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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
Japanese containing expressions literally translated from European languages
why-why analysis (analytical method for identifying the root causes of a problem)
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing)
last business day of the year (usu. December 28)
very slowly
smoke detector (residential)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
major histocompatibility complex
Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo
fear of having blank days (e.g. for a freelancer)
good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)
classification yard (railway)
quitting one's job to care for one's family (e.g. one's elderly or sick parents)
monoclinic crystal system
(we) apologize for the inconvenience
going to the toilet (of a woman)
outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity)
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
Smaller Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid System (retirement pension system established in 1959)
Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya)
self-ionization (e.g. of water)
to be humiliated
State Environmental Protection Administration
Takugin Hosho (bankrupted Japanese credit guarantor)
it is better to try and fail than never to try at all
to be engaged in two trades at the same time
system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
conformational isomer