Cuts: Versatile adjectives

Sorted by drama-subtitle rank, most frequent first.

Already covered (79)

A word already in the list does this job.

• kimochifeelings (kimochi wa wakaru = I know how you feel; kimochi wa ureshii kedo = I appreciate it, but)#231'wakaru' already works as a sympathy line; a noun, not an adjective.
• umaipolite umai desugood at, skilful; tasty (masculine casual)#246Covered by umaku (Stance, attitude & manner), oishii (Fun, tasty, cute). Skill and success are covered by umaku; tasty by oishii. Rank includes umaku.
• tsuyoipolite tsuyoi desustrong; good with (sake ni tsuyoi)#310Drama-inflated rank; useful 'osake ni tsuyoi' sense is narrow.
• shiawasepolite shiawase desuhappy (deeply), blissful#338ureshii covers everyday happiness; rank inflated by drama.
• okashiipolite okashii desustrange, off, funny#359hen covers 'weird/off', omoshiroi covers 'funny'; would be a confusable near-duplicate of hen.
• anshinpolite anshin desurelief, peace of mind (anshin shita = what a relief)#481Covered by yokatta (Responses, reactions, fillers & social phrases), daijoubu (Good or no good). In speech, yokatta does relief and daijoubu does 'don't worry'.
• anshin shitapolite anshin shimashitawhat a relief; I'm relieved (anshin = reassuring)#481Covered by yokatta (Responses, reactions, fillers & social phrases). Duplicate of anshin; yokatta is the spoken 'what a relief'.
• wakaipolite wakai desuyoung (wakaku mieru = look young)#505Narrow to describing people's age; optional.
• urusaipolite urusai desunoisy; annoying, nagging; (exclaimed) shut up!#517Risky to say; narrow; hearing-only value doesn't fill a production gap.
• jamapolite jama desuin the way; bother, interruption#566gomen covers apologies; optional.
• tsuraipolite tsurai desupainful, hard to bear#568taihen covers 'tough' in most uses; iya covers 'can't stand'.
• atarimaepolite atarimae desuobvious, natural, taken for granted#680mochiron covers 'of course'; desho? and jan cover 'obviously'.
• meiwakupolite meiwaku desutrouble, nuisance, bother#684Already taught through kept kakeru 'cause (trouble)'.
• mezurashiipolite mezurashii desurare, unusual; that's unlike you#742hen, futsuu ja nai and masaka cover 'unusual'.
• chikaipolite chikai desunear, close, soon#751sugu soko and mou sugu cover nearness in place and time well enough.
• kibunmood, how one feels (kibun warui = feel sick; sonna kibun ja nai = not in the mood)#804Overlaps choushi; 'iya' and '-tai' patterns cover not being in the mood.
• kuwashiipolite kuwashii desudetailed; knows a lot about#805'motto oshiete' covers 'tell me more'.
• jishin arupolite jishin ga arimasuconfident (jishin nai = not confident)#839tabun and 'wakannai kedo' already hedge claims.
• fuanpolite fuan desuanxious, uneasy#857Covered by shinpai (Glad, let down, worried). shinpai does 'uneasy about it' in casual speech.
• sabishiipolite sabishii desulonely, missing someone#858Optional; zannen covers goodbye 'too bad'. Default false.
• rakupolite raku desueasy, comfortable, effortless#890kantan and -yasui cover 'easy, low effort'; comfort sense is optional.
• fushigipolite fushigi desustrange, mysterious; makes you wonder#920Covered by hen (Same & different). hen covers 'strange'; little need to produce 'mysterious'.
• mazuipolite mazui desutastes bad; bad situation#922Covered by yabai / mazui desu (Amazing & awful). "Amazing & awful" already teaches mazui desu as yabai's polite form; 'tastes bad' is oishikunai.
• yowaipolite yowai desuweak; bad with (samusa ni yowai)#970Partner of rejected tsuyoi; optional.
• kawaisoupolite kawaisou desupoor thing, pitiful#977zannen and hidoi cover nearby sympathy; optional, default false.
• heikipolite heiki desufine, no problem, unbothered (heiki heiki = totally fine; heiki de = without batting an eye)#989Covered by daijoubu (Good or no good). daijoubu does 'fine, no problem' in nearly every context.
