Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.)
heliograph
serving as a retainer
self-governing dominion
self-winding watch
sealed move
peatland
artificial heart
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
wise (house)wife
scuttling one's own boat
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts
a glow
row of houses
turning someone away (at the front door)
a complete turnabout via a single blow
being forced to commit seppuku
rice-bran oil
first star of the evening (esp. Venus)
traditional Japanese dance
head of a household
Japan Agricultural Standard
daily set meal
artificial sweetener
automatic train stop
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
the Japanese islands
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target)
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
living national treasure