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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
vascular endothelial growth factor
going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth)
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
Massive Open Online Course
distilled alcohol (esp. that used in some sakes and liqueurs)
Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
easy-to-use telephone equipment provided free of charge or at a rebated cost for elderly or disabled who live alone
avoidant personality disorder
to dance
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)
calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility
to profit at someone else's expense
oblong stand for trays of food
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it
concert band (as a school activity)
Chongqing government (Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
Thunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)
operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. a North Korean national who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person)