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)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
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
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
viceroy; governor-general
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
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
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.)
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
bold; daring; unflappable
(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
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
putting on weight from the good (married) life
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
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
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
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
Grand Eunuch (former Chinese government title); (arch.) eunuch
founder; progenitor; emperor
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)
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)
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
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.)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582 CE)
investiture of the Crown Prince
great mountain; large mountain
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
shamisen with a thick neck
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
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)
long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords
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
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)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
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
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
solar thermal power generation
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
orrery (mechanical model of the solar system)
(clothes which) make one look fat
chubby; slightly overweight
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
heliocentric orbit; circumsolar orbit
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
low count yarn; thick thread
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
Pacific Standard Time; PST
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
Great Pacific garbage patch; GPGP
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
short and fat; pudgy; stocky
Taegukgi; national flag of South Korea
Pacific Time (US time zone)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a noh school
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
thicker towards the end; club-shaped
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
thick-bordered box or table (in forms, etc.)
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
grand kagura performance at Ise
world peace; everyone living peacefully together
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
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)
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
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
great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
grand kagura performance at Ise
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
sevenband grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus septemfasciatus); convict grouper
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); humpback salmon
gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
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
extrasolar planet; exoplanet
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
sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri)
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)