Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
29th day of the month; 29 days
to have a narrow escape from death
nine times; twisting around many times
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)
man born and raised in Kyushu; Kyushu man
nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come
narrow escape from the jaw of death
kusōzu; painting depicting the nine stages of decomposition of a corpse
kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; three kneelings and nine prostrations; my deepest respects
Kyūshū native; person from Kyūshū
bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; yours respectfully; respectfully yours
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
small fraction (of); drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean
novennial; recurring every nine years
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month); Double Ninth Festival
September 11 attacks; 9/11
Kyūshuu Women's University
nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)
Kyushu Institute of Technology (abbr); KIT
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
Kyushu Kyoritsu University
Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences; HIIS
Kyūshuu International University
Nishikyūshuu University; West Kyushu University
The University of Kitakyushu
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu Industrial University
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
Kyushu Institute of Design
Kyūshuuteikyō Junior College
Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
having one's guts twisted in anguish; deep grief; heartbroken thoughts
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art; KMMA
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
Seven Stars in Kyushu (train)
as expected of Kyūshū (esp. in terms of male chauvinism, etc.)
Kyushu National Museum (abbr)
the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals (mouth, eyes, ears, etc.); nine orifices
multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus)
deep, winding ravine; distant, innermost place