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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
company consisting of autonomous divisions
large front gate
random variable
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste)
protection against wind
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
multi-level crossing (of roads to avoid intersection)
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying)
cannot do a thing
to persuade
to depend on someone for food and lodging
day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)
industrial engineering
environmentally damaging (indiscriminate) development
dance in which the performer quickly changes his clothes seven times
the whole assembly
bashfulness before strangers
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise)
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
issues pertaining to a nation's script (e.g. standardization of kanji in Japanese)
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
inhabitants of the main island
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.)
Mahayana Buddhism
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
maternity room
one's cherished opinion