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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
freely
shallow learning and limited information
balance of power among factions (within a political party)
gifted young person who shows much promise
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
training for homemaking
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
erudition and extensive knowledge
of noble character
commuter marriage
very cautious (watchful, vigilant)
margin (e.g. in a vote)
policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)
impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
left-of-center faction (group)
being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice
Japanese adventurer (from the Meiji era to the end of WWII) who roamed mainland China and other parts of Asia, engaging in political activities, espionage, smuggling, etc.
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
compulsory adherence to a party decision
imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods)
campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
memorial performance
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
erudition and extensive knowledge
complex and subtle (delicate)
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest
bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something