mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
mountain road; mountain trail
in the mountains; among the mountains
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
mountain range; mountain belt
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
heap; pile; stack; full measure
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
high mountain; alpine mountain
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
descending a mountain; descent
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
mountain chain; mountains
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
great mountain; large mountain
hills and fields; hill and dale
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
hills and fields; countryside
mountain climber; mountaineer
mountain trail; path up a mountain
western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
remote mountain; mountain recesses
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
northern mountains; mountains to the north
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
mountain hamlet; mountain village
mountain river; mountain stream
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
parade float; festival float
going on a pleasure jaunt
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
curved; forming the shape of an arch
mass (of people); large crowd
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
mountain top; summit; peak
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
artificial hill (in a garden)
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
mountains and valleys; mountainous valley
mountaineering club; mountain area
amber; bright golden yellow
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
mountain ridge; near a mountain
mountain climber; mountaineer
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
wintry mountain; mountain that is popular for climbing in winter
mountain range; mountain belt
situated deep in the mountains
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
steep mountain; craggy mountain
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (yakuza syndicate)
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
Katsuyama hairstyle; Edo-period woman's hairstyle made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
mountain range; mountain system
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
Shandong Province (China)
momoyama; traditional japanese baked sweet, made by mixing white bean paste with sugar, egg yolk, and a small amount of flour
giant; woodsman; alpinist
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
gathering edible wild plants
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities
great mountain; large mountain
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
excursion; outing; picnic
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
southern mountains; mountains to the south; Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji)
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
sea and mountains; deep (indebtedness, love, etc.); immense
start of the mountain-climbing season
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
five most important temples of a region
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
talk about various topics
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
San'yōdō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'yō region)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
rivers and mountains; landscape
Yamanashi Prefectural Police (abbr)
mountain-dwelling dove; Oriental turtle dove; rufous turtle dove; white-bellied green pigeon
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside; transportation from the mountains (e.g. of felled timber)
to be right on target; to strike it rich
Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures
mountain top; summit; peak
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
mountain range; mountain belt
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
mountain storm; yamaarashi; judo throwing technique
hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
mountain stronghold; den of mountain bandits; knock-off (goods, esp. Chinese-made electronics); counterfeit
this mountain; this temple
head temple of a Buddhist sect
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
I don't care what happens (after this)
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
mountaineering club; climbing club
mountaineering boots; climbing boots; hiking boots; trekking boots
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
holy mountain; sacred hill
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain; one mountain
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
the whole mountain; all the mountains
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
Rocky Mountains; the Rockies
religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
agricultural, mountain and fishing villages; rural districts
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
crossing a mountain; other side of a mountain; immediately after one's draw; winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
mountain shape; chevron; cone
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
Yamanote Line game; (drinking) game where players take turns naming items in a category in rhythm with clapping, originally naming Yamanote Line stations
mountain stronghold; den of mountain bandits
Toyama Prefectural Police (abbr)
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
Yamanashi Gakuin University
mountain top; summit; peak
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
San'indō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'in region)
hairdresser (for sumo wrestlers and actors); wigmaker (for actors); hairdressing room (Edo-period kabuki)
guardian spirit of a mountain; mountain god
burning a mountain (by design)
mountain range; mountain belt
mountain field; mountain farmland
mountain stronghold; den of mountain bandits
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
climbing season; hiking season
summit of Mt. Fuji; peak of Mt. Fuji
line between victory and defeat
forest conservation; afforestation
Kachi-Kachi Mountain (folktale); The Farmer and the Badger
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
skilled miner; coal-cutter
