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
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
fine weather; fair weather
top of the head; crown of the head
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
weather forecast; weather report
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
heaven and earth; top and bottom
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
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
naivete; simplicity; innocence
natural calamity; disaster
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
natural disaster; cataclysm
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
unheard-of; unprecedented
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
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
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
a person without a single relative
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
fine weather; fair weather
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
astronomical observation; stargazing
castle tower; keep; donjon
natural span of life; 250 years old
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to die; to ascend to heaven
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to receive divine punishment
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
God and man; heaven and man
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
unique thing; best on earth
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
best article under heaven; peerless
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
godsend; gift from providence
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
unification of the whole country
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
to fall from heaven (the sky)
natural product; product of nature
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
blazing heat; scorching sun
optimist; easy-going person
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
celestial sphere; the heavens
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
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
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
the gods of heaven and earth
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
creation (of the universe); the Creation
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
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 world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
creation of heaven and earth
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
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)
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
rule over the whole country
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
celestial globe; armillary sphere
in the open; the open air
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
decorative ceiling painting
fine weather; splendid weather
fine weather; fair weather
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
natural water; untreated water; spring water
natural laws; rule of heaven
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
native rock; natural rock
(going straight) from heaven to hell
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
trusting to chance; having a go at something
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
weather; sky colour; sky color
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
astronomical observation; shooting the sun
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
Libra (constellation); the Scales
the whole nation; all the people in the land
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
weather; astronomical phenomena
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
zenith; divine will; providence
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
pillars supporting heaven
(product of) nature; born (musician)
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
all-weather; weather-proof
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
natural law; rule of heaven
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
astronomical figure; astronomical number
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
various deities; the gods
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
a posteriori; posteriority
thin dipping sauce for tempura
point of heaven; corner of the sky
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
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
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
storage space above closet
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
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
rain or shine; no postponement for rain
cancelled because of rain; wash out
imperial authority; imperial majesty
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
line between victory and defeat
liquefied natural gas; LNG
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
natural colour; natural color; technicolor
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
China and India; far away
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
bad weather; nasty weather
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
natural rubber; India rubber; caoutchouc
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
Tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; (lit.) an angel passes
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
natural gifts; Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
(Catholic) church; cathedral
photograph of an astral body
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
game held with the Emperor in attendance
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
as eternal as heaven and earth
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
natural fibers; natural fibres
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
corduroy; corded velveteen
heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
rescheduled in case of rain
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
all-weather; weather-proof
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
rain from a cloudless sky
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
Hansen's disease; leprosy
rumbling and shaking of the earth
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
being in a towering rage; boiling with rage
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
break (change for the worse) in the weather
heaven of controlling others' emanations
celestial navigation; astronavigation; celonavigation
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
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)
days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle)
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
gifted education; education of gifted children
optimistic view of life; optimism
to soar high (building, etc.)
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
heavenly; celestial; divine
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
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
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
heaven helps those who help themselves
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
weather forecast for coming week
revere heaven, love people
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)
heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
being dependent on what the weather is like
guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
weather information; weather report
Tensei Jingo; daily column in the Asahi Shimbun
predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.
heavenly blessing; Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5)
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
great joy; jubilation; exultation
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
sun drying; drying in the sun
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
high in the sky; highest heaven
true merit; natural nobility
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal
the laws of nature and humanity
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
rock flying out of nowhere (while in the mountains)
Assumption (of the body and soul of Mary into heaven)
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
postponed because of rain
natural form (of a vitamin, etc.); native form; naturally occurring
selfless devotion to justice
large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
female emperor (of Japan)
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
flowers blooming in moonlight
death of a Christian (in Catholicism)
the laws of nature and humanity
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)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
very far away; the heavenly shores
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
general weather conditions
Ten'yō era (1144.2.23-1145.7.22)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
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)
heaven helps those who help themselves
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
the sentient world; all sentient beings
Tenji era (1124.4.3-1126.1.22)
extremely overbearing wife
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
radio astronomy observatory
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
circumzenithal arc; cicumzenith arc
ice giant (Uranus, Neptune)
two places being far apart
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
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)
Ōtenmon conspiracy; political incident in 866 CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace
hattengu; tengu said to live among the 8 mountains of Atago, Hira, Daisen, Ōmine, Kurama, Iizuna, Hiko, and Shiramine
winter sky; wintry weather
panther cap (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina)
person who brags about (or prides themselves on) their fishing skill
fertile land; deep scholarship
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Tenpo calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar (in use from 1844 to 1872)
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
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
relationship of being natural enemies
celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
rock flying out of nowhere (while in the mountains)
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
skylark (Alauda arvensis); Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
one's last resort; trump card
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
wandering lordless samurai
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
Ten'ei era (1110.7.13-1113.7.13)
Tengi era (1053.1.11-1058.8.29)
Ten'en era (973.12.20-976.7.13)
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
natural endowment; natural ability
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
fly agaric (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita muscaria)
hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sincerity can move heaven
short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
Tensho karuta; the first domestically produced Japanese deck of cards, closely based on Latin-suited decks brought over by the Portuguese
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
boastful story; story about tengu
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
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
thin dipping sauce for tempura
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus); long-nosed monkey
view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished
death cap (Amanita phalloides); death cup
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
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
person who brags about (or prides themselves on) their fishing skill
Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); Halloween beetle; harlequin ladybird
white-spotted citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
goatee; drooping moustache
wasp beetle (Cerambycidae)
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
keiskei fetterbush (Leucothoe keiskei); doghobble; dog hobble
Tensho karuta; the first domestically produced Japanese deck of cards, closely based on Latin-suited decks brought over by the Portuguese
boastful story; story about tengu
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
heavenly gift; imperial gift
river raised above the surrounding land
natural harbor; natural harbour
color photo; colour photo
astronomical spectroscopy
coeval with heaven and earth
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
upper-level weather chart
kaiten; human torpedo in WW2
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
wrestling performed in imperial presence
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
braggart; boaster; self-conceited person
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
Heaven and earth are eternal
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
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
congenital hip dislocation
primary immunodeficiency syndrome
analytical balance; direct reading balance
analytical balance; direct reading balance
congenital bile duct atresia
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami
Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed
people; subjects; populace
seven generations of celestial deities
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
natural moisturizing factor; NMF
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
bellows (of the) imperial harbor; Shinto Buddhist doctrines
quasar; quasi-stellar object; QSO
dried Chinese asparagus root
Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia
faith will move mountains
to have a narrow view of things
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects
flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
open-pit coal mine; open-cut coal mine
open-pit coal mine; open-cut coal mine
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
(ritsuryo system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
pressing forward without giving a chance to explain
pressing forward without giving a chance to explain
astronomical ephemeris; ephemeris
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
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
weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
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
divine hearing (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
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
I wish the same for myself
doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred
doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
hydrologic cycle; water cycle
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
patripassianism (theology)
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
early warning information on extreme weather
the skies open up; to rain cats and dogs
quasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS
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
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
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
prosperity to the emperor
prosperity to the emperor
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
extreme difference; worlds apart
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
enormous thing; greatly; very
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
embedded in the ceiling (of a fan, air conditioning unit, etc.); ceiling-mounted
embedded in the ceiling (of a fan, air conditioning unit, etc.); ceiling-mounted
astronomical spectroscopy; astronomical photometry
natural bridge; natural arch
Jesuit publications (16th-17th century)
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)
black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat (Murina hilgendorfi)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo
vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish
seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)
montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimeninae spp., esp. the common tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene albiventer)