sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
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
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
weather; fair weather; fine weather
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
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
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
top of the head; crown of the head
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
fine weather; fair weather
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
weather forecast; weather report
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
heaven and earth; top and bottom
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
natural disaster; cataclysm
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
astronomical observation; stargazing
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
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
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
castle tower; keep; donjon
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
a person without a single relative
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
God and man; heaven and man
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
celestial sphere; the heavens
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
unification of the whole country
unique thing; best on earth
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
to receive divine punishment
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to die; to ascend to heaven
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
blazing heat; scorching sun
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
weather; sky colour; sky color
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to fall from heaven (the sky)
natural product; product of nature
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
godsend; gift from providence
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
optimist; easy-going person
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
creation (of the universe); the Creation
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
Brahma (Hindu creator 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)
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
the gods of heaven and earth
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
peace throughout the world; carefree; peaceful; relaxed
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
celestial globe; armillary sphere
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
creation of heaven and earth
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
pillars supporting heaven
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
natural laws; rule of heaven
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
astronomical observation; shooting the sun
rule over the whole country
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
natural law; rule of heaven
native rock; natural rock
extreme happiness; euphoria; (being in) seventh heaven
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
decorative ceiling painting
irregular natural phenomenon (occurring in the sky)
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
weather girl; female TV weather presenter
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
a posteriori; posteriority
Libra (constellation); the Scales
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
weather; astronomical phenomena
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
natural water; untreated water; spring water
in the open; the open air
fine weather; splendid weather
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
imperial authority; imperial majesty
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
zenith; divine will; providence
(going straight) from heaven to hell
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
(product of) nature; born (musician)
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten; god of wealth
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
the whole nation; all the people in the land
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
lower heavens (esp. the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings, the lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm); heaven of enjoying emanations
storage space above closet
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
all-weather; weather-proof
Kurama tengu; tengu of Kyoto's Mount Kurama, said to have taught the art of war to Minamoto no Yoshitsune
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
thin dipping sauce for tempura
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
rain from a cloudless sky
surface mining; open-cut mining; open-pit mining
astronomical figure; astronomical number
various deities; the gods
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
point of heaven; corner of the sky
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
line between victory and defeat
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
Tempō Reforms (series of government measures; 1841-1843)
photograph of an astral body
Benten Kozō (main character of the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)
(Catholic) church; cathedral
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
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
natural colour; natural color; technicolor
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
the ancestral Sun Goddess
natural rubber; India rubber; caoutchouc
Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)
natural gifts; Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
cancelled because of rain; to be cancelled in case of rain
no postponement because of rain; being held rain or shine
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
bad weather; nasty weather
to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; (lit.) an angel passes
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
China and India; far away
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
liquefied natural gas; LNG
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
top of a dam or embankment (oft. used as a road); levee crown
naturally derived; naturally occurring
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
game held with the Emperor in attendance
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
sky lantern (light paper lantern elevated by hot air from the flame)
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
as eternal as heaven and earth
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
Tenryaku era (947.4.22-957.10.27)
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
Tensai Bakabon (manga, anime)
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
(Tianjin-style) sweet chestnuts
heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
all-weather; weather-proof
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
light at the end of the tunnel; relief after overcoming hardship; (lit.) open sky beyond the clouds
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
rumbling and shaking of the earth
natural fibers; natural fibres
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
tenmondō (form of astrology)
heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
white deep-fried kamaboko
children's game of throwing a shoe up in the air and seeing how it falls to predict whether it will rain or not the following day
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
being in a towering rage; boiling with rage
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
Hansen's disease; leprosy
Tenpō famine (1833-1836); Tempo famine
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
postponing until the next fine day in case of rain
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
break (change for the worse) in the weather
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
to soar high (building, etc.)
corduroy; corded velveteen
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
heaven of controlling others' emanations
unification of God and man; acting in accordance with the will of heaven
weather wheel; pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination; sun pillar
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
celestial navigation; astronavigation; celonavigation
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
heaven helps those who help themselves
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle)
eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
optimistic view of life; optimism
Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)
gifted education; education of gifted children
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
weather forecast for coming week
being dependent on what the weather is like
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
revere heaven, love people
weather information; weather report
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
vault of heaven; whole world
heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
Tensei Jingo (daily column in the Asahi Shimbun)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.
