| ありふれる | arifureru | common | |
| あんのじょう | annojyou | 案の定 | sure enough |
| いいかげん | iikagen | いい加減 | moderate/irresponsible |
| いかに | ikani | how/however/whatever | |
| いかにも | ikanimo | indeed/really | |
| いざ | iza | come (now)/crucial moment | |
| いたって | itate | extremely [very] easy to put (it) together | |
| いちがいに | ichigaini | 一概に | unconditionally/as a rule |
| いっきょに | ikyoni | 一挙に | at a (single) stroke |
| いっそ | iso | Id rather | |
| いまさら | imasara | 今更 | now(too late)/at this late hour |
| いやいや | iyaiya | unwillingly | |
| いやに | iyani | awfully/terribly | |
| うまれつき | umaretsuki | 生まれつき | by nature/by birth |
| うんざり | unzari | be disgusted with | |
| おつ | otsu | 乙 | the second/B/《後者》the latter |
| おてあげ | oteage | お手上げ | all over/given up hope |
| おどおど | odoodo | cowering/hesitantly | |
| おのずから | onozukara | 自ずから | naturally/spontaneou/of its own accord |
| おまけ | omake | an extra/a gift | |
| おろそか | orosoka | negligent/careless | |
| がっくり | gakkuri | be strongly shocked/feel so dejected | |
| かつて | katsute | once/ever | |
| かりに | karini | if/suppose | |
| かろうじて | karoujite | barely/just manage to do st | |
| きっかり | kikkari | exactly/precisely | |
| きっちり | kicchiri | precisely/tightly | |
| きっぱり | kippari | clearly/plainly/definitely | |
| ~きり | kiri | only | |
| くっきり | kukkiri | distinctly/clearly/boldly | |
| けい | kei | ~系 | system/lineage/group |
| げっそり | gessori | become very thin | |
| けん | ken | ~圏 | area/district |
| こ | ko | 故~ | the late (deceased) |
| こうこうと | koukou to | 煌々と | brightly/brilliantly |
| ことごとく | kotogotoku | entirely/without exception/all/everything | |
| ことによると | kotoniyoruto | 事によると | depending on the circumstances |
| ことに | kotoni | 殊に | especially/above all |
| さきに | sakini | 先に | before/ahead/in advance |
| さぞ | sazo | I am sure/certainly/no doubt | |
| さっと | satto | quickly/suddenly | |
| さほど | sahodo | (not) very/(not) much | |
| さも | samo | with satisfaction | |
| し | shi | ~士 | officer/profession |
| じ | ji | ~次 | order/sequence/times |
| じ | ji | ~児 | child |
| しかしながら | shikashinagara | nevertheless/however | |
| しょう | shou | ~症 | illness |
| しょう | shou | ~証 | certificate/licence |
| じょう | jyou | ~条 | an article [item] |
| じょう | jyou | ~嬢 | young woman |
| しょっちゅう | shocchuu | constantly | |
| ずぶぬれ | zubunure | dripping wet | |
| ずらっと | zuratto | in a line | |
| ずるずる | zuruzuru | slither/a slurp/trailingly | |
| すれちがい | surechigai | chance encounter | |
| すんなり | sunnari | easily/smoothly | |
| せい | sei | ~制 | system |
| せんだって | sendatte | 先だって | in advance/beforehand |
| そくざに | sokuzani | 即座に | immediately/right away |
| そこら | sokora | about there/about that/…or so | |
| それゆえ | soreyue | therefore | |
| たい | tai | ~帯 | area/district |
| だったら | dattara | if it is the case | |
| だと | dato | if so | |
| ちやほや | chiyahoya | make much of/pay excessive attention ((to))/pamper/flatter | |
| ちょくちょく | chokuchoku | often/frequently/occasionally | |
| ちらっと | chiratto | at a glance | |
| つかのま | tsukanoma | 束の間 | moment/brief time |
| つくづく | tsukuzuku | thoroughly/utterly/carefully/earnestly/keenly | |
| てっきり | tekkiri | surely/certainly/beyond doubt | |
| どうにか | dounika | in some way or other | |
| どうやら | douyara | it seems like | |
| とっさに | tossa ni | at once/right away/promptly | |
| とりあえず | toriaezu | for the time being/tentatively | |
| とりわけ | toriwake | particularly/especially/above all. | |
| なおさら | naosara | all the more | |
| 何気ない | nanigenai | 何気ない | casual/unconcerned |
| なにとぞ | nanitozo | please | |
| なにより | naniyori | 何より | above all/the first thing one needs [has to do] |
| ならびに | narabini | 並びに | and |
| なるたけ | narutake | as much as possible | |
| なんだかんだ | nandakanda | after all | |
| なんなり | nannari | 何なり | anything/whatever |
| にもかかわらず | nimo kakawarazu | in spite of | |
| は | ha | ~派 | a group/a party |
| はらはら | harahara | excitingly | |
| ひいては | hiiteha | in addition to/consequently | |
| ひたすら | hitasura | earnestly | |
| びっしょり | bisshori | wet through | |
| ひょっと | hyotto | by any chance | |
| ふらふら | furafura | dizzy/be unsteady/unconsciously | |
| ぶらぶら | burabura | swing/hang around | |
| ふんだん | fundan | plentiful | |
| ぺこぺこ | pekopeko | be very hungry | |
| ほっと | hoto | feel relieved | |
