polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
polite; courteous; hospitable
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
stable boy; stable hand; groom
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
both eloquent and skilled
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
servant; janitor; messenger
all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
incorrect collating; pages out of order
(light) scoring (in cooking)
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
kitchen knife for sashimi
Fire Rabbit (4th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
single letter; single character
A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
Fire Sheep (44th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
Edo period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber
Fire Ox (14th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
below adult age; one's minority
Fire Rooster (34th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
eloquent and skilled (worker)
eloquence; cleverness in speaking
man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes (under the ritsuryo system)
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
Fire Snake (54th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
Fire Boar (24th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
polite style; polite Japanese
both eloquent and skilled
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax
snowrose (Serissa japonica); tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
fourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
man between 61 and 65 (ritsuryo system)
paging; pagination; numbering
T-square (technical drawing instrument)
number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; even number
T-square (technical drawing instrument)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
two sickles used in Okinawan Kobudo
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
period play (esp. set in the Edo period); period drama
old and lightly handicapped men (ritsuryo system)
men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryo system); palanquin bearer (Edo period)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
just-noticeable difference; JND
towns and villages (official urban area classification)
clove cherry (Prunus apetala)