gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
before the gate; in front of the gate
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
closing time; lockup; curfew
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
military family; warrior class
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
vocational school; technical school
pupil; disciple; follower
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
technical term; terminology; jargon
disciple; pupil; follower
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
technical book; specialized book; treatise
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
outsider; layman; amateur
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
lineage; pedigree; good family
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
side gate; side door; service entrance
large triple gate to temple
professional job; profession
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
department head; division manager; head of a department
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
(religious) denomination; sect
shramana (wandering monk)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
forbidden gate; heavily guarded gate; gate to the imperial palace; gate to the imperial court; imperial residence
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
two-storied gate; tower gate
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
Okinawa family clan based on the paternal line that shares the same tomb and performs rituals together
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
specialist training; upper-level course
Buddhist law; Buddhist teaching
Qimen Dunjia (ancient Chinese divination method)
rear sight (of a firearm)
specialization; specialisation
expertise; special skills
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
technical training; professional education
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
beginner; newcomer; novice; new pupil; new disciple
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
Zen; entering the path of Zen
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
spiracle (respiratory pores in the body of insects)
special (specialized, specialised) subject
expertise; (specialized) knowledge; expert intelligence
technical term; (specialist) terminology; jargon
platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
anal sex; anal intercourse
unlucky quarter (southwest)
a pass allowing one through a gate
technical journal (periodical, magazine)
specialist hospital; special hospital
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
porta hepatis; hilum of the liver
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony
bloodline; lineage; family; clan
gate for important persons; gate of honor
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
proctology department; proctology clinic; proctology
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III)
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
entrance to a bedroom; bedroom; home; family life; conjugal relationship
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
exiting through a gate; going out; leaving (the premises)
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
main gate; front gate; latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Chancellery (Tang dynasty China)
Teimon school (of haikai, founded by Matsunaga Teitoku)
government office; public office
small gate in a mud or stone wall
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
specialist newspaper; trade journal; specialist journal
imperial envoy gate; temple gate used by imperial envoy
specialist maker (of); specialized manufacturer; manufacturer specializing in ...
anoscope; proctoscope; rectal speculum
service sector; tertiary sector
great and powerful person
proctology; colorectal surgery
wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps
disciple of Confucius; Confucian school
vocational school graduate
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel; gates of Hades; entrance to the underworld
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
painful reproach; (lit.) a needle in one's scalp
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)
expert committee; technical committee
enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate
Chordata (phylum of deuterostome animals)
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited
cardiologist; heart specialist
salon providing ear-care and relaxation treatments
alumni of Waseda University
Panmunjom (Korea); Panmunjeom; Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers
specialist outpatient department
cardiac region (of the stomach)
Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)
group of specialists; group of experts
reduced to skin and bones
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
Chelicerata; suborder comprising arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs
first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
internal division; back-office section; indirect department
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
Nematoda (phylum of roundworms)
(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; (lit.) sparrow net in front of the gate
to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; (lit.) to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
Platyhelminthes (phylum of flatworms)
Sekimon Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy that blended Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings
Ctenophora (phylum comprising the comb jellies)
Chaetognatha (phylum of arrow worms)
Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)
gate to the garden of a tea ceremony house
board-certified psychiatrist; psychiatric specialist
influential family; the man in power
ten disciples of Confucius
entrance to a port; entrance to a harbour
thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house); my home
(good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile
crow; Mr Crow; tanned person; dark-skinned person; (arch.) being penniless
meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)
anal bleeding; bleeding of the anus
Amoebozoa (phylum of amoeboid protozoa)
Lophotrochozoa (superphylum of protostome animals)
JSME Fluids Engineering Division; JSME-FED
specialized classification system
Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation
Ascomycota (phylum comprising the sac fungi)
Biwako Professional University of Rehabilitation
Magnoliophyta (phylum of flowering plants); Angiospermae
Pinophyta; division comprising the conifers
pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism)
Rashōmon (gate in old Kyoto); Rashōmon (story by Akutagawa, film by Kurosawa)
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate
Professional Institute of International Fashion
Acanthocephala (phylum of thorny-headed worms)
transformational component
Japan Shiatsu College; JSC
NITE Biological Resource Center
Kaishi Professional University
The Gateless Barrier (13th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Wumen); The Gateless Gate
Japanese Medical Specialty Board
Special Engineering College of Kogakuin University
Annelida (phylum of ringed worms)
Hemichordata (phylum of marine deuterostomes)
Basidiomycota (phylum containing mushrooms, puffballs, etc.)
Placozoa (phylum of multicellular invertebrates)
International Animal Health & Management College; IAC
Nippon Photography Institute; NPI
Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)
iU (private university in Tokyo)
Chiba International Animal Health & Management College
Cnidaria (phylum of marine animals)
public sector (as opposed to private sector)
Japan Juvenile Education College
Japan Welfare Education College
Japanese Dental Specialty Board
National Technical College
Waseda Institute of Technology; WIT
International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo
Okayama Healthcare Professional University
Special Committee on Drug Prices
Yonago National College of Technology
glottal stop; glottal plosive
glottal stop; glottal plosive
karamon gate with karahafu eaves at the front and back
Glaucophyta (phylum of freshwater microscopic algae)
Shizuoka Professional University of Agriculture
Chuoh College of Medical Technology
Space Engineering Division
Tokyo Professional University of Health Sciences
Tokyo Institute of Physical Education; TIPE
Institute of Sound Technics; IST
Waseda Foreign Language College
single-tiered gate with eight secondary pillars supporting the four main central pillars
Yomiuri Institute of Technology
Chlorophyta; division of green algae
glossary of technical terms
specialist agency; specialized agency; professional body
Denpa National College of Technology
Niihama National College of Technology
National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College
Technos International College
Sanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism)
vocational school for agriculture
Fukui National College of Technology
Anan National College of Technology; ACT
Sundai Law & Economic College
Tsuruoka National College of Technology
endodontist; root-canal specialist
Traditional Arts School of Kyoto; TASK
Shibuya Fashion and Art College
five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead
Nutrition College Musashino
dried Chinese asparagus root
internal anal sphincter (muscle)
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Sumatra)
Sekkomon (Japanese chain of Chinese restaurants)
Myxozoa (phylum of parasitic animals)
mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return
five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
small gate in a mud or stone wall
gathering of excellent and capable people
ear, nose and throat specialist
anal valve; valvulae anales
levator anus muscles; levator ani
book in specialized field; book in specialised field
Xenoturbellida (phylum of worm-like basal deuterostomes)
Choanozoa (phylum of protists closer to animals than to fungi)
gate of a castle's outer enclosure; outer gate