Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
to abide one's shame
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace
carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim
word-for-word translation
global warming
first lieutenant
made of bamboo
eldest son's descendants
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
flight
district court
legitimate heir
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
People's Republic of China
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)
pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region)
intermediate level
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
third law of thermodynamics
common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)
middle-distance (races)
the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends
Brugada syndrome (genetic condition resulting in increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest)
too lazy to do anything
law of equilibrium (Le Chatelier's principle)
tranquil