Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
founding father (of a country)
Nihon Kohden Corporation
Civil Information and Education Section (of the General Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Japan; 1945-1952)
early unofficial heads-up of coming announcement (esp. of change in employment conditions, e.g. transfer or promotion)
cat with one eye golden, other eye steel-blue (considered a sign of luck)
blue registration plate with white characters (used for diplomatic vehicles)
children's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the hand
adverse health effects supposedly caused by air conditioning
McDonald's Theory (poor suggestion that inspires people to think of better options)
coaching inn
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period)
continuing offense (multiple consecutive offenses treated a single crime; repealed in 1947)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
musician
party ticket (esp. one for a political fundraising party)
parallelogram of force
full width at half maximum
Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO)
assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963)
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
public servant (esp. police)
serves you right!
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
new mother
no matter what anyone says
score
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
Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children