List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke
noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) mathematics archaic
- reduction, decrease
- subtraction
- reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryล codes)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- paper on which questions and comments are pasted
- backing paper
- blotting paper
archaic expression
- as for ..., when it comes to ..., regarding ...
archaic expression polite language auxiliary verb verb (generic)
- to come, to go
- expresses politeness towards the listener (or reader)
irregular kanji usage rare term noun noun (generic) archaic derogatory
- stink of blood or meat
- meat-eating barbarian, Westerner
archaic noun noun (generic)
- White's thrush (Zoothera dauma)
honorific language archaic auxiliary verb verb (generic) polite language
- expresses reverence towards the listener
- expresses politeness towards the listener
archaic noun noun (generic)
- homosexual prostitute who sold his favors at banquets (Edo period)
- (kabuki) actor-in-training
archaic noun noun (generic)
- matchlock, arquebus, harquebus