popular  dated term  sensitive  noun  noun (generic)  archaic  honorific language 

• maidservant, housemaid, maid
• hostess (in a ryokan), waitress (in a traditional restaurant)
• court lady
• lady

popular  irregular kanji usage  dated term  noun  noun (generic) 

• (photographic) camera

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  dated term 

• making a killing, making easy money
• robbery, robber

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  dated term  Buddhism 

• (informal) discussion, talk, conversation, chat
• (formal and tedious) talk, lecture, sermon
• admonition, reprimand
• sermon, preaching
• consultation, conference, discussion

popular  obsolete reading  dated term  noun  noun (generic) 

• mistress, kept woman, concubine

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  dated term 

• picnic
• outing, hike

gairaigo  French origin  popular  dated term  noun  noun (generic)  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic) 

• (romantic) couple
• back-to-back (e.g. home runs), dual (e.g. victory), tandem (e.g. flight), double

popular  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic)  dated term 

• no match for, cannot compete with, not in the same league as, powerless against
• cannot stand, cannot bear, cannot put up with, unbearable, intolerable
• unable to do, cannot do, impossible

popular  JLPT N3  adverb  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  dated term 

• lately, recently, nowadays
• terribly, awfully, extremely

popular  noun (prefix)  noun (generic)  noun (suffix)  dated term  noun  adverb 

• last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former
• pre- (e.g. premodern)
• before
• before, earlier