• kyoumi arupolite kyoumi ga arimasube interested (kyoumi nai = not interested)#998ki ni naru and suki cover interest; 'betsu ni' covers refusal.
• omoi / karuipolite omoi desu / karui desuheavy / light; serious / light-hearted (hanashi ga omoi; karui kimochi de = casually)#1004Optional pair; taihen and ookii cover most figurative uses.
• omoipolite omoi desuheavy; serious, too intense (omoi hanashi); karui = light (#1175)#1004Duplicate of the omoi / karui pair.
• tadashiipolite tadashii desucorrect, right#1052Covered by -de ii (Grammar patterns as vocabulary), chigau (General verbs). Speakers check with 'kore de ii?' and correct with chigau; tadashii is bookish.
• yuumeipolite yuumei desufamous, well-known#1068Optional; 'minna shitteru' via kept shitteru covers it.
• saiteipolite saitei desuthe worst, despicable (of people); minimum (saitei demo = at the very least)#1097Covered by saiaku (Amazing & awful). saiaku already condemns things as the worst.
• sutekipolite suteki desulovely, wonderful (suteki da ne)#1102ii ne and kirei cover 'lovely' compliments.
• natsukashiipolite natsukashii desunostalgic, brings back memories#1123Optional one-word reaction; mukashi and yokatta handle past talk.
• choushicondition, form (choushi dou? / choushi ii / warui)#1124genki? and daijoubu? cover asking about condition.
• furuipolite furui desuold, outdated#1126mukashi no and atarashiku nai roughly cover it; much lower rank than atarashii. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• karuipolite karui desulight; casual, light-hearted (karuku = lightly, a bit: karuku taberu)#1175Duplicate of the omoi / karui pair.
• mottainaipolite mottainai desuwhat a waste; too good to waste#1201Optional reaction; not a gap the learner needs to fill.
• kanpekipolite kanpeki desuperfect#1243saikou and choudo cover 'perfect'.
• tokuipolite tokui desugood at (one's strength)#1275dekiru and suki cover own strengths; near-duplicate of jouzu.
• naka ga iipolite naka ga ii desuget along well, be close (naka ii ne!); naka ga warui = not get along#1305Optional; ii and tomodachi-type phrasing cover relationships loosely.
• arigataipolite arigatai desumuch appreciated, a real help (sore wa arigatai = that would be great)#1312Covered by arigatou (Responses, reactions, fillers & social phrases), ureshii (Glad, let down, worried). 'arigatou' and 'ureshii' cover 'that would be great' in speech.
• eraipolite erai desuadmirable, well done!; important (person)#1324sugoi and sasuga already praise effort.
• akarui / kuraipolite akarui desu / kurai desubright / dark; cheerful / gloomy (akarui hito = an upbeat person)#1331Optional; kurai would be confusable with kept gurai particle by ear.
• akaruipolite akarui desubright; cheerful, upbeat (person, mood)#1331Duplicate of the akarui / kurai pair.
• tooipolite tooi desufar, distant#1338Lower rank partner of chikai; neither needed for coverage.
• hiroi / semaipolite hiroi desu / semai desuspacious, wide, broad / cramped, narrow, small (place); kao ga hiroi = knows everyone; kokoro ga semai = petty#1347ookii and chiisai cover room and space size well enough.
• tekitoupolite tekitou desuwhatever works; sloppy#1392-de ii and nandemo ii already cover 'whatever works'.
• hetapolite heta desubad at, unskilled#1475'jouzu ja nai' via the kept -ja nai pattern covers it. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• kuraipolite kurai desudark; gloomy, down (person, mood)#1480Duplicate pair item; sounds like kept gurai particle.
• kitanaipolite kitanai desudirty, messy; dirty (trick)#1561'kirei ja nai' covers it once kirei is in.
• mijikaipolite mijikai desushort#1621'nagaku nai' via -kunai covers it; lower rank.
