N1 Adverb List
| # | Adverb | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 相変わらず | aikawarazu | as usual, as always, as before, as ever, still |
| 2 | あえて | aete | purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally |
| 3 | 明後日 | myougonichi | day after tomorrow |
| 4 | あちこち | achikochi | here and there, various places, all around, all over, everywhere, throughout |
| 5 | あっさり | assari | easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse) |
| 6 | あらかじめ | arakajime | beforehand, in advance, previously |
| 7 | ありのまま | arinomama | as it is, plain (truth), bare, undisguised, unvarnished, unexaggerated, honest, true, frank, candid |
| 8 | あれこれ | arekore | this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that |
| 9 | 案の定 | annojou | just as one thought, as usual, sure enough |
| 10 | どう | dou | how, in what way, how about |
| 11 | いかに | ikani | how, in what way |
| 12 | いかにも | ikanimo | indeed, really, truly, just (like) |
| 13 | いきなり | ikinari | abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning |
| 14 | 幾多 | ikuta | many, numerous |
| 15 | いざ | iza | now, come (now), well |
| 16 | いずれ | izure | where, which, who |
| 17 | 依然 | izen | still, as yet, as it has been |
| 18 | 至って | itatsute | very much, exceedingly, extremely |
| 19 | いちいち | ichiichi | one-by-one, separately |
| 20 | 一概に | ichigaini | unconditionally, as a rule |
| 21 | 一日 | tsuitachi | one day |
| 22 | 一部 | ichibu | one part, one portion, one section, some |
| 23 | 一律 | ichiritsu | uniform, even, across-the-board, equal |
| 24 | 一挙に | ikkyoni | at a stroke, with a single swoop |
| 25 | 一心 | isshin | one mind |
| 26 | いっそ | isso | rather, sooner, preferably |
| 27 | いつか | itsuka | sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time |
| 28 | いつでも | itsudemo | always, all the time, at all times |
| 29 | いつの間にか | itsunomanika | before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares |
| 30 | いつまでも | itsumademo | forever, eternally, for good, as long as one likes, indefinitely, endlessly, for a long time |
| 31 | いつも | itsumo | always, all the time, at all times |
| 32 | 今更 | imasara | now (when it is already much too late), at this stage |
| 33 | まだ | mada | still, as yet, only |
| 34 | いやいや | iyaiya | unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly |
| 35 | いやに | iyani | awfully, terribly |
| 36 | いよいよ | iyoiyo | more and more, all the more, increasingly |
| 37 | いらいら | iraira | to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience |
| 38 | いろいろ | iroiro | various, all sorts of, variety of |
| 39 | 生まれつき | umaretsuki | by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate |
| 40 | 海路 | kairo | sea route |
| 41 | うんざり | unzari | tedious, boring, being fed up with |
| 42 | お先に | osakini | before, previously |
| 43 | 遅くとも | osokutomo | at the latest |
| 44 | おそらく | osoraku | probably, (most) likely, in all likelihood, I suspect, I dare say, I'm afraid |
| 45 | オドオド | odoodo | timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear), fearfully, anxiously |
| 46 | 各々 | kakukaku | each |
| 47 | おのずから | onozukara | naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord |
| 48 | およそ | oyoso | about, roughly, approximately |
| 49 | 隔週 | kakushuu | every other week, every two weeks |
| 50 | かたわら | katawara | side, edge, beside, besides, nearby |