white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
white stone; white (go pieces)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
white horse; unrefined sake
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
white makeup powder; (face) powder
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
with no effort at all; easily
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
white paper (government report)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
(plain) hot water; boiled water
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to be selected (from among many people)
white fish; fish with white flesh
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
gray or silver haired (grey)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
albino Japanese rat snake
white (complexion); fair-skinned
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
black and white; right and wrong
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
heavy snowfall; white devil
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
complete revocation; total retraction
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
color of water after washing rice (colour)
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
snow-white; pure; immaculate
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
sobriety; soberness; sober face
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
amusing; funny; interesting
grayish white; greyish white
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to select someone (out of many people)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
blank period; window period; interregnum
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
white supremacy; white supremacism
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
reverse printing; printing only the background; reverse-printed motif; reverse-printed text
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
whitebait; elver (young eel)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
white lotus; purity; pure heart
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
expression; confession; utterance
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
blank ballot; white ballot
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
autumn (from the five elements in Chinese philosophy)
white knight; knight in shining armor
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
bleaching; whitening; chlorosis; albinism
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus); burgomaster
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
nickel and copper alloy; cupronickel; nickel coin
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
white spot; bright spot; facula; vitiligo; leukoderma
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
unlicensed taxi; unlicensed cab
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
outline map; blank map; base map
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
white collar; white lapel
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
carte blanche; blank check; blank cheque; unconditional authority
hair dye (for graying hair)
Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of
idle time; down time; window period
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
acute myelocytic leukemia; AML
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
refining; polishing (of rice)
yellowish-white; pale yellow
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
white spring onion; white scallion
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
quercus myrsinifolia; bamboo Leaved Oak; quercus myrsinaefolia
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
white bush clover; Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
blank power of attorney; carte blanche
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
to put a damper on proceedings (at a meeting, party, etc.)
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
white sash; white belt; leukorrhoea
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
sharp parting remark; parting threat
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
to play (baseball, softball, etc.)
black-and-white television
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
white label; white tag; white card (in karuta); blank card; honour awarded to samurai in Tosa
white charcoal; charcoal used for tea ceremony
leucism; pigmentation loss
spotless smooth-hound (Mustelus griseus)
any butterfly of family Pieridae (incl. the white butterflies and the sulfur butterflies)
clear; evident; obvious; white
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north); white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch; surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white
white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns
source of protein; protein source
albino Japanese rat snake
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
white Lolita (fashion style)
openly and in broad daylight
reverse video; white-on-black; white and black inversion
white shoes (for use during the summer)
Shiraume Gakuen University
snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
standard white registration plate with green characters (used for private cars)
Shiranami Gonin Otoko (common name for the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
unpunctuated Chinese texts
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
white peafowl (white variety of Indian peafowl)
chronic myelogenous (myeloid) leukemia; CML
amusing video; funny clip
Belarus; Belorussia; White Russia
dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima)
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
white spring onion; white scallion
space character; whitespace character; blank character
Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)
white deep-fried kamaboko
Hakuchi era (650.2.15-654.10.?)
smelling of face powder; coquettish; resembling the atmosphere of nightlife business
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
liquid face-whitening makeup
sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west)
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
whitish fawn (equine coat color)
ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) infection; white spot (protozoan infection of freshwater fish)
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
tripe; cow rumen; white flesh (of fruit)
heated; white-hot; zealous; fervid
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
white matter (e.g. in the brain); substantia alba
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
(at the) peak of mischievousness; little demon (of children)
clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of
facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
contest between two groups; practice game with one team divided into two groups; intra-squad game
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
white broth (esp. for ramen); broth without soy sauce (made by simmering bones)
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
flea-bitten gray (horse coat color); flea-bitten grey
polished rice; uncooked white rice
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
white spring onion; white scallion
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
vitiligo; vitiligo vulgaris
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
Japanese wood poppy (Glaucidium palmatum)
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
dried bamboo; white bamboo
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
novel written in colloquial Chinese
tale featuring robbers; kabuki play featuring robbers
the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
snow goose (Chen caerulescens); blue goose
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
platinum wire loop (lab. equipment); inoculation loop; smear loop
white paper lantern used at funerals
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce
sudden rain shower in a dust storm
actions and words (of an actor); one's lines
Oriental odd-tooth snake (Dinodon orientale); Japanese odd-tooth snake
red and white sash; red and white belt
white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus)
cosmetics put on before going to bed
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
many years of stress and anxiety (as would cause one's hair to grow white); (lit.) three-thousand jō of white hair (nine kilometers)
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
traditional high-grade white sugar
cultivar of pomelo (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis)
white mustard (Sinapis alba)
leukocytosis; hyperleukocytosis
muscovite; white mica; talc
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
baijiu (distilled Chinese alcohol, made from fermented grains)
Siberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)
atractylodes rhizome (used in herbal medicine)
white vinegar; plum vinegar made without perilla; dressing consisting of a dashi-diluted mixture of vinegar, ground sesame, tofu, sugar and salt
to amuse oneself; to be amused; to enjoy; to think fun
white tassel hung above the southwest corner of the ring
white person; whitey; honkie
white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns
sophistry; sophism; false syllogism
white paper lantern used at funerals
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
lead poisoning (from old-fashioned white makeup powder)
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus); gray nurse shark
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth (flag of the Republic of China)
adrenoleukodystrophy; ALD
glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus); burgomaster
funny news story; entertaining news story
white return; white-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which does not require maintaining accounting books
athlete's foot; foot ringworm; tinea pedis
sophism; sophistry; quibbling
snow white; refined sugar
declaration of a Buddhist service's purpose by the priest to Buddha and the people; stating the intent of a ceremony before the altar
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver ear fungus
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
fear of having blank days (e.g. for a freelancer); fear of not having anything planned
distilled alcohol made from kaoliang
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
senile cataract; age-related cataract
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens); white kerria
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
celestial tower where poets, artists, etc. were said to go in the afterlife
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area
Hakurei (one of the eight major professional female titles of shogi)
generation of young people (esp. of the 1970s) apathetic about social issues
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
windflower; anemone; white-haired old man; grey starling (gray)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
skeletonization; being reduced to bones
snowrose (Serissa japonica); tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn
cerussite; white lead ore
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
albino Japanese rat snake
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
clear; evident; obvious; white
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
source of protein; protein source
great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
beluga (Delphinapterus leucas); white whale; beluga whale
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata); Chinese herring
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
shirasu; white pumiceous soil of southern Kyushu
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
boiled whitebait; young sardines boiled in brine
Japanese whiting (Sillago japonica)
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); dragon boat race
fishing for young anchovy, sardines, etc.
