sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
genius; prodigy; natural gift
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
top of the head; crown of the head
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
fine weather; fair weather
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
weather forecast; weather report
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
natural calamity; disaster
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
naivete; simplicity; innocence
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
natural disaster; cataclysm
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
astronomical observation; stargazing
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
castle tower; keep; donjon
unheard-of; unprecedented
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
a person without a single relative
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
God and man; heaven and man
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
natural span of life; 250 years old
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
unification of the whole country
unique thing; best on earth
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
blazing heat; scorching sun
to receive divine punishment
to die; to ascend to heaven
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
weather; sky colour; sky color
celestial sphere; the heavens
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
best article under heaven; peerless
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
godsend; gift from providence
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
natural product; product of nature
to fall from heaven (the sky)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
creation (of the universe); the Creation
optimist; easy-going person
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
the gods of heaven and earth
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
creation of heaven and earth
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
celestial globe; armillary sphere
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
astronomical observation; shooting the sun
natural law; rule of heaven
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
natural laws; rule of heaven
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
rule over the whole country
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
decorative ceiling painting
a posteriori; posteriority
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
weather; astronomical phenomena
in the open; the open air
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
fine weather; splendid weather
imperial authority; imperial majesty
zenith; divine will; providence
pillars supporting heaven
trusting to chance; having a go at something
natural water; untreated water; spring water
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
native rock; natural rock
Libra (constellation); the Scales
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
(product of) nature; born (musician)
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
(going straight) from heaven to hell
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
the whole nation; all the people in the land
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
all-weather; weather-proof
various deities; the gods
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
storage space above closet
(Catholic) church; cathedral
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
line between victory and defeat
thin dipping sauce for tempura
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
photograph of an astral body
astronomical figure; astronomical number
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
natural colour; natural color; technicolor
the ancestral Sun Goddess
natural rubber; India rubber; caoutchouc
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
point of heaven; corner of the sky
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
rain or shine; no postponement for rain
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
cancelled because of rain; wash out
liquefied natural gas; LNG
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
China and India; far away
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; (lit.) an angel passes
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
bad weather; nasty weather
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
natural gifts; Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
rain from a cloudless sky
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
as eternal as heaven and earth
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
game held with the Emperor in attendance
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
all-weather; weather-proof
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
Hansen's disease; leprosy
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
rumbling and shaking of the earth
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
being in a towering rage; boiling with rage
heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
rescheduled in case of rain
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
heaven of controlling others' emanations
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
break (change for the worse) in the weather
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
celestial navigation; astronavigation; celonavigation
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
corduroy; corded velveteen
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle)
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
optimistic view of life; optimism
gifted education; education of gifted children
natural fibers; natural fibres
to soar high (building, etc.)
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
weather wheel; pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination; sun pillar
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
heaven helps those who help themselves
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)
revere heaven, love people
weather forecast for coming week
being dependent on what the weather is like
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
great joy; jubilation; exultation
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Tensei Jingo; daily column in the Asahi Shimbun
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
weather information; weather report
predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
heavenly blessing; Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5)
high in the sky; highest heaven
rock flying out of nowhere (while in the mountains)
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
true merit; natural nobility
the laws of nature and humanity
selfless devotion to justice
sun drying; drying in the sun
natural form (of a vitamin, etc.); native form; naturally occurring
large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
postponed because of rain
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
Assumption (of the body and soul of Mary into heaven)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho); style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo)
death of a Christian (in Catholicism)
the laws of nature and humanity
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
general weather conditions
female emperor (of Japan)
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
the sentient world; all sentient beings
flowers blooming in moonlight
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
natural perfume; naturally fragrances
long spell of rainy weather
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
Ten'yō era (1144.2.23-1145.7.22)
very far away; the heavenly shores
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Ōtenmon conspiracy; political incident in 866 CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace
two places being far apart
Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)
ice giant (Uranus, Neptune)
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
Tenji era (1124.4.3-1126.1.22)
radio astronomy observatory
Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption
winter sky; wintry weather
fertile land; deep scholarship
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
Tenpo calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar (in use from 1844 to 1872)
circumzenithal arc; cicumzenith arc
hattengu; tengu said to live among the 8 mountains of Atago, Hira, Daisen, Ōmine, Kurama, Iizuna, Hiko, and Shiramine
to be like a frog in a well; to make (faulty) assumptions based on one's limited understanding of something; (lit.) to look at the skies through the eye of a needle
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
person who brags about (or prides themselves on) their fishing skill
skylark (Alauda arvensis); Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
wandering lordless samurai
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
boastful story; story about tengu
category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece
one's last resort; trump card
Tensho karuta; the first domestically produced Japanese deck of cards, closely based on Latin-suited decks brought over by the Portuguese
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
sincerity can move heaven
relationship of being natural enemies
The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
Tengi era (1053.1.11-1058.8.29)
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)
Ten'ei era (1110.7.13-1113.7.13)
Ten'en era (973.12.20-976.7.13)
natural endowment; natural ability
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
panther cap (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
goatee; drooping moustache
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
kaiten; human torpedo in WW2
faith will move mountains
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
astronomical spectroscopy; astronomical photometry
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
astronomical spectroscopy
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
river raised above the surrounding land
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
upper-level weather chart
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
astronomical ephemeris; ephemeris
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
coeval with heaven and earth
Heaven and earth are eternal
natural moisturizing factor; NMF
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
divine hearing (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
color photo; colour photo
primary immunodeficiency syndrome
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
quasar; quasi-stellar object; QSO
seven generations of celestial deities
patripassianism (theology)
congenital hip dislocation
analytical balance; direct reading balance
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight
braggart; boaster; self-conceited person
natural bridge; natural arch
natural harbor; natural harbour
congenital bile duct atresia
extreme difference; worlds apart
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
early warning information on extreme weather
wrestling performed in imperial presence
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord
head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)
embedded in the ceiling (of a fan, air conditioning unit, etc.); ceiling-mounted
hydrologic cycle; water cycle
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
dried Chinese asparagus root
heavenly gift; imperial gift
quasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
I wish the same for myself
a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
to harm oneself in an attempt to harm someone else; (lit.) to spit at the heavens and have one's spit land back on one's face
to have a narrow view of things
Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
open-pit coal mine; open-cut coal mine
bellows (of the) imperial harbor; Shinto Buddhist doctrines
fly agaric (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita muscaria)
short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus); long-nosed monkey
death cap (Amanita phalloides); death cup
Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); Halloween beetle; harlequin ladybird
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
keiskei fetterbush (Leucothoe keiskei); doghobble; dog hobble
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)
montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)
vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat (Murina hilgendorfi)
tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimeninae spp., esp. the common tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene albiventer)
Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
(ritsuryo system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station