six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
six (long cylindrical things)
sixth day of the month; six days
around the clock; day and night
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
inari and maki sushi served together
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
purification of the six roots of perception
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning)
night and day; all the time
Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
hexagonal wrench; Allen key
sixteenth note; semiquaver
the sixth hour of the morning
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
ban-sugoroku board (usu. wooden); sugoroku board
two books on the art of war in ancient China; the secrets (essence) of the art of war; secrets of successful life; precepts for living
six external causes of illness in traditional Chinese medicine (wind, cold, fire/heat, dampness, dryness, heat of summer)
Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west)
six ministries (of Zhou-dynasty China)
six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation)
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
the six articles of faith (in Islam)
six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu)
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
ban-sugoroku (trad. Japanese board game played with dice)
sexennial; recurring every six years
the six classes of (kanji) characters; Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
sexennial; recurring every six years
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
the 64 hexagrams (of the Book of Changes)
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
traditional Japanese G-string for men
the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms)
dividing something into six pieces; something divided into six pieces
beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
sexennial; recurring every six years
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
roppyakken (type of card game)
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
all of one's relatives by blood and by marriage; one's kith and kin
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
sexennial; recurring every six years
A6 paper size (105mm x 148mm)
six schools of classical Indian philosophy
Six Ministries (in Sui-dynasty to Qing-dynasty China)
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
Battle of Rokuhara (Genkō War; 1333); Capture of Rokuhara
six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
six ministers (of the six Zhou-dynasty Chinese ministries)
the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love and hatred)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
arsphenamine; compound 606; salvarsan
Sextans (constellation); the Sextant
rokudan (name of a koto composition)
(space) filler; fill-in (in magazines, newspapers, etc.)
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work
the six tools of the ninja
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%
(approx.) six o'clock (am or pm, old time system)
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
hexactinellid sponge; glass sponge (any sponge of class Hexactinellida)
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
six administrators of a Zen temple
hexachloroethane; perchloroethanes
lithium hexafluorophosphate
lithium hexafluorophosphate
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
rabbity six (standard dead shape in go); rabbitty six
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sutra
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
an old man is twice a child
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus); yellow armadillo