Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
to have no time to lose
cut your coat according to your cloth
don't be a sore loser
when one door is shut, another is open
rushing to one's doom
red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
plant physiology
to dislocate one's back
there is no rule without exceptions
bronze wedding (anniversary)
water seeks its own level
pride goes before a fall
sound pressure
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
once over the borders one may do anything
headlong dive
top (of a table, counter, etc.)
innate cheerfulness
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
to dislocate one's back
artificial cigarette used to avoid smoking
to stick in one's throat
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
agricultural production
interstellar absorption
graft
official history (e.g. a state-sanctioned account of history subject to revision when the government changes)
Shiji (first of China's 24 dynastic histories)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
passive transport