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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
gods' conference (annual gathering of gods to discuss agriculture and marriage)
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
entreaty to a deity
nervous
major powers of the world
Shinpūren
sacred horse
hard education
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
shrine maiden employed temporarily during the Tōka Ebisu festival
compound interest table
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
many visitors
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions)
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
fukuwarai
Evangelical Church
an act done for one's own benefit
private ownership of land and citizens
self-interest
Post Office box address
private house
private property
private residence or home
personal notes (on a text, etc.)
post office box
private room
self-interest
local rainfall (esp. at the top of a mountain)
first-person narrative