Vocabulary Browser

Vimalakirti Sutra

to escape danger

Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)

instantaneous water heater

Kaō era (1169.4.8-1171.4.21)

Imperial Diet

Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

Kōhō era (964.7.10-968.8.13)

Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)

Yōwa era (1181.7.14-1182.5.27)

Ninji era (1240.7.16-1243.2.26)

at the mercy of (something or someone)

Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910)

hypothetical condition

attaching and detaching

proof of concept

power failure

countermeasures headquarters

courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)

Homer sometimes nods

Battle of Shanghai (1937)

solo instrument

kyogen interlude

man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle)

depreciation cost

more than one can possibly use

smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)

crowd (e.g. of spectators)