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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
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尠い 【すくない】寡い 【すくない】
Notes
尠い: Rarely-used kanji form. 寡い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tediousUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • あたら新しい
  • えいが映画
  • つまらんかった
That new movie was a bummer.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthlessUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • おとこ
  • よく
  • つまらぬ
  • こと
  • だれ誰にでも
  • いんねん因縁をつける
He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. absurd; foolish; silly; stupidUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. useless; pointless; disappointingUsually written using kana alone
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詰まらない 【つまらない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. stingy; greedy
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穢い 【きたない】
Notes
穢い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  • ひじょう非常に
  • あぶ危ない
Fire is very dangerous.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
  • かれ
  • いのち
  • あぶ危ない
His life is in danger.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
  • あぶ危ない
  • そらもよう空模様
The weather is threatening.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. close (call); narrow (escape)
  • かんいっぱつ間一髪
  • あぶ危ない
  • ところ
  • でした
That was a close call.
5. look out!; watch out!; be careful!
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. intolerable; unbearable; unendurableUsually written using kana alone
  • この
  • におい
  • たまらなく
  • いや
This smell disgusts me.
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2. irresistible; tremendous; out of this worldUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • カメラ
  • 欲しくて
  • たまらない
I'm dying for that camera.
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3. cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; cannot get enough ofUsually written using kana alone, after te-form of verbs and adj.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. very young; little
  • その
  • おさな幼い
  • しょうねん少年
  • ちちおや父親
  • りょう
  • かた
  • うえ
  • 乗っていた
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. childish; immatureOnly applies to おさない
  • かれ彼の
  • かんが考え
  • とても
  • おさな幼い
His way of thinking is very childish.
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幼い 【いとけない】稚い 【いとけない】幼けない 【いとけない】稚けない 【いとけない】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubtoft. as に違いない
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違い無い 【ちがいない】
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もうわけ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty
  • もうしわけ申し訳ない
  • けど
  • できません
I'm sorry, but it's impossible.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. thank you very much (for help, etc.)
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申し訳無い 【もうしわけない】申しわけない 【もうしわけない】
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おも
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
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思い掛けない 【おもいがけない】思い掛け無い 【おもいがけない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonableUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite
  • 待たせて
  • すまなかった
I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
3. excuse me; (I'm) sorry; thank youSee also 済みません
  • すまない
  • いま
  • ぼく
  • いっぱい
  • なのだ
Excuse me, but I'm tied up now.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. trivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering with; worthless; useless; good-for-nothingUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stupid; nonsensical; absurd; foolish; sillyUsually written using kana alone
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. wasteful; a wasteUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy ofUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. impious; profane; sacrilegiousUsually written using kana alone
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勿体無い 【もったいない】物体ない 【もったいない】物体無い 【もったいない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improperUsually written using kana alone
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見っともない 【みっともない】
Notes
見っとも無い: Rarely-used kanji form. 見っともない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cannot be helped; unavoidable
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止むを得ない 【やむをえない】已むを得ない 【やむをえない】
Notes
已むを得ない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkableColloquial
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何気無い 【なにげない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vainUsually written using kana alone
  • じんせい人生
  • はかな儚い
  • ひと
  • 言う
People say that life is short.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)Usually written using kana alone
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果敢無い 【はかない】果無い 【はかない】
Notes
果敢無い: Rarely-used kanji form. 果無い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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もの 物足
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cold; short; curt; bluntUsually written using kana alone
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素っ気無い 【そっけない】素気ない 【そっけない】素気無い 【そっけない】
Notes
素気ない: Irregular okurigana usage. 素気無い: Irregular okurigana usage.
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かた 仕方
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way
  • かれ
  • 待つ
  • より
  • しかた仕方がない
All we can do is to wait for him.
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2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  • じぶん自分
  • やった
  • こと
  • だから
  • しかた仕方がない
You brought it on yourself.
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3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enoughoft. as 〜ても仕方がない
  • そんなに
  • けんこう健康
  • こと
  • しんぱい心配
  • して
  • しかた仕方がない
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  • まった全く
  • あの
  • おとこ
  • しかた仕方がない
  • うそつき
He is simply a hopeless liar.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
  • コーヒー
  • 飲み
  • たくて
  • しかた仕方がない
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
Wikipedia definition
6. Shikata ga nai,, is a is an alternative.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
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言うまでもない 【ゆうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【いうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【いうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄もない 【いうまでもない】言う迄もない 【ゆうまでもない】
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