Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)
transcendental number
fault
calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind
Mother (as in Mother Earth, Mother Nature, etc.)
literary style from the Heian era onwards, mainly in kana and written by women
robbery
advance reservations not required
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
to accrete
ultra low frequency
shortage of talented people
red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps)
to shut
system of government
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan)
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to bound
beauty spot
small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage
income tax cut
No Unauthorized Persons
kanbun converted into literary Japanese
continental Europe
rural district
earth observation (satellite, platform, etc.)
initial response
laths
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.)