today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that day; the very same day
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the other day; a few days ago
third day of the month; three days
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one day; (on) a certain day
Japanese person; Japanese people
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
second day of the month; two days
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
third day of the month; three days
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in the future; another day; later
sunlight; rays of the Sun
fifth day of the month; five days
second day of the month; two days
to set (sun); to become dark
tenth day of the month; ten days
fourth day of the month; four days
almost every day; almost daily
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
fifth day of the month; five days
schedule; program; programme; agenda
tenth day of the month; ten days
day after day; day by day
everyday life; daily life
fourth day of the month; four days
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
for today; for the time being
by today; before the day is over
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
seventh day of the month; seven days
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
the whole day; all the day
sixth day of the month; six days
seventh day of the month; seven days
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
sixth day of the month; six days
Japan's best; number one in Japan
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
one of these days; someday; one day
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
eighth day of the month; eight days
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
day of month; counter for days
fixed date; settlement date
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
spring day; spring sunlight
sunlight filtering through trees
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
fixed date; appointed day
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
the same as always; day after day
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
ninth day of the month; nine days
it hasn't been long since
New Year's Eve; December 31
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
national holiday; public holiday
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
two days later; day after next; next day but one
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
three days and three nights
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
military of the Empire of Japan
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
history of Japan; Japanese history
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
all over Japan; throughout Japan
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
nowadays; in this day and age
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
birthday party; birthday meet-up
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
birth date; date of birth; DOB
another day; some other day
bright sunshine; broad daylight
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
number of days (times) one has attended
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
hundred days; lengthy time
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
these days; nowadays; recently
day of spring; spring sun
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
day by day; every day; by the day
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
for today; for the time being
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
some day; hereafter; at some future time
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
sequel; later development
Japan and the Philippines
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
what date?; what's the date?; when?
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
person who avoids others; social outcast
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
un-Japanese in appearance or character
one day; (on) a certain day
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
made in Japan; Japanese-made
daily allowance; daily wages
daytime; noon; broad daylight
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
for many days; for several days
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
national holiday; festival day
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
every day and every night
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
first (of its kind) in Japan
the whole day; all the day
forty-ninth day after a person's death
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
what day?; what day of the week?
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
Japanese company (business, firm)
the whole day; all the day
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
anniversary of the establishment (of)
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
it hasn't been long since
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
one of these days; someday; one day
day by day; every day; by the day
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
illustrated diary; picture diary
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
steady progress; rapid advance
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
Nikkei Stock Average (price)
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
exposure to the sun; sunny place
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
daily necessities; everyday goods
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
two days before; day before yesterday
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
daily publication; daily issue
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
date of issue or publication
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
traditional Japanese dance
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
Japanese record; national record
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
traditional Japanese dance
daily output; Nissan (Japanese car company)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
these days; nowadays; recently
remaining time; days left
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
garbage day; rubbish collection day
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
postponement; adjournment
Japanese (language) version, edition
Nichiren school of Buddhism
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
sunlight filtering through trees
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
every other day; every second day
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
daily wages; payment by the day
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
Japanese car; car of Japanese make
Japanization; Japanisation
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius
separate day; another day
ideal weather for an outing
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
doctor's no-consultation day
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
Rikkokushi (esp. Nihon-shoki)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
second week's memorial services
everyday necessities; daily necessities
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
before long; in a few days
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
house mouse (Mus musculus)
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
daily update; updating daily
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
Angelica keiskei (species of angelica, a herb of the parsley family)
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
daytime; position of the Sun
solar radiation; insolation
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
Japan and the Soviet Union; Japanese-Soviet
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
time limit; closing day; deadline
sequel; later development
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
at one time; some time ago; once
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
day and night; turning night into day
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
