September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
multiplication table; times table
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
ninth day of the month; nine days
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to have a narrow escape from death
nine times; twisting around many times
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
forty-ninth day after a person's death
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
the nine nearest generations of relatives
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
narrow escape from the jaw of death
kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; (lit.) three kneelings and nine prostrations
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
nine out of ten; nearly; almost
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
nine out of ten; nearly; almost
an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
bowing many times (in apology)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
pai gow (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes)
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); nobility
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)
small fraction (of); drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean
multiplication table; times table
nearly; almost; (lit.) eight or nine parts (out of ten)
there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field; medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients; (lit.) medicine ten times
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit
novennial; recurring every nine years
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups; sake (secret language of court ladies); rice wine
novennial; recurring every nine years
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
nonagon; enneagon; nine-sided polygon
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month); Double Ninth Festival
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
small fraction (of); drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean
multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus, was Halichoeres poecilopterus)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
falling headlong; plummeting; sudden crash
(approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system); noon; midnight
the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals (mouth, eyes, ears, etc.); nine orifices
age ninety; one's nineties
Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
September 11 attacks; 9/11
nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)
ninth day of the cold season (approx January 13th)
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
having one's guts twisted in anguish; deep grief; heartbroken thoughts
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
Veronicastrum sibiricum (species of flowering plant)
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)