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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
extreme foolishness
regional pickle of Kyoto made from a turnip-like vegetable
aryl group
population ecology
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them
crab omelet on rice
silence is golden
parasympathetic nervous system
bound electron
to reach back into one's memory
tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat)
Incan Empire
Fuji School (archaic name for the Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism)
dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
to take the lead in
prevention is better than cure
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
sacrificial pawn
dictionary of archaisms
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)
(in the work) cited
writing style in the manner of an imperial edict
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
sampling (e.g. for a survey)
first knuckle joint
(sense of) desperation
Bronsted acids and bases
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character
passive element