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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties)
wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)
night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
type of hanging scroll (made from paper of approx. 130cm x 30cm in size)
to accord someone every courtesy
xenoturbellan (either of two species of worm-like basal deuterostomes)
shining
international monitoring team
angular coordinate(s)
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
saturation attack
light heat at the beginning of the summer
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
agnosia (loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells)
to be quick-witted
fog bow
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku)
special event
Self-Defense Force mission
to take a firm stand
a good workman does not blame his tools
type of tray to serve sweets individually
certain company
children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States)
avoiding the summer heat
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus)
to have secret communication with
smelling of rotten food and drink