Vocabulary Browser

circum-Pacific seismic zone

(study of) constitutional law

agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)

Edo chrysanthemum

Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)

earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)

to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.)

alnico magnet

calcium nitrate

intestinal malrotation

16th anniversary of one's death

birthday present

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship

principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)

conscription ordinance

Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

glass ceiling

backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

brief moment

hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)

cover-up

transfer information (e.g. changing trains)

immunodeficiency

asbestosis

sphincter muscle of the pupil

matching-halves smartphone wallpapers (for lovers)

being torn to pieces

Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)

elastic bandage

petrochemicals