Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
avoiding the summer heat
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus)
to have secret communication with
smelling of rotten food and drink
watchtower of a castle
to come of age
maintenance train
dull
inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")
lingua franca
to spit out all around
Protectorate General to Pacify the East (Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE)
to get excited
Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)
election campaign strategy
arachnophobia
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
first lull of the year
to botch
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
Japanese-style mirror
social integration
decorated umbrella
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
bronchiolitis
go players have no concept of time (being so engrossed in the game)
person who plays shamisen during dancing practice
stubborn person
the Inquisition
very stupid (person)