thousands; several thousand
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
3000; three thousand; many
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
1000 ri; (a) long distance
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
thousand years; millennium; eternity
8000; eight thousand; many
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
thousand years; many years
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
great depth; bottomless; great height
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
tottering steps; drunken staggering
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
innumerable changes; infinite variety
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
glabrous sarcandra herb (Sarcandra glabra); very large sum (of money); very high value; 1000 ryō
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
flood of customers; roaring business
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
repetition of position; repetition draw
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
division by 1000; one-thousandth
8000; eight thousand; many
Chiba Prefectural Police (abbr)
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
Kuril Islands; Kurile Islands; Chishima Islands
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
thousand years; millennium; perpetuity; eternity
Kuril Islands; Kurile Islands; Chishima Islands
thousand years; millennium; perpetuity; eternity
Senke school of tea ceremony
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
millennium; millennial kingdom (of Christ)
thousands; great number of; variety
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
Chiba Institute of Technology
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
(having experienced) many battles
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
extremely regrettable; deeply unfortunate; most disappointing; utterly deplorable
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
may you live a thousand years
very spacious hall; grand space; (lit.) thousand-tatami area; large and flat bedrock terrain; vast rock plateau
Chiba Prefectural Central Museum; Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
hanging by a thread; being in imminent danger; critical situation; (lit.) a thousand weights on a single hair
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
great depth; bottomless; great height
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
Chiba University of Commerce
the mistake of a wise man
great depth; bottomless; great height
variety of plants; various herbs
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
a great many words; huge number of words
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
multimillionaire; billionaire
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
a great many words; huge number of words
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
Chiba Lotte Marines (Japanese pro baseball team)
the three Senke schools of tea ceremony (Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakōjisenke)
Mushakōjisenke school of tea ceremony
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people
many waves; onrushing waves
Chiba Institute of Science
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
very careless; quite thoughtless
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
plover on the beach; plovers near the shore
broker; land agent; great liar; unreliable person
thousand years; millennium; eternity
thousand earthworms (as a description for a vagina that has many folds and provides extraordinary pleasure during intercourse)
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
every moment is precious; time is money; precious time
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
many bird; various kinds of birds; (arch.) plover; (arch.) Japanese bush warbler; (arch.) Japanese nightingale
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
permillage; rate per thousand
various forms; various circumstances
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness
globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
permanence; immortality; eternity
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
Chollima; winged horse of East Asian mythologies
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
deep meditation; mature consideration
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
many years of stress and anxiety (as would cause one's hair to grow white); (lit.) three-thousand jō of white hair (nine kilometers)
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
thousands; great number of; variety
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
being a match for a thousand
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
vast expanse of fertile land
sorry; excuse me; thank you
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
a small leak will sink a great ship
cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs
one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open
cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
hairyflower bellflower (Campanula chamissonis)
for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
Senke school of tea ceremony
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
flood of customers; roaring business
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
countless number; extremely large number
cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)
cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae); bourgeois red snapper; bourgeois fish
many nights; a thousand nights
even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea
beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile
So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
still remaining after a thousand years; immortal
Chino Shōhō (religious group founded by Chino Yūko)
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
to rule a country requires many great men; (lit.) an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
for millennia and millennia; for years and years; forever and ever
soaking in dye innumerable times
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
even fools can give good counsel
precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
(woman with) beautiful eyes and mouth
Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; (lit.) one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
to act violently (roughly, rashly)
Edo Senke school of tea ceremony
slow and steady wins the race; little by little, one goes far; consistency is key
Akita Senshu Museum of Art
Chiyoda Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Chiba Prefectural Library
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Chiba International Animal Health & Management College
Soldier of Fortune (1955 movie)
Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation
Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
New Zealand dotterel (Charadrius obscurus); New Zealand plover; red-breasted plover
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus); Oriental dotterel
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus); dotterel
shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae); shore plover
red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag
red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag
woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
small pratincole (Glareola lactea); little pratincole; small Indian pratincole
Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
Amitostigma kinoshitae (species of orchid)
hornbeam maple (Acer carpinifolium)
Pyropia kurogii (species of red algae)
arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)