genius; prodigy; natural gift
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
top of the head; crown of the head
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
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
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
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
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
natural span of life; 250 years old
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
blazing heat; scorching sun
to die; to ascend to heaven
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
weather; sky colour; sky color
celestial sphere; the heavens
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
godsend; gift from providence
to fall from heaven (the sky)
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
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)
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
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)
natural laws; rule of heaven
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
weather; astronomical phenomena
in the open; the open air
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
imperial authority; imperial majesty
zenith; divine will; providence
pillars supporting heaven
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
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)
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
various deities; the gods
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
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
thin dipping sauce for tempura
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
point of heaven; corner of the sky
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
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
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
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
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
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
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
corduroy; corded velveteen
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to soar high (building, etc.)
heaven helps those who help themselves
revere heaven, love people
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
true merit; natural nobility
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
heaven helps those who help themselves
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
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)
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
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
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
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
sincerity can move heaven
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
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
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
faith will move mountains
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
to have a narrow view of things
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)