N1 vocabulary · 4,449
Onomatopoeia
- ずばずばoutspokenly, bluntly
- せかせかrestlessly, hurriedly
- とぼとぼtrudging, plodding
- ばりばりenergetically; crunching
- むずむずitchy; itching to do
- めそめそwhimpering, sniveling
- もやもやhazy; unsettled (feeling)
- ゆらゆらswaying, flickering
- きびきびbriskly, crisply
- げらげらguffawing
- たじたじoverwhelmed, flinching
- ちらほらhere and there, sporadically
- ちくちくprickling; nagging
- でこぼこbumpy, uneven
- ひりひりstinging, smarting
- ぴりぴりtense, on edge; tingling
- みるみるrapidly, before one's eyes
- めらめらblazing up
- もくもくbillowing (smoke)
- おろおろflustered, at a loss
- ぎらぎらglaring, dazzling
- こつこつsteadily, diligently
- ごたごたconfusion, trouble
- じりじりslowly but steadily; scorching
- ずけずけbluntly, outspokenly
- ぞろぞろin a stream, in droves
- つんつんaloof, standoffish; pungent
- どろどろmuddy, syrupy; sordid
- ねちねちpersistently, naggingly
- ぷんぷんfuming; reeking
- へらへらgrinning foolishly
- まちまちvaried, inconsistent
- むっつりsullen, taciturn
- やんわりsoftly, gently (refuse)
- ぐいぐいforcefully, steadily (pushing)
- ずきずきthrobbing (pain)
- どんよりovercast, dull, leaden
- なみなみbrimming, to the brim
- ぬくぬくsnugly, comfortably
- ぴしゃりsharply (shut, rebuff)
- ぽつりin a murmur; a drop
- まざまざvividly
- むっとsullenly; stuffy
- きっちりexactly, precisely, tidily
- こってりrich, heavy (food); severely
- しっとりmoist; calm and graceful
- ばっさりdrastically (cut)
四字熟語
- 一期一会いちごいちえonce-in-a-lifetime encounter
- 一朝一夕いっちょういっせきin a single day, overnight
- 一長一短いっちょういったんmerits and demerits
- 一喜一憂いっきいちゆうalternating joy and sorrow
- 一部始終いちぶしじゅうthe whole story
- 一心不乱いっしんふらんwholeheartedly, intently
- 一網打尽いちもうだじんcatching all at once, roundup
- 一触即発いっしょくそくはつexplosive situation, hair-trigger
- 一目瞭然いちもくりょうぜんobvious at a glance
- 一進一退いっしんいったいback and forth, seesaw
- 一蓮托生いちれんたくしょうsharing the same fate
- 意気投合いきとうごうhitting it off
- 意気消沈いきしょうちんdejection, depression
- 意味深長いみしんちょうprofoundly meaningful, suggestive
- 異口同音いくどうおんunanimously, with one voice
- 以心伝心いしんでんしんtacit understanding, telepathy
- 因果応報いんがおうほうretribution, karma
- 右往左往うおうさおうrunning about in confusion
- 温故知新おんこちしんlearning from the past
- 我田引水がでんいんすいself-serving argument
- 画竜点睛がりょうてんせいfinishing touch
- 危機一髪ききいっぱつby a hair's breadth
- 起死回生きしかいせいrevival from the brink
- 疑心暗鬼ぎしんあんきsuspicion breeding fear
- 喜怒哀楽きどあいらくthe full range of emotions
- 起承転結きしょうてんけつstructure of a narrative (intro, development, turn, conclusion)
- 奇想天外きそうてんがいfantastic, bizarre
- 急転直下きゅうてんちょっかsudden turn (toward resolution)
- 空前絶後くうぜんぜつごunprecedented and unrepeatable
- 言語道断ごんごどうだんoutrageous, inexcusable
- 厚顔無恥こうがんむちshameless, brazen
- 荒唐無稽こうとうむけいabsurd, preposterous
- 公明正大こうめいせいだいfair and just
- 呉越同舟ごえつどうしゅうenemies in the same boat
