Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
first thing in the afternoon
long-lasting
rubefaction (reddening of the skin)
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.)
geographic information system
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica)
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
(number of) plate appearances
several steps
fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
roadside station (government-designated rest area found along roads and highways)
war on terror
nation-state
frequently asked questions
climate change
popular
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
if you like
to be comprehensible
Bureau of Shrine Affairs (1900-1940)
if you are so inclined
form of ancient Chinese entertainment similar to a circus (brought to Japan during the Nara period)
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
rubefacient (substance that causes redness of skin)
Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis)
Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Kurozumi-kyo (sect of Shinto)
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer)