Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
no matter what anyone says
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apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
earbud-type (headphones; i.e. not sealing the ear canal)
small castle projecting from a larger castle
building consisting of individually owned units, shops, etc.
thank you (for the meal just served)
Black September (Palestinian extremist group responsible for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics)
sapphire wedding (anniversary)
academic aptitude test (taken by Japanese university applicants between 1948 and 1954)
sound used for censoring words or phrases (on TV, radio, etc.)
military parade
keeping multiple species of fish (or other aquatic animals) in the same tank
bottomless
spending heavily on virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.)
National Institute of Floricultural Science
heads of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking
searching for and photography at locations used as settings for anime, manga, etc.
The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
International Federation for Victory over Communism (group affiliated with the former Unification Church)
Encyclopedia Nipponica
posted guide with information about each horse (name, pedigree, past performance, etc.)
Gunma Prefectural Women's University
free software (open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction)
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association
to tear
estimation of the likelihood of a given tile remaining in the wall based on discarded tiles
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (Shūji Terayama)
compression (caused by tight-fitting clothing, e.g. compression socks)