N4 Vocabulary: Adverbs & function words — 79 words with readings
The Adverbs & function words topic has 79 common N4 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
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あ
あ
a
Ah
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いくら～ても
いくら～ても
ikura ~temo
however much one may ~
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いっぱい
いっぱい
ippai
full, to the utmost
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うん
うん
un
yes (informal), all right (ok)
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きっと
きっと
kitto
surely, definitely, undoubtedly, certainly
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けれど; けれども
けれど; けれども
keredo; keredomo
but, although
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これから
これから
kore kara
from now on, after this
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しっかり
しっかり
shikkari
firmly, steady
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しばらく
しばらく
shibaraku
little while
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すっかり
すっかり
sukkari
all, completely
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すっと
すっと
sutto
straight, quickly
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すると
すると
suruto
and, then
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そう
そう
sō
really, (is that) so; yes, right
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それで
それで
sorede
and (conj.), thereupon, because of that
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それに
それに
soreni
moreover; besides
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それほど
それほど
sorehodo
to that degree; extent
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そろそろ
そろそろ
sorosoro
gradually, soon
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そんなに
そんなに
sonnani
so much, like that
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たまに
たまに
tamani
occasionally
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だから
だから
dakara
so; therefore
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ちっとも
ちっとも
chittomo
not at all (neg. verb)
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つもり
つもり
tsumori
intention, plan
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できるだけ
できるだけ
dekiru dake
if at all possible, as much as possible
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とうとう
とうとう
tōtō
finally, at last
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どんどん
どんどん
dondon
quickly and steadily; at a rapid pace
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なるべく
なるべく
narubeku
if possible, as much as possible
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なるほど
なるほど
naruhodo
I see; I now understand
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はず
はず
hazu
it should be so
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はっきり
はっきり
hakkiri
clearly, distinctly
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ほとんど
ほとんど
hotondo
mostly, almost
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まず
まず
mazu
first (of all), to start with
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または
または
mataha
or, otherwise
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もうすぐ
もうすぐ
mō sugu
very soon; in a few moments; days
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もし
もし
moshi
if
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もちろん
もちろん
mochiron
certainly, of course
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やっと
やっと
yatto
at last, finally
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やはり; やっぱり
やはり; やっぱり
yahari; yappari
as I thought, absolutely
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一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい
isshōkenmei
very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
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中々
なかなか
nakanaka
very, considerably, quite
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久しぶり
ひさしぶり
hisashiburi
it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
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以上
いじょう
ijō
more than; this is all
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以下
いか
ika
less than, below
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以内
いない
inai
within, less (no more) than
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以外
いがい
igai
other than, with the exception of, excepting
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例えば
たとえば
tatoeba
for example, e.g.
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全然
ぜんぜん
zenzen
not at all; wholly, entirely
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内
うち
uchi
within, inside
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大体
だいたい
daitai
approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
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大分
だいぶ
daibu
fairly well, to a large extent, considerably, pretty much
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大抵
たいてい
taitei
generally, usually
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失礼
しつれい
shitsurei
discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
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御～
ご～
go~
honorable ~
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必ず
かならず
kanarazu
surely, certainly
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是非
ぜひ
zehi
certainly, by all means; without fail
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最も
もっとも
mottomo
most
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最近
さいきん
saikin
recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
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決して
けっして
kesshite
never
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為
ため
tame
good, advantage, in order to
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特に
とくに
tokuni
particularly
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程
ほど
hodo
degree, extent
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遠く
とおく
tōku
far away, distant
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随分
ずいぶん
zuibun
extremely
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非常に
ひじょうに
hijō ni
extremely; very
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～(て) しまう
～(て) しまう
~(te) shimau
to end up ~
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～(に) ついて
～(に) ついて
~(ni) tsuite
about, concerning
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～(に) よると
～(に) よると
~(ni) yoru to
according to ~
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～おき
～おき
~oki
after every ~
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～おわる
～おわる
~owaru
to finish doing ~
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～ございます
～ございます
~gozaimasu
to be (polite), to exist
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～だす
～だす
~dasu
to start doing ~
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～ちゃん
～ちゃん
~chan
suffix for familiar (female) person
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～にくい
～にくい
~nikui
difficult to do ~
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～ばかり
～ばかり
~bakari
just did ~, only
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～まま
～まま
~mama
as it is
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～やすい
～やすい
~yasui
easy to do ~
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～君
～くん
~kun
Mr. (junior) ~, master ~
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～始める
～はじめる
~hajimeru
to start doing ~
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～様
～さま
~sama
Mr., Mrs., Ms.
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～続ける
～つづける
~tsuzukeru
to continue doing ~
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