List: adjective (generic)

popular  irregular reading  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing
• irritating, troublesome
• heavy (weather), cloudy

popular  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• itchy

popular  JLPT N2  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• dazzling, radiant

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent

popular  rarely used kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• favour, favor, patronage, favouritism, favoritism, partiality
• favourite, favorite
• patron, supporter, backer

popular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• burly, strong, sturdy
• indomitable, indefatigable, strong-willed, resolute, bold
• robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.), strong

popular  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.), fragrant (e.g. burning wood), pleasant-smelling, savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat), savoury, appetizing

popular  noun  noun (generic)  たる adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb taking the と particle 

• lonely, desolate
• forlornness, desolation

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• grimace, sullen face

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb  noun  noun (generic) 

• straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect
• straightforward, honest, frank