popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N4  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
• to display, to exhibit, to put on show, to arrange
• to mark (e.g. the day with a victory), to adorn (e.g. the front page), to grace (e.g. the cover)
• to affect (a manner), to keep up (appearances), to embellish, to dress up, to be showy, to be pretentious

popular  obsolete reading  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

• dawn, daybreak
• event (e.g. "in the event of ..."), occasion, occurrence

popular  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

• beginning, start, first step
• clue, lead, hint
• thread end

popular  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

• ability, capacity, capability, talent
• physical strength

popular  obsolete kanji  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic)  noun (suffix) 

• wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• depiction, description, portrayal

popular  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

• East Asia, the Orient

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

• slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory  archaic 

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
• sly person
• idiot, hick
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
• bathhouse prostitute

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• canned food, tinned food
• confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
• being stuck in a confined space