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