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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
obtuse (of the shape of a leaf)
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
divine power
reluctant
animation cel (from an animated movie)
slip of the tongue
low-power (electric)
amount to be borne
fluvial erosion
Western arithmetic
barrel organ
feminist theology
to finish telling
traditional Japanese swimming
workers' credit union
hyperventilation
winking
to hang over
publication
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something)
illegal channel
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
transforming oneself
Dongba script (used by the Naxi People in southern China)
somewhat far
otaku car (painted with anime characters, loaded with figures and stuffed dolls, etc.)
revitalizing treatment that stimulates the organs or the meridians (in Chinese medicine)
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument