July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
celebration of a child's seventh day
great trouble; difficulty
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
side parting; hair parted to one side
sixth anniversary of a death
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
seven lives; seven generations
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
July Revolution (France, 1830)
seven-and-five-syllable meter
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters
the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects
16th anniversary of one's death
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
the seven districts of ancient Japan
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine)
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
unfailing devotion to one's country
Chinese poem with seven characters per line
complete seven-structured temple compound
35th day after a person's death
five and seven-syllable meter
the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
Seven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
seventh anniversary of a death
land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent
the seven previous incarnations of Buddha
some habits; some eccentricities
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); the seven delicacies
the seven previous incarnations of Buddha
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
seven residential pavilions for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
seven disguises of the ninja
seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse somebody
poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
seventy percent polished rice
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)
seven styles of tea ceremonies
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
seven generations of celestial deities
cesium 137 (Cs-137); caesium 137
seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace
Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
Sevener Shiism; branch of Shia Islam
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
the seven orifices of the head (eyes, nostrils, ear canals, mouth)