Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
medium-sized thread
to omit
to make a bid (e.g. at an auction)
joining (a group)
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind)
medieval history
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways
intermediate coat of paint or lacquer
midbrain
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
middle pillar
medium-width cloth (approx. 45 cm wide)
lieutenant general
omission (of middle part of a text)
incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant)
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
fine jewel
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.)
to transfer (a stowaway)
split among friends
upper floor (of a building)
evergreen
transpiration
standing (committee)
state of things
topsoil
private first-class (army)