Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles)
ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials
wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs
Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services
public referendum ordinance
Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)
December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
standards organization
activism
golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris rasborella)
to hold an additional item in one's hand
Hypericum (plant genus including St. John's worts)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
Omobranchus elegans (species of combtooth blenny)
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
exploiting class
evidence-based medicine
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