Meanings
Readings
Common Words
quiet; silent
slow; unhurried
calm; peaceful
Common noun
spare time; free time; leisure
Common noun
time (it takes to do something); time required
Common noun
time off; leave; vacation; holiday
Common noun
dismissal; firing; severance; divorce
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
free; not busy; unoccupied; idle
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
slow (business); slack; dull
Colloquial; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant
Archaic/formal form of na-adjective
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene
mild (weather); balmy
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty
inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull
idle; free; unoccupied
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
Formal or literary term; Conjunction
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
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