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なり成り~な Adj.~の Adj.AdverbUsually kanaFreq #579
1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

Examples
4マイルはかなりの距離だ。
Four miles is a good distance.
能性のうせいNounFreq #633
1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; chance

Examples
彼女が電車に乗り遅れた可能性はあるでしょうか。
Might she have missed her train?
のうNoun~な Adj.Freq #1141
1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

Examples
男の子へのしつけは可能である。
Boys can be trained to behave.
すべきExpressionUsually kanaFreq #1226
1

should do; ought to do

Examples
私は、何をすべきかわからない。
I don't know what to do.
わい愛い~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #1332
1

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty

Examples
この世にかわいい子はただ一人、母親にとってはそれはわが子。
There's only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
2

dear; precious; darling; pet

Examples
私にとって子供たちは目の中に入れてもいたくないほどかわいいのです。
My children are very precious to me.
3

innocent; childlike; childish; lovable

4

dainty; little; tiny

のうNoun~な Adj.Freq #1699
1

impossible

Examples
回復はほとんど不可能だった。
Recovery was almost impossible.
ょかNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #1734
1

permission; approval; authorization; license

Examples
ここでの喫煙は許可されていません。
Smoking is not permitted here.
べくUsually kanaFreq #2703
1

Auxiliary; Conjunction

in order to; for the purpose of

2

Auxiliary; Conjunction

must; should

Examples
書籍が学問に従うべく、学問が書籍に従うべからず。
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
わいそ哀想哀相哀そう愛そうNoun~な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #2749
1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

Examples
私は何匹かのかわいそうな猫が追い出されるのを見た。
I saw some poor cats kicked out.
かし笑しい~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #534
1

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous

Examples
君のジョークは何度聞いてもおかしい
Your joke is funny no matter how many times I hear it.
2

strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric

Examples
洗濯機の調子がどこかおかしい
Something is wrong with the washing machine.
3

wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming

Examples
君の基本的な理論はおかしいと思う。
I think your basic theory is wrong.
4

suspicious

おかしな笑しなUsually kanaFreq #2222
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous

Examples
先週の日曜日におかしな映画を見た。
We saw a funny movie last Sunday.
2

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric

Examples
私は彼のおかしな物腰に笑わざるを得ません。
I cannot help laughing at his odd manner.
3

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming

4

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

suspicious

るべく成るべく成るAdverbUsually kanaFreq #2426
1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

Examples
なるべく安いほうがいいです。
I would like the least expensive one.
愛らしいわいらし~い Adj.Freq #3211
1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

Examples
兄は私にかわいらしい人形をくれました。
My brother gave me a cute doll.
能性が高いかのうせいがたかい~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #4218
1

very likely; very probable

れんNoun~な Adj.Freq #5806
1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

2

pitiful; pitiable

かいNoun~な Adj.Freq #6630
1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

Examples
愛の動きは不可解
Love moves in mysterious ways.
べしUsually kanaFreq #6687
1

Formal or literary term; Auxiliary; 'ku' adjective (archaic)

must; should; ought to

Examples
各会員は会費を払うべし
Each member has to pay a membership fee.
2

Formal or literary term; Auxiliary adjective; 'ku' adjective (archaic)

will (surely); be bound to; must

3

Formal or literary term; Auxiliary; 'ku' adjective (archaic); Indicates volition

will (do); shall

けつNoun~な Adj.Freq #8115
1

indispensable; essential

Examples
自由こそ不可欠なものだ。
Freedom is the breath of life.
NounFreq #9467
1

Noun, used as a suffix

acceptable; satisfactory; allowed; permitted

Examples
この試験は辞書持ち込みです。
You can use a dictionary for this exam.
2

approval; being in favour; (a) vote in favour; aye

3

On a 優, 良, 可 scale

Pass (grade); Fair; C; D

NounFreq #12877
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun, used as a suffix

wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable

Examples
それは可でもなく不可でもなしというところだ。
It is neither good nor bad.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun, used as a suffix

not allowed; not possible

3

failing grade

しこ (畏/賢/恐)しく (畏/恐/)ExpressionFeminineUsually kanaFreq #13341
1

Used to sign off on letters

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

生半まはんかNoun~な Adj.Freq #15310
1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

Examples
仕事を生半可に知っている人が書くことは、できれば避けたい。
I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.
Noun~の Adj.Freq #16152
1

invisibility

んかNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #21307
1

approval; license; licence; permission

Examples
この計画はまだ委員会から認可されていない。
This plan has not yet been cleared by the committee.