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mine (gold, coal, etc.)
Mt.; Mount; temple
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
high mountain; alpine mountain
distant mountain
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
great mountain; large mountain
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
descending a mountain; descent
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
head temple; this temple
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)
sacred mountain
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
mountain trail; path up a mountain
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
copper mine
holy mountain; sacred hill
mountain climber; mountaineer
five most important temples of a region
mountain climber; mountaineer
silver mine
southern mountains; mountains to the south; Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji)
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
rivers and mountains; landscape
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
this mountain; this temple
the whole mountain
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
famous mountain
volcanic island
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
head temple of a Buddhist sect
the whole mountain; all the mountains
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
green mountains
mountaineering boots; climbing boots; hiking boots; trekking boots
line between victory and defeat
extinct volcano
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; (place) deep in the mountains
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
outer rim of a crater
one's native place
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
erupting volcano
foothills; first range of mountains
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; Himalayas
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
low mountain
another mountain; another temple
hiking route (up a mountain); climbing route
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
isolated mountain; departure from a temple
volcanic range; volcanic chain
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
steep mountain; precipitous mountain
crater lake; volcanic lake
climbing expedition; mountaineering party
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
area covered in volcanic ash
pangolin; scaly anteater
great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
volcanic thunderstorm
mountain climbing fee
seamount; guyot
parasite volcano
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)
stratovolcano; composite volcano
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
abandoned mine
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
volcaniclastic material; pyroclastic material
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
complex volcano; compound volcano
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
volcanology; vulcanology
jian (hexagram 39 of the I Ching: obstruction)
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
orogenic belt; orogenic zone
hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
xian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence)
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine
volcanologist; vulcanologist
Tibetan flag; Snow Lion flag
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity
qian (hexagram 15 of the I Ching: modesty)
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
xiao guo (hexagram 62 of the I Ching: preponderance of the small)
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
mining studies; mining engineering; mining science
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
jian (hexagram 53 of the I Ching: development)
Say-zan-sha Publications
dun (hexagram 33 of the I Ching: retreat)
Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
lü (hexagram 56 of the I Ching: the wanderer)
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
volcanic sand
climbing season; hiking season
bullet climb; climbing a mountain (esp. Mt. Fuji) without recommended rest along the way
Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)
gen (hexagram 52 of the I Ching: mountain, keeping still)
Chisan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism); Chizan sect
taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
Fuzambo (publisher); Fuzanbo
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; (lit.) Mt. Tai crushes an egg
ailanthus-like prickly ash (Zanthoxylum ailanthoides)
Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)
pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
mastic-leaf prickly ash (Zanthoxylum schinifolium); Japanese prickly ash; Japanese pepper
Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum)