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N1 Adverb

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