lot, plenty, oodles
- with a thud
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- blunt (e.g. sword), dull
- lazy, cowardly, good for nothing
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun な adjective adjective (generic)
- idly, lazily, aimlessly
- evasively, elusively, vaguely, non-committally
- laziness, fooling around, lazy person
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- smart, clever, sharp, shrewd
- agile, nimble, quick
formal or literary term usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- hungry
い adjective adjective (generic)
- very hungry, starving, ravenous