Shinjuu Ten no Amijima (Love Suicides at Amijima) - play by Chikamatsu, film by Masahiro Shinoda
congenital abnormality; birth defect; congenital disorder
natural form (of a vitamin, etc.); native form; naturally occurring
(appearing) out of nowhere; (lit.) as if one had fallen from the sky or sprung from the ground
great joy; jubilation; exultation
Tenmei famine (1782-1787); Temmei famine
large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
heavenly blessing; Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5)
guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
high in the sky; highest heaven
(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
rock flying out of nowhere (while in the mountains)
the laws of nature and humanity
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
selfless devotion to justice
International Astronomical Union: IAU
sun drying; drying in the sun
natural perfume; natural fragrances
(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
the world is covered in darkness; all is plunged into darkness
true merit; natural nobility
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
postponed because of rain
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
Assumption (of the body and soul of Mary into heaven)
clear blue sky; cloudless sky
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
death of a Christian (in Catholicism)
the laws of nature and humanity
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
water is wet; (lit.) on days when it rains, the weather is bad
tenshō ōban; oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
general weather conditions
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
female emperor (of Japan)
auspicious day for any activity (according to the traditional calendar)
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
congenital anomaly; birth defect
the sentient world; all sentient beings
style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho); style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo)
flowers blooming in moonlight
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 animated film); Castle in the Sky
long spell of rainy weather
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
winter sky; wintry weather
Ten'yō era (1144.2.23-1145.7.22)
tremendous (vigor, force, etc.); overwhelming
very far away; the heavenly shores
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata); seven-spot ladybird
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)
the sky and water merging into one; seamless merging of the sea and the sky
faith will move mountains
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth (flag of the Republic of China)
Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
one's last resort; trump card
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)
two places being far apart
relationship of being natural enemies
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
Pegasus (constellation); the Winged Horse
astronomical science museum; planetarium
ice giant (Uranus, Neptune)
Tenji era (1124.4.3-1126.1.22)
radio astronomy observatory
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption
celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)
fertile land; deep scholarship
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
dzi bead; Himalayan agate bead
Tenpō calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar, in use from 1844 to 1872
circumzenithal arc; cicumzenith arc
hattengu; tengu said to live among the 8 mountains of Atago, Hira, Daisen, Ōmine, Kurama, Iizuna, Hiko, and Shiramine
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
person who brags about (or prides themselves on) their fishing skill
skylark (Alauda arvensis); Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
wandering lordless samurai
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
da xu (hexagram 26 of the I Ching: the taming power of the great)
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
boastful story; story about tengu
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece
divine hearing (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
Tensho karuta; the first domestically produced Japanese deck of cards, closely based on Latin-suited decks brought over by the Portuguese
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete)
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
Institute of Astronomy; IoA
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
sincerity can move heaven
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
Tengi era (1053.1.11-1058.8.29)
flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
Ten'ei era (1110.7.13-1113.7.13)
Ten'en era (973.12.20-976.7.13)
natural endowment; natural ability
river raised above the surrounding land
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
wu wang (hexagram 25 of the I Ching: innocence)
parlour game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results); (lit.) tengu haiku
Tianjin (China); Tientsin
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
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
panther cap (Amanita pantherina)
geranium (Pelargonium inquinans)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
two-leaf vetch (Vicia unijuga)
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
tong ren (hexagram 13 of the I Ching: fellowship with men)
Ningen Gyorai Kaiten (1955 film)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
astronomical spectroscopy; astronomical photometry
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
astronomical spectroscopy
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
da you (hexagram 14 of the I Ching: possession in great measure)
upper-level weather chart
Tenri Health Care University
da zhuang (hexagram 34 of the I Ching: the power of the great)
unconstrained creativity; bold and imaginative; (lit.) (like a) a heavenly steed soaring across the skies
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor descended from the imperial line through the maternal side
China National Space Administration; CNSA
Oishi Tengudo (karuta maker); Ohishi Tengudo
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
Shitennōji International Buddhist University
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
astronomical ephemeris; ephemeris
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
coeval with heaven and earth
heaven and earth are eternal
natural moisturizing factor; NMF
weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
drooping moustache; goatee
Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down
quasi-stellar object; QSO; quasar
Tianwen (Chinese interplanetary mission); Heavenly Questions (classical Chinese poem)
color photo; colour photo
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
primary immunodeficiency syndrome
pi (hexagram 12 of the I Ching: standstill)
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
Universal Peace Federation (affiliate of the Unification Church); UPF
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
fabulous fours (age); fantastic fours; (lit.) angelic fours
quasi-stellar object; QSO; quasar
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)
seven generations of celestial deities
Rakuten; Rakuten (Japanese Internet and information conglomerate)
patripassianism (theology)
xiao xu (hexagram 9 of the I Ching: the taming power of the small)
analytical balance; direct reading balance
congenital dislocation of the hip; developmental dysplasia of the hip
canopy bed; canopied bed; duchesse bed
top button (on a cap); squatchee
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight
braggart; boaster; self-conceited person
natural bridge; natural arch
natural harbor; natural harbour
congenital bile duct atresia
extreme difference; worlds apart
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
early warning information on extreme weather
wrestling performed in imperial presence
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube
xu (hexagram 5 of the I Ching: waiting)
song (hexagram 6 of the I Ching: conflict)
gou (hexagram 44 of the I Ching: coming to meet)
head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)
embedded in the ceiling (of a fan, air conditioning unit, etc.); ceiling-mounted
dun (hexagram 33 of the I Ching: retreat)
silver vine (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
hydrologic cycle; water cycle
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
dried Chinese asparagus root
qian (hexagram 1 of the I Ching: heaven, the creative)
heavenly gift; imperial gift
quasi-zenith satellite system; QZSS
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
I wish the same for myself
a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to look up at the sky and spit
to have a narrow view of things
Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia
lü (hexagram 10 of the I Ching: treading)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
guai (hexagram 43 of the I Ching: break-through)
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
Matsui Tengudo (karuta maker)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed
open-pit coal mine; open-cut coal mine
bellows (of the) imperial harbor; Shinto Buddhist doctrines
fly agaric (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita muscaria)
short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus); long-nosed monkey
death cap (Amanita phalloides); death cup
Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird; Halloween beetle
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
keiskei fetterbush (Leucothoe keiskei); doghobble; dog hobble
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)
montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)
vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat (Murina hilgendorfi)
tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimeninae spp., esp. the common tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene albiventer)
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station