Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
overseas travel (to Western countries)
common property or characteristic
being unable to live up to one's position
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
marriage in which the bride lives temporarily in her parents' home
native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
anti-war movement
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
student studying abroad at government expense
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