Vocabulary Browser

fault

calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

digestif

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.)

water to add to packaged noodles (provided in a separate packet)