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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
forelock
annual average
gambrel roof
to lead (a man) around by the nose
mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)
early phase of the shoin-zukuri residential architecture style
someone who has a title but no real duty
schist
rival candidate
distemper painting
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
sick soldier
Blood Pond
person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths
soda-lime-silica glass
ill-preparedness
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa
national census
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs
monopoly system
to be frightened
type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period
billeting area
to spread
pressing forward without giving a chance to explain
private land
love romance
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)