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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
to turn away
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.)
association of kindred spirits
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with
choosing between two things
tomoe nage (judo throw)
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
along the southern coast
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine
I'm sorry
period of Japanese colonial rule (of Korea; 1910-1945)
udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood)
exchange of sake cups
waste matter
very thin voice
phantasmagoric
heroic
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
nutrient
inevitable
subject of examination
bonded area (i.e. customs)