• kitsuipolite kitsui desutough, demanding, tight#1698Covered by taihen (Easy & hard). In casual speech, taihen does the 'that's rough, demanding' job. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• shizukapolite shizuka desuquiet (shizuka ni = be quiet)#1715Optional; not a needed gap for general conversation.
• kimochi ii / kimochi waruipolite kimochi ii desu / kimochi warui desufeels good / gross, I feel sick#1740Useful but low rank; iya and daijoubu ja nai partly cover gross/sick.
• kimochi waruipolite kimochi warui desugross, creepy; (I) feel sick#1740Duplicate of the rejected kimochi pair card.
• yaruki arupolite yaruki ga arimasumotivated, keen (yaruki nai = can't be bothered / no motivation; yaruki deta = I'm fired up)#1776iya and '-tai' negatives cover can't be bothered; optional.
• yaru kimotivation, drive (yaru ki nai = can't be bothered; yaru ki deta = I'm fired up)#1776Duplicate of yaruki aru.
• tsugou ga ii / tsugou ga waruipolite tsugou ga ii desu / tsugou ga warui desu(time) suits / doesn't suit; convenient / awkward#1835'ashita daijoubu?' and 'chotto...' handle scheduling and polite refusal.
• tsugou ga iipolite tsugou ga ii desuworks for me; convenient (timing) — tsugou ga warui: doesn't work#1835Duplicate of tsugou ga ii / tsugou ga warui; daijoubu covers it.
• kakkoiipolite kakkoii desucool, good-looking, stylish#1899sugoi, kawaii and ii ne cover most praise for people and things.
• kimochi iipolite kimochi ii desufeels good; pleasant, refreshing#2005Duplicate of the rejected kimochi pair card.
• kudaranaipolite kudaranai desupointless, silly, stupid (a joke, an argument, a show)#2013Covered by tsumaranai (Fun, tasty, cute). tsumaranai handles dismissing a show, joke or talk.
• attakaipolite atatakai desuwarm (weather, food, drinks, a person). Full form atatakai#2240Only worth it beside atsui/samui; atsuku nai and ii cover pleasant warmth.
• zuruipolite zurui desuunfair, sneaky; no fair!#2266Playful extra; 'ii naa' covers envy among friends.
• oshiipolite oshii desuso close!; a shame (when it almost worked)#2286Narrow to games and guesses; zannen covers near misses loosely.
• dokidoki surupolite dokidoki shimasuheart pounding: nervous or thrilled#2363kowai and shinpai cover nervousness; optional mimetic.
• urayamashiipolite urayamashii desuenvious; I'm jealous#2394'ii naa' already says 'I'm jealous'; long word, low rank.
• fukuzatsupolite fukuzatsu desucomplicated; mixed (feelings)#2491Covered by muzukashii (Easy & hard). muzukashii covers 'complicated' in casual speech; rank #2491.
• mendokusaipolite mendou desua hassle, can't be botheredcasual only#2750iya and taihen already cover 'don't want to / a hassle' well enough. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• onaka suitapolite onaka ga sukimashitaI'm hungry (nodo kawaita = I'm thirsty; onaka ippai = I'm full)set phrase#2781'nanika tabetai' via kept -tai covers hunger; food-tied fixed phrase.
• mashipolite mashi desubetter (of bad options); not as bad#2935Covered by no hou ga (Degree, amount & limits), ii (Good or no good). 'kotchi no hou ga ii' already does the comparison.
• nemuipolite nemui desusleepy#2976tsukareta (kept tsukareru) covers the tired excuse; low drama rank.
• iraira surupolite iraira shimasube irritated, on edge#3073iya and taihen cover irritation; low rank.
• bimyoupolite bimyou desuiffy, so-so; questionable; subtle#3096chotto..., maa and futsuu cover the soft 'meh' verdict.
• gakkari surupolite gakkari shimasube disappointed (gakkari shita)#3214Covered by zannen (Glad, let down, worried). zannen covers 'disappointing' in conversation.
• benripolite benri desuconvenient, handy#3369ii and kantan cover rating tools and places; low rank #3369.
• wakuwaku surupolite wakuwaku shimasube excited (looking forward)#4067tanoshimi covers excited anticipation.
• atama iipolite atama ga ii desusmart, clever (atama warui = dumb). kashikoi = clever, a bit more formal#7901sugoi and sasuga cover the compliment; low rank.

