Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass
skipping school or work (without a good reason)
accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.)
offense requiring a formal complaint in order to prosecute
tightly (holding on)
point of ignition
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work
commentaries of the ancients
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
self-satisfaction
salaried employee
attendance
developmental psychology
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach)
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman)
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine)
permanent member of the UN Security Council
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
whispering into someone's ear
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
arrangement of stones in a garden
to tell again and again
catch in one's hands
to win and advance to the next round
telephone number at which person without a phone can be reached
to finish writing
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
chemical equation