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
heap; pile; stack; full measure
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
foothills; first range of mountains
gathering edible wild plants
foods topped with grated yam
climbing expedition; mountaineering party
land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)
hiking route (up a mountain); climbing route
mountain ridge; near a mountain
outdoor clothing fashion style for young women; young woman who dresses in outdoor clothing; young woman who enjoys mountain climbing
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
Okayama University of Science
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; (place) deep in the mountains
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
mountains and hills; imperial tomb
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
mountain cottage; mountain hut; temple; study; (personal) library
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; Himalayas
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
King of the Mountains (cycling, esp. Tour de France)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
bullet climb; climbing a mountain (esp. Mt. Fuji) without recommended rest along the way
mountain camellia; sasanqua
three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
erosion-control dam; soil saving dam
mountain chain; mountains
Wakayama Prefectural Police (abbr)
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
volcanologist; vulcanologist
Appalachian mountains; Appalachians
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
montane zone; mountain zone
Motoyama Station (Nagoya)
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
foothill; end section of a mountain range
great mountain; large mountain
mountain range; mountain belt
San'yō region; region of western Honshu incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures
wind blowing down from a mountain
wind blowing down from a mountain
another mountain; another temple
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
mountain dweller; person raised in the mountains
volcanic range; volcanic chain
isolated mountain; departure from a temple
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
sacrificial goat; scapegoat
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
mountain clouds; (arch.) mountains and clouds
steep mountain; precipitous mountain
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
ōyamafuda (comp. karuta); the six cards with six-mora-long kimariji
crow in the mountains; jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (arch.) dark-skinned person
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
debris avalanche (of a volcano); collapse of volcanic edifice; sector collapse
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
angle bracket (punctuation); chevron
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
Yamagata Prefectural Police (abbr)
Yamaguchi Prefectural Police (abbr)
wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)
Okayama Prefectural Police (abbr)
crater lake; volcanic lake
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
Wakayama Medical University
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
making a living in the mountains
work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom
living in the mountains; person living in the mountains
temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder
Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
to come to a mountain path
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
Volcanological Society of Japan
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
Tezukayama Gakuin University
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
Toyama University of International Studies
mountain cliff; mountain precipice
steep mountain; precipitous mountain
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
Koriyama Women's University
area covered in volcanic ash
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
mountain hiker; person engaging in walking activities in the mountains
Asiatic dogwood (Cornus officinalis); Japanese cornel; Japanese cornelian-cherry
Ishiyama Honganji War (1570-1580); Ishiyama War
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
snow that falls on mountains
wild giant butterbur; Japanese silverleaf
Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine
mountain chestnut; chestnut growing in the wild
farming and mountain villages; rural districts
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
Narayama Bushikō - The Ballad of Narayama (1954 novel by Fukazawa Shichirō, 1983 film by Imamura Shōhei)
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right; to have a speculation turn out well
great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
Maruyama school of Japanese painting (Edo-Meiji period)
burnt mountain; dormant volcano
poor households have many children
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas
lynx (esp. the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants
curved; forming the shape of an arch
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
Yamanashi Prefectural University
mountain (pile) of difficult problems
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
poor households have many children
foods topped with grated yam
kanji "mountain" radical at left
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
Chelidonium japonicum (species of poppy)
souvenir from the mountains
mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
Toyama Prefectural University
Yamasaki faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party)
excursion boat; pleasure boat
Japanese wood ant (Formica japonica)
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
stratovolcano; composite volcano
Yamaichi Securities Company, Limited
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
Tsuyama massacre (1938; revenge spree killing of 30 people)
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
mountains rising one above another
wood ant (any ant of genus Formica)
wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
Yamaguchi Gakugei University
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; (lit.) Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
landscape painting in black India ink