open date; start of (hunting) season
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
the full-day (school system)
in a few days; at an early date
fixed date; appointed day
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
one of these days; someday; one day
blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
day laborer; day labourer
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
Japan, the United States and South Korea
Japanese writing; Japanese text
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
middle day (e.g. sumo tournament, run of theatrical performances, etc.)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
anniversary of the founding of the school
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
one day; (on) a certain day
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
geta for wear in dry weather
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
long day (esp. of spring)
day of a ceremony or event
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
anniversary of the end of a war
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
whooping cough; pertussis
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
tertian malaria (causing a fever that recurs every second day)
anthelion (optical phenomenon)
China, Japan and Korea; Chinese, Japanese and Korean; CJK
Japanese government bond; JGB
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
dream journal; dream diary
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
Japan's three famous sights
that day; the very same day
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
public holiday; national holiday
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
clear autumn day; clear fall day
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
parhelion; sun dog; sundog (bright spot on either side of the Sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
school for Japanese outside of Japan
pro-Japanese group; Japanophiles
same-day counting of ballots
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
day and night; turning night into day
teetotal day; day off drinking; (lit.) liver rest day
day or date of an invitation
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
Sunday edition of a newspaper
singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
another day; the next day
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
time limit; closing day; deadline
anniversary of a person's death
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
South Korea and Japan; Korean-Japanese
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
the whole day; all the day
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
collection day (for rubbish)
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
long day (esp. of spring)
every day and every night; day after day; daily
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
from morning to evening; all day long
the other day; a few days ago
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
feeling (sentiment) toward Japan
seventh of January (lunar calendar) (one of the five annual festivals)
literature written in diary form
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
Party for Japanese Kokoro (Japanese political party founded by Shintarō Ishihara)
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement (1960)
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
day of medical examination
settlement day; day of reckoning
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
forecasted day (of cherry blossom blooming, etc.)
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
date of manufacture; day of manufacture
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
to keep (the matter) for another occasion
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
South Korean national living in Japan
date on which the event is to take place
220th day; end of the storm period
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
fixed date; appointed day
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
daytime; position of the Sun
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art
five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
garbage day; rubbish collection day
Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
hangover (that still lingers two days after drinking)
"tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests)
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
traditional Japanese swimming
daily installment; daily instalment
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
whooping cough; pertussis
decorated umbrella; figured paper parasol
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar; solar calendar
Japanese studies; Japanology
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. North Korean)
anti-Japanese resistance movement (in pre-WWII China); anti-Japanese campaign
trade between Japan and USA
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
traditional Japanese dance
Japan and Europe; Japanese-European
evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
Japan-Australia; Japanese-Australian
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
day off (between working days); 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle; non-fever day (when running an intermittent fever, e.g. malaria)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)
something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth
Rising Sun flag; naval ensign of Japan
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition; JFAE; Nitten Exhibition
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Rome was not built in a day
Rome was not built in a day
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
coming to Japan (of a non-Japanese person)
every day and every night; day after day; daily
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
day that something happens; day that one happens across something
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
Japan New Party (Japanese political party, 1992-1994)
prequel; retrospective talk; (a) retrospective
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
sunbed; tanning bed; tanning booth
day on which a park (or kindergarten, zoo, etc.) is closed
35th day after a person's death
this day last week; a week ago today
day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year); (arch.) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; (arch.) pine shoot pulled out by the roots
days of one's menstrual period
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
fuck Japan; drop dead, Japan
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
day-by-day record of a patient's condition; diary written while ill in bed
all day long; last day of the month; last day of the year; New Year's Eve
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
day on which the temperature fails to reach 0 degrees Centigrade
week day; ordinary day; appointed day
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
rubella; German measles; three day measles
agenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
auspicious day; good day; lucky day; beautiful day
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
day laborer; day labourer; journeyman
days (period) (designated) for the seeding in of exhibits
sunbed; tanning bed; tanning booth
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
Japan and Korea; Japanese-Korean
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
before long; in a few days
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness
today and yesterday; (something that happened) only yesterday (just recently)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Korean person living in Japan
Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Japanese-Portuguese dictionary, published 1603-1604)
feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
English-Japanese (usu. for translation and dictionaries)
daily interest; daily rate
contempt for Japan; anti-Japanese sentiment
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
