List: adjective (generic)
All kinds of Japanese adjectives
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- immediate (effect, result, etc.), instant, instantaneous, prompt
い adjective adjective (generic)
- suspicious, doubtful, dubious, questionable, fishy
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate
- heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying
- gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud
Buddhism expression noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- Children's Limbo
- futile, unrewarding
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce), unrefined sake or soy sauce
- unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.), rough
たる adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the と particle archaic noun noun (generic)
- trailing (clouds), thick, heavy
- dark (mood), gloomy (feeling)
- eyeglasses
たる adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the と particle
- gallant, dashing, jaunty
たる adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- whistling (wind), blowing, howling
- fluttering (in the wind), waving, flapping, swirling, dancing
- staggering, tottering, wandering, roaming, aimless
- aloof from the world, easygoing, transcendental, detached
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
formal or literary term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- pride, arrogance