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Wordusually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• playing to the gallery, showing off, pretence, pretense
• surface preparation (for painting, etc.), scraping a surface clean

Wordpopular  irregular okurigana  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

• dawn, daybreak

Wordirregular okurigana  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• vague, faint, dim, indistinct, hazy, blurry

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  dated term 

• to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
• to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
• to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
• to defeat easily, to beat
• to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate, to make peculiar, to make complicated
• to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
• to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

Wordnoun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

• rough, rowdy, wild, violent
• rough person, rowdy person

Wordpopular  irregular okurigana  JLPT N2  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
• to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back

Wordgodan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to cut by abrasion, to cut by rubbing
• to use up (all one's money)

Wordpopular  JLPT N2  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
• immoderate, extravagant, reckless

Wordnoun  noun (generic) 

• chrysalis, pupa

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to look up (at)
• to look up to, to respect, to revere
• to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
• to depend on, to rely on
• to gulp down, to quaff, to drink