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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
stochastic differential equation
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
being jealous of someone over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)
to urge (someone) to reflect sincerely
one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man
period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858)
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
to compel
three great nobles of the Restoration
additional depreciation deduction
provisional administrator in occupied territory during WWII
intensive deliberation
friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)
enfeoffment (incl. bestowal of government post and court rank)
job opening-to-application ratio
bottle palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
premenstrual dysphoric disorder
oral glucose tolerance test
woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
to bump heads
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