Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
plant ecology
a fight between equally great opponents
to be particular about one's food
Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)
breathalyser
feeling that one's bladder has not been completely emptied
seafood
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical (now Astellas Pharma)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.)
Japan Coast Guard
round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
law reform proposal
extreme foolishness
quid pro quo sexual harassment
regional pickle of Kyoto made from a turnip-like vegetable
aryl group
population ecology
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them
crab omelet on rice
silence is golden
parasympathetic nervous system
bound electron
to reach back into one's memory
tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat)
Incan Empire
Fuji School (archaic name for the Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism)
dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)