Skipped (23)

Too rare, narrow, formal or out of scope.

• bakaidiot, stupid; silly (affectionate)rough#433Rough and risky to produce; hen and hidoi cover the safe uses.
• yokeipolite yokei desuunnecessary, uncalled-for; (yokei ni) all the more#690Idiomatic ('yokei na osewa', 'yokei ni'); hard to produce and not needed.
• tokubetsupolite tokubetsu desuspecial; (tokubetsu ni) as a special favour#759toku ni is already kept; 'special' rarely gets said in casual talk.
• bujipolite buji desusafe and sound, without a hitch (buji tsuita? = did you get there OK?)#816Drama-inflated; 'tsuita?' and 'daijoubu?' handle check-ins.
• amaipolite amai desusweet; soft, lenient, naive (amai yo = you're being naive)#818Mainly a taste word; the figurative 'naive' sense is narrow.
• kibishiipolite kibishii desustrict, harsh; tough (situation)#821Muzukashii and taihen cover tough situations; strict people is a narrower use.
• jiyuupolite jiyuu desufree (to choose), up to you (jiyuu ni = freely, as you like)#888Drama-inflated; 'suki ni shite' or 'nandemo ii' cover 'up to you'.
• kanashiipolite kanashii desusad#1034Speakers use zannen or sabishii instead; kanashii leans toward narrative and drama.
• tsumetaipolite tsumetai desucold (to the touch); cold, unfriendly (tsumetai ne = you're so cold)#1084Touch temperature is narrow; low speakNeed.
• ayashiipolite ayashii desususpicious, fishy, doubtful (ayashii na = I doubt it)#1094Rank inflated by crime dramas; narrower in daily chat.
• kuyashiipolite kuyashii desufrustrating, galling (after losing/failing)#1096Mostly for losing or competing; zannen covers the general letdown.
• mudapolite muda desupointless, no use; waste#1135Frequency inflated by drama; dame and imi nai cover 'no use' when speaking.
• sunaopolite sunao desustraightforward, unresisting, honest (sunao ni = frankly, without fuss)#1221Hard to translate and narrow; rarely needed in speech.
• majimepolite majime desuserious, earnest, diligent (majime ni = seriously)#1285Mainly describes people; maji de covers 'seriously' in conversation.
• ninki arupolite ninki ga arimasupopular (ninki no mise = a popular place; ichiban ninki wa? = what's most popular?)#1303Shopping or ordering use; yuumei is the better 'famous' word.
• yoyuupolite yoyuu desuroom to spare, leeway (yoyuu nai = no time / money / headspace; yoyuu = easy, no sweat)#1340Abstract noun; 'jikan nai' and 'kantan' cover the everyday uses.
• tsuiterupolite tsuitemasulucky (tsuiteru!); tsuitenai = unlucky#1402Rank includes 'attached / on'; casual speakers often just say rakkii.
• junchoupolite junchou desugoing smoothly, on track (junchou? = going well?; junchou da yo)#1689'dou?' and 'ii kanji' handle check-ins; somewhat formal.
• hikuipolite hikui desulow; short (se ga hikui); low (voice, chance, level)#1747Low speakNeed; mainly height and level, which are narrow.
• oogesapolite oogesa desuexaggerated, over the top (oogesa da yo = you're exaggerating; oogesa ni iu = blow it up)#1904Narrow reaction; 'uso' or 'sonna koto nai' cover most of it.
• sukkiri surupolite sukkiri shimasufeel refreshed, feel better, get it off one's chest; neat, clear#2905Spread across narrow senses; low rank (#2905).
• komakaipolite komakai desudetailed; fussy, nitpicky; small (change, coins)#3381Low rank (#3381) and spread across narrow senses.
• dasaipolite dasai desulame, uncool, tackyslang#3663Slang; low rank (#3663).