piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
genius; prodigy; natural gift
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
weather; astronomical phenomena
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom
natural span of life; 250 years old
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
blazing heat; scorching sun
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
in the open; the open air
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
true merit; natural nobility
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
top of the head; crown of the head
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
God and man; heaven and man
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
to die; to ascend to heaven
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
weather; sky colour; sky color
celestial sphere; the heavens
godsend; gift from providence
natural laws; rule of heaven
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
natural law; rule of heaven
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
imperial authority; imperial majesty
zenith; divine will; providence
pillars supporting heaven
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
various deities; the gods
thin dipping sauce for tempura
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
point of heaven; corner of the sky
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
corduroy; corded velveteen
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
heaven helps those who help themselves
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
to soar high (building, etc.)
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
revere heaven, love people
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
to be like a frog in a well; to make (faulty) assumptions based on one's limited understanding of something; (lit.) to look at the skies through the eye of a needle
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
sincerity can move heaven
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
faith will move mountains
to have a narrow view of things
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole