List: colloquial
Words not used in formal speech, writing or paralinguistics.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial food, cooking
- string, cord
- leash
- man who is financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp
- restrictions, conditions
- mantle (shellfish, etc.)
- small intestine (beef, pork), oviduct meat (chicken)
popular colloquial ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- underhanded, unfair
- makeshift, stopgap
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial
- to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
- to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language usually written using kana alone colloquial intransitive verb finance auxiliary verb suffix humble language
- to raise, to elevate
- to move something (to a higher place), to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to raise (a wage)
- to show someone (into a room), to let in (e.g. a guest)
- to give
- to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
- to develop (talent, skill, etc.), to improve
- to earn (something desirable), to achieve (e.g. a good result), to obtain
- to promote (someone)
- to complete, to finish
- to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
- to raise (one's gaze), to lift up (one's face), to look up
- to do up (one's hair)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to praise, to commend, to flatter
- to make do (with less expenses than expected), to cover expenses (with a given amount), to set costs
- to finish (one's studies), to complete (a lesson), to pass (e.g. a class)
- to upload (e.g. an image), to publish (on the internet), to post
- to raise someone's spirits, to cheer someone up, to enhance a mood
- (of the tide) to come in, to rise
- to increase (of market price), to rise (of stock prices)
- to vomit, to throw up
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb colloquial
- urine, piss, pee, urination
- breaking a contract
popular abbreviation food, cooking noun noun (generic) colloquial
- tempura donburi, tempura served over a bowl of rice
- (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
popular colloquial noun noun (generic)
- stockbroker
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) colloquial
- disposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy, propensity
- sexual disposition, fetish
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone colloquial noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- seducer, smooth talker, ladies' man, playboy, playgirl
- picking up women, hitting on women
- moderate party, moderate
- social story (in a newspaper, etc.), society columnist (of a newspaper)
- bearish trader, bear
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb colloquial
- raising and lowering
- loading and unloading (cargo)
- praising and criticizing