pickled wasabi; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
volcaniclastic material; pyroclastic material
mountain mass; small mountain range; group of mountains that are not part of a large mountain range
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Sanyo-Onoda City University
where there's a will, there's a way
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
partridge (of genus Perdix)
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
always contradicting what other people say
Yamaguchi Prefectural University
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
Momoyama Gakuin University; St. Andrew's University
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
complex volcano; compound volcano
great mountain; large mountain
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
always contradicting what other people say
to be highly seasoned with wasabi; to be pungent; to be biting (of a remark, action); to be witty
crow in the mountains; jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (arch.) dark-skinned person
pickled wasabi; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
amber; bright golden yellow
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
Iron Encircling Mountains; Cakravāda-parvata
Yamaguchi Station (Aichi)
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
Mensa (constellation); the Table
Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis); kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
jian (hexagram 39 of the I Ching: obstruction)
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
mountain rabbit; mountain hare
skilled miner; coal-cutter
Miyama cherry (Prunus maximowiczii); Korean cherry; (arch.) mountain cherry tree
da xu (hexagram 26 of the I Ching: the taming power of the great)
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
wasabi greens; wasabi leaves
to endure hardship while traveling; to face troubles on a journey
jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens); white kerria
Yamagata University (abbr); Yamaguchi University (abbr)
stop complaining; stop making excuses
Shimoyama Station (Kyoto)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
young ascetic of the Himalayas; one of the Buddha's past lives
xian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence)
scenic beauty of mountains and streams; fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor
yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
orogenic belt; orogenic zone
refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; (lit.) laughing mountain
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
enough; too many; too much
small buildings at the sides of a Zen temple gate (containing stairs to the upper storey)
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
don't judge a book by its cover; (lit.) a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high
woodchuck; groundhog; Japanese dormouse
Fukuyama Heisei University
highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
being far away across mountains and rivers
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right; to have a speculation turn out well
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)
the land outlasts the king; (lit.) a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
woodchuck; groundhog; Japanese dormouse
mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)
Scarecrow Festival; Kakashi Festival
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica); Ryukyu leaf turtle
Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
angle bracket (punctuation); chevron
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
slices of kamaboko served with grated wasabi
to come to a mountain path
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)
clouded salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
alpine black swallowtail (Papilio maackii)
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
souvenir from the mountains
montane brown frog (Rana ornativentris); Nikkō frog
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
being jealous of someone over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
woodland sumac (Rhus sylvestris)
skeleton flower (Diphylleia grayi)
rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus)
rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus)
Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)
ailanthus-like prickly ash (Zanthoxylum ailanthoides)
Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris); great bittern
Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris); great bittern
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
xian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence)
Wright viburnum (viburnum wrightii)
Wright viburnum (viburnum wrightii)
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
wheel tree (Trochodendron aralioides)
penny bun (Boletus edulis); porcino; cep
ashy minivet (species of passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus)
African wildcat (Felis lybica)
Polemonium caeruleum subsp. yezoense var. nipponicum (variety of Jacob's ladder)
taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict
relocation of wild animals to a remote location
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
Japanese onion (Allium thunbergii)
to go over the hump; to get successfully through the bulk of the work
pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter; rotated grazing
kanji "mountain" radical at top
to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; (lit.) to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain
mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism); Sangen sect
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
Katayama disease; schistosomiasis japonica
Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild; (lit.) mountain language
euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild; (lit.) mountain language
euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild; (lit.) mountain language
Chisan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism); Chizan sect
Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)
Mountain Time (US time zone)
Miyamayomena savatieri (species of flowering plant)
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
hell's mountain of needles
