Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)
china clay
hairdresser
Edo-era barbershop
playing while the cat is away
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
unusual move that catches the opponent by surprise (in go, shogi, etc.)
drinking hard
demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)
girl of unsightly and terrifying appearance
to arrange one's hair
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
ogre
hard shell of a nut, etc.
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
location where a magical being resides
Western brute (esp. American and British)
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
to be astonished
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
driving out evil spirits (on New Year's eve)
protruding tooth (like a fang)
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.)
to threaten by outward appearance
magic bullet
devilish
magic