| ぼつぼつ | botsubotsu | spots/pimples/little by little; gradually | |
| まえもって | maemote | 前もって | in advance/beforehand |
| まことに | makotoni | truly | |
| まさしく | masashiku | surely/no doubt | |
| まして | mashite | still more/say nothing of | |
| まちまち | machimachi | diverse/various/different | |
| ~まみれ | mamire | covered with/bloody/smeared with blood | |
| まるごと | marugoto | 丸ごと | in its entirety/whole |
| まるっきり | marukkiri | 丸っきり | perfectly/just as if |
| もしかして | moshikashite | possibly | |
| もしくは | moshikuha | or | |
| もはや | mohaya | already/now/no more/no longer | |
| もろに | moroni | completely/all the way | |
| よって | yotte | therefore | |
| より | yori | ~寄り | side |
| わざわざ | wazawaza | take the trouble to do | |
| Level 1 | Noun | ||
| あいそ | aiso | 愛想 | civility/courtesy/compliments |
| あいだがら | aidagara | 間柄 | relation(ship) |
| あいま | aima | 合間 | interval |
| あか | aka | 垢 | dirt/filth |
| あかじ | akaji | 赤字 | go in the red |
| あきらめ | akirame | 諦め | give up/resignation |
| あく | aku | 悪 | evil |
| あご | ago | 顎 | chin |
| あこがれ | akogare | 憧れ | yearning/longing |
| あさ | asa | 麻 | flax/linen/hemp |
| あざ | aza | a bruise | |
| あたり | atari | 当り | hit/per |
| あっか | aka | 悪化 | deterioration/growing worse |
| あつかい | atsukai | 扱い | treatment/service |
| あっせん | assen | 斡旋 | good offices/recommendation/intercession |
| あっとう | attou | 圧倒 | overwhelm/overcome/overpower |
| あっぱく | appaku | 圧迫 | pressure/coercion/oppression |
| あつりょく | atsuryoku | 圧力 | stress/pressure |
| あてじ | ateji | 当て字 | substitute character |
| あとつぎ | atotsugi | 跡継ぎ | heir |
| あとまわし | atomawashi | 後回し | putting off/postponing |
| あぶらえ | aburae | 油絵 | oil painting |
| あまぐ | amagu | 雨具 | rain gear |
| あまくち | amakuchi | 甘口 | sweet flavour |
| あみ | ami | 網 | net |
| あやまち | ayamachi | 過ち | fault/error |
| あらかじめ | arakajime | 予め | in advance |
| あられ | arare | 霰 | hail |
| ありさま | arisama | 有様 | state/condition |
| あんさつ | ansatsu | 暗殺 | assassination |
| あんざん | anzan | 暗算 | mental arithmetic |
| あんじ | anji | 暗示 | hint |
| あんせい | ansei | 安静 | rest |
| い | I | 異 | differ |
| い | I | 意 | meaning |
| いいわけ | iiwake | 言い訳 | appology/excuse |
| いいん | iin | 医院 | clinic |
| いえで | iede | 家出 | running away from home |
| いかり | ikari | 怒り | anger |
| いき | iki | 粋 | stylish/a clever way of handling the situation |
| いぎ | igi | 異議 | objection |
| いきがい | ikigai | 生き甲斐 | living worth |
| いくせい | ikusei | 育成 | training |
| いくた | ikuta | 幾多 | many |
| いけん | iken | 異見 | different opinion/objection |
| いこう | ikou | 意向 | intention |
| いこう | ikou | 移行 | switching over to |
| いじ | iji | 意地 | nature/temper/appetite |
| いじゅう | ijyuu | 移住 | migration/immigration |
| いしょう | ishou | 衣装 | costume |
| いせい | isei | 異性 | the opposite sex |
| いせき | iseki | 遺跡 | historic ruins (remains relics) |
| いぜん | izen | 依然 | still |
| いぞん | izon | 依存 | dependence/dependent; |
| いたく | itaku | 委託 | consign (goods (for sale) to a firm)/entrust (person with something)/commit |
| いちどう | ichidou | 一同 | all present |
| いちぶぶん | ichibubun | 一部分 | a part |
| いちべつ | ichibetsu | 一別 | parting |
| いちめん | ichimen | 一面 | one side/the whole surface |
| いちもく | ichimoku | 一目 | a glance/a look |
| いちよう | ichiyou | 一様 | uniformity/evenness/impartiality |
| いちりつ | ichiritsu | 一律 | evenness/uniformity/monotony/equality |
| いちれん | ichiren | 一連 | a series/a chain/a ream (of paper) |
| いっかつ | ikkatsu | 一括 | all together/summing up |
| いっき | iki | 一気 | at once |
| いっけん | ikken | 一見 | apparently/outwardly |
| いっさい | issai | 一切 | absolutely |
| いっしん | isshin | 一心 | one mind/the whole heart |
| いったい | ittai | 一帯 | the whole place |
| いっぺん | ippen | 一変 | undergo a complete change |
| いと | ito | 意図 | intention |
| いどう | idou | 異動 | a change |
| いとなむ | itonamu | 営む | run a business |
| いどむ | idomu | 挑む | challenge |
| いなびかり | inabikari | 稲光 | (flash of) lightning |
| いのり | inori | 祈り | pray |
| いびき | ibiki | snoring | |
| いみん | imin | 移民 | emigrant/immigrant |
| いよく | iyoku | 意欲 | volition |
| いりょう | iryou | 衣料 | clothes |
| いりょく | iryoku | 威力 | power/influence |
| いるい | irui | 衣類 | clothes |
| いろん | iron | 異論 | different opinion/objection |
| いんかん | inkan | 印鑑 | stamp/seal |
| いんき | inki | 陰気 | gloom |
| いんきょ | inkyo | 隠居 | retirement/retired person |
| うけみ | ukemi | 受身 | passive |
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