popular JLPT N3 pronoun colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb interjection
- what
- you-know-what, that thing
- whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
- penis, (one's) thing, dick
- (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
- what?, huh?
- hey!, come on!
- oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb
- today, this day
- these days, recently, nowadays
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) adverb
- on the way, en route
- in the middle of, midway, halfway
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N2 adverb
- at least
popular irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- sure, certain, positive, definite
- reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact
- If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) adverb
- as a matter of fact, actually, effectively, in reality, in effect
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- previous day, day before, eve, prior day, preceding day
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- all days
popular noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- current, urgent, pressing, impending
- to confront (an issue), to face (up to something)
- for the meantime, at present
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- this season