- 五里霧中ごりむちゅうcompletely lost, in a fog
- 試行錯誤しこうさくごtrial and error
- 自業自得じごうじとくreaping what one sows
- 質実剛健しつじつごうけんunaffected and sturdy
- 弱肉強食じゃくにくきょうしょくsurvival of the fittest
- 縦横無尽じゅうおうむじんfreely, in all directions
- 取捨選択しゅしゃせんたくselection, picking and choosing
- 順風満帆じゅんぷうまんぱんsmooth sailing
- 枝葉末節しようまっせつtrivial details
- 支離滅裂しりめつれつincoherent, inconsistent
- 心機一転しんきいってんfresh start, change of heart
- 針小棒大しんしょうぼうだいmaking a mountain out of a molehill
- 青天霹靂せいてんへきれきbolt from the blue
- 前代未聞ぜんだいみもんunheard-of, unprecedented
- 千載一遇せんざいいちぐうonce-in-a-thousand-years chance
- 千差万別せんさばんべつinfinite variety
- 泰然自若たいぜんじじゃくcalm and composed
- 大器晩成たいきばんせいlate bloomer
- 大同小異だいどうしょういmuch the same, minor differences
- 朝令暮改ちょうれいぼかいinconsistent policy (changing constantly)
- 電光石火でんこうせっかlightning speed
- 徹頭徹尾てっとうてつびthoroughly, from beginning to end
- 日進月歩にっしんげっぽrapid progress
- 八方美人はっぽうびじんeverybody's friend (pejorative)
- 本末転倒ほんまつてんとうputting the cart before the horse
- 臨機応変りんきおうへんadapting to circumstances
慣用句
- 一目置くいちもくおくto acknowledge someone's superiority
- 目を光らせるめをひからせるto keep a sharp eye on
- 目を盗むめをぬすむto do behind someone's back
- 目と鼻の先めとはなのさきa stone's throw away
- 耳にたこができるみみにたこができるto be sick of hearing
- 口を割るくちをわるto confess, to talk
- 口火を切るくちびをきるto start (a discussion), to break the ice
- 歯に衣着せぬはにきぬきせぬoutspoken, not mincing words
- 腕が立つうでがたつto be skilled
- 腕を振るううでをふるうto show one's skill
- 腕によりをかけるうでによりをかけるto put all one's skill into
- 手を引くてをひくto withdraw (from)
- 手塩にかけるてしおにかけるto raise with loving care
- 指をくわえるゆびをくわえるto look on enviously
- 腹を括るはらをくくるto brace oneself, to resolve
- 腹に据えかねるはらにすえかねるunable to tolerate
- 胸が騒ぐむねがさわぐto feel uneasy
- 胸に刻むむねにきざむto engrave in one's heart
- 胸をなでおろすむねをなでおろすto breathe a sigh of relief
- 肝を冷やすきもをひやすto be frightened
- 肝が据わるきもがすわるto be bold, unflappable
- 肝に銘じるきもにめいじるto take to heart
- 膝を交えるひざをまじえるto talk frankly (face-to-face)
- 足元を見るあしもとをみるto take advantage of a weakness
- 心を鬼にするこころをおににするto harden one's heart
- 気が置けないきがおけないrelaxed, easy to be with
- 気が気でないきがきでないanxious, on edge
- 気に障るきにさわるto offend, to irritate
- 気を揉むきをもむto worry, to fret
- 気が引けるきがひけるto feel hesitant, to feel awkward
- 気を許すきをゆるすto let one's guard down
- 気が咎めるきがとがめるto feel guilty
- 血も涙もないちもなみだもないheartless, cold-blooded
- 骨身を惜しまないほねみをおしまないto spare no effort
- 骨身に染みるほねみにしみるto feel keenly
- 息を呑むいきをのむto gasp, to catch one's breath
- 息を殺すいきをころすto hold one's breath (hide)
- 息が合ういきがあうto be in sync
- 息を吹き返すいきをふきかえすto revive, to come back to life
- 寝耳に水ねみみにみずbolt from the blue
- 猫の手も借りたいねこのてもかりたいextremely busy
- 猫をかぶるねこをかぶるto feign innocence
- 犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs