| いけ;いっけ | [, ike ; ikke] (pref) (See いけ好かない) prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective |
| ちん | [, chin] (n-suf) intimate (or disdainful) suffix used after a person's name (or the base of an adjective describing that person) |
| やか | [, yaka] (suf,adj-na) (See しめやか,華やか) (after a noun, adjective stem, onomatopoeic-mimetic word, etc.) seeming very ... |
| らか | [, raka] (suf,adj-na) (See 高らか,清らか) (after an adjective stem, onomatopoeic-mimetic word, etc.) being ... |
| らしい | [, rashii] (aux-adj) (1) seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; (suf,adj-i) (2) (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...; (P) |
| 乃 | [の, no] (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) |
| 叙述形容詞 | [じょじゅつけいようし, jojutsukeiyoushi] (n) {ling} predicate adjective; predicative adjective |
| 形容 | [けいよう, keiyou] (n,vs) (1) describing; comparing; expressing figuratively; modifying; qualifying (e.g. an adjective qualifying a noun); (n) (2) form; figure; condition; state; (3) personal appearance; one's face and figure; looks; (P) |
| 形容動詞 | [けいようどうし, keiyoudoushi] (n) {ling} na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective |
| 形容矛盾 | [けいようむじゅん, keiyoumujun] (n) contradictio in adjecto (contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies, i.e. "wooden iron", "hot ice", etc.) |
| 形容詞句 | [けいようしく, keiyoushiku] (n) {ling} adjective phrase; adjectival phrase |
| 述語形容詞 | [じゅつごけいようし, jutsugokeiyoushi] (n) {ling} (See 叙述形容詞) predicate adjective |
| 連体詞 | [れんたいし, rentaishi] (n) {ling} (See 連体修飾語) pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective |
| 過ぎる | [すぎる, sugiru] (v1,vi) (1) to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; (2) to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; (3) to have expired; to have ended; to be over; (4) to exceed; to surpass; to be above; (5) (as 〜に過ぎない, etc.) to be no more than ...; (v1,vi,suf) (6) (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...; (P) |
| う | [, u] (aux-v) (1) (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives) indicates speculation; (2) indicates will; (3) indicates invitation |
| カリ活用 | [カリかつよう, kari katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
| ク活用 | [クかつよう, ku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi") |
| シク活用 | [シクかつよう, shiku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi") |
| して | [, shite] (prt) (1) (See からして・1,として・1,にして・1,為る・1) by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); (2) (as 〜をして in modern Japanese) indicates patient of a causative expression; (3) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) acts as a connective; (4) (after an adverb or a particle) adds emphasis; (conj) (5) (See そして) and then |
| たらしい;ったらしい | [, tarashii ; ttarashii] (suf,adj-i) (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation) |
| タリ活用 | [タリかつよう, tari katsuyou] (n) classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
| ない | [, nai] (aux-adj) (1) not (verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation); (suf,adj-i) (2) (See 忙しない) emphatic suffix (used after the root of an adjective); (P) |
| み | [, mi] (suf) (1) (also written with the ateji 味) (See 甘み) -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives); (2) (See 深み) nominalizing suffix indicating location; (3) (See 降りみ降らずみ) (as ...mi ...mi) alternating between ... and ... |
| 一方 | [ひとかた, hitokata] (n) (1) one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; (conj) (2) (See 他方・2) on the one hand; on the other hand; (3) whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; (n-adv,n-suf) (4) (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only; (P) |
| 形動 | [けいどう, keidou] (n) (abbr) {ling} (See 形容動詞) adjectival noun (abbr. often used in dictionaries); quasi-adjective |
| 秋涼し | [あきすずし, akisuzushi] (adj-f) (arch) (しく adjective) (See 秋涼・しゅうりょう・1) pleasantly cool (as in the arrival of autumn) |
| 等 | [ら, ra] (suf) (1) pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar); and others; et alios; and the like; and followers; (2) (See あちら,いくら) or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.); (3) (See 清ら) (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix |
| 素 | [そ, so] (adj-no,n) (1) plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; (pref) (2) (derog) (before a noun) mere; poor; (3) (before an adjective) exceedingly |
| 連体形 | [れんたいけい, rentaikei] (n) {ling} participle adjective; attributive form |