fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to give the stamp of approval
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
viceroy; governor-general
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
empress dowager; queen mother
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
investiture of the Crown Prince
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
bold; daring; unflappable
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
solar energy; solar power
the Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced; inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
putting on weight from the good (married) life
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
manager (theatrical company)
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
point of a sword; forceful debate
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
founder; progenitor; emperor
Grand Eunuch (former Chinese government title); (arch.) eunuch
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
free and open Indo-Pacific; FOIP
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
thick noodles; thick pasta
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (arch.) Jupiter (planet)
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
investiture of the Crown Prince
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582 CE)
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
great mountain; large mountain
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
shamisen with a thick neck
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
heavy line (for emphasis); thick line; underline; border
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
Sakhalin husky (dog breed)
hellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords
medium thickness; medium width
islands of the Pacific Ocean; Pacific Islands
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament; announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
generous; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
solar thermal power generation
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
chubby; slightly overweight
heliocentric orbit; circumsolar orbit
orrery (mechanical model of the solar system)
low count yarn; thick thread
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
(clothes which) make one look fat
thicker towards the end; club-shaped
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
Pacific Standard Time; PST
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
Pacific Time (US time zone)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a noh school
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
world peace; everyone living peacefully together
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
thick-bordered box or table (in forms, etc.)
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
Taegukgi; national flag of South Korea
grand kagura performance at Ise
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
extrasolar planet; exoplanet
Great Pacific garbage patch; GPGP
short and fat; pudgy; stocky
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament; announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
sevenband grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus septemfasciatus); convict grouper
grand kagura performance at Ise
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri)
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); humpback salmon
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
plump; fat; chubby; stout
broad-pointed (of writing instruments)
Pan-Pacific concept; Pacific Rim concept
drum signalling end of a performance
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
ceremony of installing a Crown Prince
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
drumming style used to announce bouts
small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes
very large float used to carry taiko at festivals
solar tide (tides caused by the Sun)
lunar tide (tide caused by the Moon)
(in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); first lunar month
taishiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy
scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
light pressure (from the sun)
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
solar telescope; helioscope
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
demon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres
sickness back; motion sickness bag
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
(Japanese) imperial government
tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances
ninaidaiko; drum carried on a pole, used in bugaku and gagaku performances
ninaidaiko; drum carried on a pole, used in bugaku and gagaku performances
zenidaiko; hollow bamboo baton with coins strung on the inside, used as a folk percussion instrument
organic thin-film solar cell; plastic solar cell
dye-sensitized solar cell; DSSC
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station
Tai'an Station (Shenzhen)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
sunbird (any bird in the family Nectariniidae)
sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
grosbeak weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
red-spotted grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus akaara); Hong Kong grouper
yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti); lyretail grouper; coronation cod
brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)
thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia); Brunnich's guillemot
crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in New Guinea); Salvadori's monitor; Papua monitor; artellia
Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); Snares crested penguin; Snares Islands penguin
greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)
squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis); panther grouper
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini)
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)