Vocabulary Browser

bean weevil (any leaf beetle of subfamily Bruchinae)

mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)

extrasystolic arrhythmia

Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)

flower chafer (any flower beetle of tribe Cetoniini)

bond with warrant attached

nitrogen oxide (esp. nitric oxide, but also nitrous oxide, nitrogen dioxide, dinitrogen pentoxide, etc.)

subprime financing

Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)

judge (of ancient China)

wild silkworm

a poor man has no time for leisure

diving beetle

the pen is mightier than the sword

virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)

potassium dichromate-sulfuric acid solution

cytokinesis

nuclear fission

certifying authority

joyful

to hang (something) on the wall

blue dragon

reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)

Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)

decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

gate guard (during the ritsuryō system)

with time we forget those who have died

carriage decorated with gold, silver, gems, etc., for use by Heian-era nobles