Vocabulary Browser

Sagawa Express Scandal (1992)

large bell (at a shrine)

Supreme Court of the United States of America

to create a breeding ground for future problems

movie

borderline personality disorder

snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.)

Arisaka Type 38 rifle

receiving an imperial decree

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