fun goods; joke products; novelty items
black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)
thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)
sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
common pochard (Aythya ferina); pochard
Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce
Nikko fir (Abies homolepis)
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto); collared dove
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
snow-covered rice paddy; field
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
white person; whitey; honkie
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
funny story; interesting trivia; fun facts
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
web-spinner (any insect of order Embioptera, esp. family Oligotomidae)
web-spinner (any insect of order Embioptera, esp. family Oligotomidae)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah); scimitar-horned oryx
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
low-density lipoprotein; LDL
collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
white-handed gibbon; lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
bok choy (esp. cultivars with white stalks); pak choi
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); whitetail deer
collared mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus); red-capped mangabey; white-collared mangabey
humble greeting at the beginning of a letter
degree of milling (of rice)
White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))
appeal; interest; humor; humour; fun; enjoyment
old people; becoming gray haired (grey)
champion of children's sumo
dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest while the paddies are still covered with snow
Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
being returned (sent back) to the drawing board
fragrant styrax (Styrax obassia)
malus tschonoskii; white angel
strategy of close-quarters fighting
internal organs such as intestines used as food
internal organs such as intestines used as food
ordinary woman secretly engaged in prostitution (Edo period)
something indistinguishable or indistinct (like an egret in the snow)
platiniridium (alloy of platinum and iridium)
platinum black (black powdered platinum, often used as a catalyst)
platinum group metals; platinum group elements
short-sleeved kimono with a plain white backside
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly
white sake (presented as an offering to the gods)
AWGN; additive white gaussian noise
false virgin's lepidella (Amanita virgineoides)
Choenomeles lagenaria; shiroboke flowering quince
hasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
light chestnut (horse coat color)
hemoprotein; haemoprotein
green fluorescent protein; GFP
German silver; nickel silver
shrill voice; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh)
Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis (bok choy and cabbage hybrid)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) fox pups have white cheeks
visible breath (i.e. when it's cold); frosty breath; white breath
contract-free mobile phone; unprogrammed cellphone; mobile telephone without an assigned number
contract-free mobile phone; unprogrammed cellphone; mobile telephone without an assigned number
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
stairs at the front of a noh stage, which go over the white gravel separating the audience from the stage
Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white kōji mould, used in shōchū production
polymorphonuclear leukocyte; polymorphonuclear leucocyte
leukocoria; leukokoria; amaurotic cat's eye
chloroplatinic acid; hexachloroplatinic acid
low-density lipoprotein; LDL
red and white-speckled silica
bright yellow-green tinged with grey
pale red tinged with grey
periventricular leukomalacia (leucomalacia)
dish of spicy boiled pork, usu. served with slices of cucumber
Sichuan sliced spicy garlic pork; boiled pork slices with sauce
steamed unflavoured glutinous rice; mochi rice
red and white reversible cap
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
fluorescent whitening agent; fluorescent brightener; fluorescent bleach
time flies; (lit.) like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi)
dried Chinese onion bulb (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
bleaching and fixing solution
Three Peaks of Mount Haku (Gozengamine, Kengamine, Oonanjimine)
white person complex; admiration for the appearance and lifestyle of the people in Europe, the US, etc.
unlicensed commercial truck; commercial truck operating with white license plates
pale; faded; discolored; straw-colored; light brown
tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
cretification; cretifaction chalking
lobotomy; leucotomy; frontal lobotomy; frontal leucotomy
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
bovine leukemia (former name for enzootic bovine leukosis)
European silver birch (Betula pendula); European white birch
placer platinum; platinum placer
Moby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)
Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo); Les Confessions (Rousseau)
The Legend of the Moby Dick (television series)
White Paper Revolution (2022 COVID-19 protests in China); A4 Revolution
The Idiot (1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Shirasawa Station (Kagoshima)
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; white croaker
white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
white-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
long-tailed jaeger; long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
stone marten; beech marten (Martes foina)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
white fir (Abies concolor)
common goldeneye (species of duck, Bucephala clangula)
Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)
mulberry root bark (Morus alba)
black guillemot (Cepphus grylle); tystie
Taraxacum albidum (species of white dandelion)
Chionarctia nivea (species of ermine moth)
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
whooping crane (Grus americana)
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos); gray reef shark; blacktail reef shark
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)
smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus); Rocky Mountain goat
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
black marlin (Makaira indica)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)
black-veined white (species of butterfly, Aporia crataegi)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Shirouma shrew (Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus)
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris); white-lipped deer
eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia); black dolphin
white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
big-footed myotis (Myotis macrodactylus); eastern long-fingered bat; Japanese large-footed bat
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus); whitenecked stork
silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
white poplar (Populus alba); abele
white poplar (Populus alba); abele
milky fiddler crab (Austruca lactea)
Parnassia foliosa (species of flowering herb)
white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnu); black wildebeest