July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seventh day of the month; seven days
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
seven (long cylindrical things)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
great trouble; difficulty
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
celebration of a child's seventh day
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
side parting; hair parted to one side
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
sixth anniversary of a death
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
second week's memorial services
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
seven lives; seven generations
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
seven-and-five-syllable meter
Seven Wonders of the World
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters
three-three-seven rhythmic clapping pattern; 3-3-7 beat
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
July Revolution (France, 1830)
16th anniversary of one's death
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
the seven districts of ancient Japan
seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; the seven common disguises of ninja
seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine)
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
unfailing devotion to one's country
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
Chinese poem with seven characters per line
35th day after a person's death
complete seven-structured temple compound
five and seven-syllable meter
seven generations of (celestial) gods
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto
every person has their eccentricities
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
septennial; recurring every seven years
Seven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
seventh anniversary of a death
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
tortuous or spiral (path)
septennial; recurring every seven years
land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent
every person has their eccentricities
age seventy; one's seventies
some habits; some eccentricities
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); the seven delicacies
septennial; recurring every seven years
the seven previous incarnations of Buddha
septennial; recurring every seven years
the seven previous incarnations of Buddha
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
septennial; recurring every seven years
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
seven residential pavilions for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
septennial; recurring every seven years
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
seven generations of (celestial) gods
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
cesium 137 (Cs-137); caesium 137
Siberian mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)
Siberian mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)
Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
seventy percent polished rice
seven disguises of the ninja
poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven techniques using a ninja sword
(approx.) four o'clock (am or pm, old time system)
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees)
seven generations of celestial deities
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)
having a famous parent is the best way to fame
1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period
seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace
Sevener Shiism; branch of Shia Islam
seven styles of tea ceremonies
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse somebody
every person has their eccentricities
every person has their eccentricities
the seven orifices of the head (eyes, nostrils, ear canals, mouth)
shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
blotchy swell shark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile)
Micadina phluctaenoides (species of stick insect)
Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)
swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, species of catshark in the Eastern Pacific)
seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus)
rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); mountain-ash