increasing daily; increasing day by day; foodstuffs left out for many days
being knowledgeable about Japan; being well versed in Japanese affairs
having the smell of having been dried in the sun; provincial; rural; unrefined
Pacific Ocean coastal regions of Honshu
day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
house mouse (Mus musculus)
sun drying; drying in the sun
very auspicious day for all types of occasions
Japan and Vietnam; Japanese-Vietnamese
Oriental blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
World Hearing Day (March 3)
Democratic Party of Japan
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)
on sale soon; coming soon
to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses
studying abroad in Japan; staying in Japan
another day; the next day
due date; date of maturity; expiration date; date of expiry
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)
bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as
Japan Industrial Standards; JIS
Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
American of Japanese descent
Japan and Thailand; Japanese-Thai
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
one of these days; someday; one day
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
between Japan and North Korea
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
sky pattern on a calm and clear day of spring
daytime; noon; broad daylight
to fabricate (stories); to make up
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
Japan and Spain; Japanese-Spanish
person who is knowledgeable about Japan; Japanologist
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
from morning to evening; all day long
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
American Independence day; Fourth of July
Japanese-style business management; adoption of Japanese business practices (such as lifelong employment, seniority-based promotions, etc.)
sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
Bloody Sunday (esp. the January 22, 1905 Saint Petersburg incident)
"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
the good old days; halcyon days
Japanese-style management
Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT
intensity of solar radiation; quantity of solar radiation; flux of insolation
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
time limit; closing day; deadline
dating forward; post-dating
exports to Japan; exporting to Japan
age in days; number of days old
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
daily trial balance sheet
Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
Japanese literature; Japanese writing; Japanese text
long and balmy (of a spring day)
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
Japan and India; Japanese-Indian
day surgery; day procedure
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
date of execution (e.g. of a contract); agreement date; entering date (e.g. into a treaty)
conference program; conference programme
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
newspaper holiday; day on which newspapers are not published
diurnal variation (temperature, etc.); daily variation; diel cycle
Japan and Thailand; Japanese-Thai
Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
almost every day; constantly
day by day; every day; with each passing day
activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life
Japanese-Taiwanese; Japan-Taiwan
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
whooping cough; pertussis
next-day arrival (e.g. overnight flight)
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
day of national humiliation (used in China for certain anniversaries of incidents where Japan humiliated China)
day of medical examination
single mistake which ruins all one's hard work; one blunder rendering a long period of effort useless; (lit.) one fart in a hundred days of sermons
two days later; day after next; next day but one
issue date (e.g. of a promissory note)
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
pine shoot pulled out during ne-no-hi-no-asobi
Sino-Japanese Amity Treaty (1871)
cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus cucumerifolius)
Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory
Japanologist; Japan scholar
Japanese education system
schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)
holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
hello; good day; good afternoon
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
number of days spent in hospital
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
rubella; German measles; three day measles
the Philippines and Japan
Japan and Portugal; Japanese-Portuguese
out of sight, out of mind; the dead are forgotten with time
heliotropism; actinotropism; disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun; phototropism
two days before; day before yesterday
as soon as possible; without further delay
Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
there is no comparison between the two; (lit.) it's not a same-day discussion
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Sports Day
month and day (of the year); (the) date
day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
these days; nowadays; recently
Japan, the United States, China and South Korea
Annunciation Day; Lady Day
the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off
three days from today; four days from today
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
group that is knowledgeable about Japan
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
day on which many companies hold shareholders meetings (to limit disruption by would-be blackmailers)
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
hello; good day; good afternoon
these days; nowadays; recently
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
time limit; closing day; deadline
divine spirit of creation
divine spirit of creation
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica)
kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
sun spider (any arachnid of order Solifugae); wind scorpion; camel spider; solpugid
Japan-Australia; Japanese-Australian
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
rubella; German measles; three day measles
Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
three days from today; four days from today
auspicious day; good day; lucky day; beautiful day
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
sika deer (Cervus nippon); sika; spotted deer; Japanese deer
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
Closterium (genus of algae)
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)
dating forward; post-dating
the good old days; halcyon days
Japan-Switzerland; Japan-Sweden
Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
long and balmy (of a spring day)
almost every day; constantly
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
Annunciation Day; Lady Day
Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus); Japanese common toad
Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
out of sight, out of mind; the dead are forgotten with time
Japanese copperhead (Gloydius blomhoffii); mamushi pit-viper
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)
daily account; daily expenses
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese (usu. characters); CJKV
era of Japanese imperialism (esp. Korea)
Japanese text book; Japanese text books
Japan Agricultural Standard; JAS
same-day special delivery
first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall
Chinese-Japanese dictionary
Japanese-Italian dictionary
Japanese-English interpreting
friendly relations between Japan and Israel
Japanese-Spanish dictionary
Japanese-Korean dictionary
25th of the month; 25 days
Structural Impediments Initiative talks; SII
four days from now (five days in some places)
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
one's saint's day; name day
New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)
legal holiday; bank holiday
days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)
Spanish-Japanese (dictionary, translation, etc.)
Treaty of Peace with Japan; Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8, 1951)
tolerable daily intake; TDI
tolerable daily intake; TDI
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
expiry date; date of expiry
ne-no-hi-no-asobi; collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner
standard tables of food composition in Japan
very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
Nichiren Shoshu (sect of Buddhism)
with each new day; day by day; by the day
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)
purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar
Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)
Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty (1910)
annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)
enhanced (Japanese) keyboard
expiry date indication; expiration date indication
Nikkei Mix Information eXchange
Japanese text entry front-end program
once a beggar, always a beggar; (lit.) if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
once a beggar, always a beggar; (lit.) if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
ordinary language school (of analytic philosophy)
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
Japanese Sign Language; JSL
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
sunlight sifting through the tree leaves
sunlight sifting through the tree leaves
to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses
Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan
changing weather; fickle weather
day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
holiday; (arch.) day on which prostitutes had to receive clients (or pay their own fee to avoid doing so)
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
lucky day; day of celebration
overnight call; loan repaid the next day
first day of the second month
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
winter daylight; winter sunlight; trying to make the most of each day; devoting oneself to one's parents
subsun (halo phenomenon); undersun
counterglow; counter glow
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp
last day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp
International Nurses Day (May 12)
foodstuffs left over for many days
perihelion shift (for a planet)
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off)
celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child
mochi used for the celebration of a child's fiftieth day
settlement date; delivery date
new moon; lunar phase when the moon is completely invisible
Japanese-Brazilian implementation of ISDB (digital television and radio standard)
housewife having an affair while her husband is at work
Liberation Day (in Korea, Italy, etc.)
immediate decision; immediate ruling; same-day verdict
actinic keratosis; solar keratosis; senile keratosis
Asahi characters; simplified kanji formerly used by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper
Japan disease; perceived inability of Japan to overcome economic stagnation, etc.
Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students); EJU
Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students); EJU
don't try to force good things to happen
something disappearing bit by bit; (lit.) ice in the sun
tomorrow; tomorrow morning
every day of the week; all days
Official Business Skill Test in Bookkeeping (JCCI bookkeeping proficiency test)
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
Hiyoshi Station (Kanagawa)
Nisshin Station (Saitama)
Tōkaichiba Station (Kanagawa)
Kasuganomichi Station (Hankyu)
Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
blotchy swell shark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile)
Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba)
swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, species of catshark in the Eastern Pacific)
Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma)
golden spadefish (Platax boersii); Boer's batfish
Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)
Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew
True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)
American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii); Gibb's shrew mole; least shrew mole
Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes)
gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
Psilocybe argentipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
Senegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides); giant green hygro
Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus); Japanese gecko
three days from today; four days from today
three days from today; four days from today
brush pot tree (Cyathea lepifera); flying spider-monkey tree fern
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)