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
chevron (military rank insignia)
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn; (lit.) adorned mountain
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn; (lit.) adorned mountain
Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
excursion spot; getaway; red-light district; brothel
Sanno Shinto (branch of Shinto formed in the Tendai school of Buddhism)
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
Hystricomorpha (suborder of rodents)
mining studies; mining engineering; mining science
Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
mochi with sanshō (Sichuan pepper)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
bandit; brigand; hunter; ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku
bandit; brigand; hunter; ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
mountain-valley winds; mountain and valley breeze
cold wind descending from the mountains
outing to the fields and mountains
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
head priest (at a Buddhist temple)
it's hard to discipline one's mind; (lit.) defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; (lit.) Mt. Tai crushes an egg
Mountain Standard Time; MST
Mountain Standard Time; MST
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
(lit.) our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea
side of a mountain that gets a lot of sunshine (and is therefore suitable for farming)
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
enormous thing; greatly; very
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
child raised in the mountains
Ishiyama Honganji War (1570-1580); Ishiyama War
Three Peaks of Mount Haku (Gozengamine, Kengamine, Oonanjimine)
Taniyama-Shimura conjecture (former name of the modularity theorem)
Taniyama-Shimura conjecture (former name of the modularity theorem)
mountain in the summertime covered in plant life; (lit.) overflowing mountain
meng (hexagram 4 of the I Ching: youthful folly)
qian (hexagram 15 of the I Ching: modesty)
gu (hexagram 18 of the I Ching: work on what has been spoiled)
bi (hexagram 22 of the I Ching: grace)
bo (hexagram 23 of the I Ching: splitting apart)
yi (hexagram 27 of the I Ching: the corners of the mouth)
dun (hexagram 33 of the I Ching: retreat)
sun (hexagram 41 of the I Ching: decrease)
sun (hexagram 41 of the I Ching: decrease)
gen (hexagram 52 of the I Ching: mountain, keeping still)
jian (hexagram 53 of the I Ching: development)
lü (hexagram 56 of the I Ching: the wanderer)
xiao guo (hexagram 62 of the I Ching: preponderance of the small)
tax levied on mountain or forest ownership (Edo-period)
Tibetan flag; Snow Lion flag
Japanese Gynura (Gynura Japonica)
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
Okayama Special Needs School (older name style)
National Sun Yat-sen University; NSYSU
Sankashu (personal collection of Japanese poetry by Saigyo)
Yamagata University (abbr)
Yamaguchi Women's University
Yamaguchi-gumi (yakuza syndicate)
Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi (became Sanyo-Onoda City University in 2016)
Yamazen Corporation; Yamazen
Shandong Agricultural University
Shandong University of Technology; SDUT
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical (now Astellas Pharma)
Sanyou Women's Junior College
Yamanashi Medical University
Matsuyama Shinonome College
Sugiyama Jogakuen University
National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College
Art Museum of Toyama-kenmin-kaikan
Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line
Fuzambo (publisher); Fuzanbo
Fukuyama Women's Junior College
Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
Yamada grammar (Japanese grammar created by Yoshio Yamada)
Okayama Gakuin University
Okayama Healthcare Professional University
Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences
St. Andrew's University of Education
University of Fukuchiyama
Yamano College of Aesthetics
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Yokoyama Station (Ishikawa)
European wildcat (Felis silvestris)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
buchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)
Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae)
Calopteryx cornelia (species of damselfly)
shrubby lespedeza (Lespedeza bicolor)
Helicia cochinchinensis (species of flowering plant)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Formica sanguinea (species of red wood ant)
alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
Plectranthus inflexus (species of plant in the mint family)
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm
Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera); drumstick tree; moringa
gray partridge (Perdix perdix); grey partridge
floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica, esp. S. j. var. japonica)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus); Rocky Mountain goat
mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
bearded tooth fungus (Hericium erinaceum); lion's mane mushroom
flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
Dybowski's frog (Rana dybowskii)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata)
Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)
European beech (Fagus sylvatica); common beech
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
Aralia glabra (species of spikenard)
meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)
cinquefoil (Potentilla matsumurae); potentilla; Japanese alpine perennial of the rose family
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)
Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
Goodyera schlechtendaliana (species of orchid)
Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)
Thunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
western pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea); pearly everlasting
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)
birdlike noctule (Nyctalus aviator)
Kyushu azalea (Rhododendron kiusianum)
mastic-leaf prickly ash (Zanthoxylum schinifolium); Japanese prickly ash; Japanese pepper
coonstriped shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus); humpback shrimp
Eutrema tenue (wasabi species)
Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum)