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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord
showcasing examples (e.g. company products)
Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)
arena (e.g. international arena)
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices)
not using makeup to allow one's skin to heal
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates
Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
the seven continents
Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates
transverse section
change of heart
spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight)
fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Interscholastic Athletic Meet
productive age
primary benchmark (surveying)
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
type of local militia in China most active during the Qing dynasty
law of equal division of rice fields (of ancient China)
thinly sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked
cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
art works, traditional artifacts and antiques
person who has a romantic preference for older men