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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
ridge of a cliff
straight-chain
Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)
wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes)
thixotropy
oil-based clay (for modelling, sculpting, etc.)
supernaturalist
hostage rescue operation
low fecundity
to leak a major secret
prize
hydroponics
developmental dictatorship (authoritarian form of government that pursues rapid economic development at the expense of democratic freedoms)
ohmmeter
lewdness
minor taro root
double doors (opening from the centre)
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
flute-player seating area (noh), behind upstage left
stonewort (esp. Braun's stonewort, Chara braunii)
chanting the invocation to Amida Buddha
return slot (for coins in a vending machine)
Welch bacillus (Clostridium perfringens)
doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)
rain dragon
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
audio system
free nation
advance purchase (e.g. fare)
to make someone understand their fate