futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
order of chivalry; chivalric order
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
religious organization; religious organisation
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
troupe; theatrical company
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cheering group; cheering squad
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team; litigation team
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
team competition; team game
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
human rights organization; human rights organisation
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
political organization; political organisation
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
living in a group; communal living; community life
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
detective team; study group; club
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency
class action; class-action suit; class-action lawsuit
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
young persons' association
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
volunteer group; volunteer organization
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
affiliate (company, organization); concerned bodies; interested organizations
band of robbers; gang of thieves
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
Nihon Hidankyo; Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
plaintiff group; plaintiffs
general incorporated association
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
public interest incorporated foundation
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
negotiation team; negotiating body
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
public corporation; public housing
environmental organization; environmental group
going to school in groups
local public body; local government
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
happy family get-together
Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF; Doctors Without Borders
Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations; Nihon Hidankyo
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
labor body; labour body; labor organization; labour organization; labor federation; labour federation
orchestra member; musician
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
employee of a non-governmental or non-profit organization
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization
environmental organization; environmental group
combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs
branch (of a larger organization); local chapter
ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)
being bunched up together; being crowded together
especially dangerous designated criminal group; especially dangerous designated boryokudan
dumpling store; dumpling seller
right-wing organization; right-wing group
Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members
umbrella organization; governing body; sanctioning body
group suicide; mass suicide
nonprofit organization; nonprofit organisation
Reporters Without Borders; Reporters Sans Frontières
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
down quilt; feather quilt
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
public-service corporation; charitable corporation
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) (abbr)
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
foreign-settlement corporation
merger; (presenting a) united front
academic society; learned body (society)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
down quilt; feather quilt
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
team combined (gymnastics)
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
mass outbreak (of a disease)
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
member of an organized crime group; yakuza; gangster; mobster
group medical examination
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
happy family get-together
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
wind instrument orchestra; wind band; brass band
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
general incorporated foundation
League of Blood (1930s ultranationalist Japanese terrorist organization)
military assistance advisory group
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
(living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries
civil defense unit (Japan, 1939-1947); voluntary guards
voluntary organization; volunteer group
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
National Space Development Agency; NASDA
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
down quilt; feather quilt
tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
fan varnished with persimmon juice
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
sasadango; rice dumpling made with mugwort and red bean paste steamed in a bamboo leaf
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
political fundraiser; organization that financially assists a political party
self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
second-generation baby boomer (born 1971-1974)
population; universe; parent set
marines (former Japanese Navy)
right to organize (of workers); right to organise
biker gang; group of hot-rodders
a doubt that lurks in one's soul and that cannot be resolved
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
Korean Residents Union in Japan; Mindan
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater
groupism; group mentality; collectivism
advisory body; think tank
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; umpire's fan; fan-shaped emblem
dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
down quilt; feather quilt
gang stalker; mass stalker; gang stalking; mass stalking
yakuza group; (lit.) chivalrous organization
public organization; public organisation
Japanese colonists of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
group discount (rate, reduction)
right to collective bargaining
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
Teutonic Knights; Teutonic Order
nonparliamentary party association
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation; PNC
airborne brigade; parachute brigate
patriotic group or organization (organisation)
Japan-Sea Polar-Airmass Convergence Zone; JPCZ
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901); Boxer Uprising; Yihetuan Movement
mud pie; seed ball ("nature farming" technique); deer truffle (Elaphomyces granulatus); false truffle
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
international monitoring team; IMT; international observers
organized crime syndicate; criminal group; (lit.) antisocial group
beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
living in a housing complex
social group with common ties to a region
collectivization of agriculture (in the Soviet Union)
Japan Highway Public Corporation; JHPC
consanguineous group; kin group
service organization; service club; volunteer group
convoy system; Japanese economic policy of preventing weaker financial institutions from failing
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
forming into an organization; forming into an organisation; setting up a group
strikers; workers on strike
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)
human rights organization; human rights organisation
industrial complex; industrial park
ultra-leftist violent group; far-left extremist group
London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
burying a person under a futon
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
Cultural Heritage Foundation
Knights Hospitallers; Knights Hospitalers
seed ball ("natural farming" technique)
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
group credit life insurance; creditor's group life insurance; creditor's insurance policy
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sitting in a circle; pleasant gathering
burying a person under a futon
belligerent communities; armed resistance group
heated mattress pad; heating pad
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
team of adventurers; group of adventurers
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation; PNC
type of local militia in China most active during the Qing dynasty
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
Air Developing and Proving Command
public utility foundation
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
professional association; professional body; professional organization; professional society
it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead
occupational group; professional group; occupational cohort
Labour Welfare Corporation
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
Japan Petroleum Development Corporation
Nippon Foundation Library
uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
special local public entity
oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth
organized crime syndicate; organised crime syndicate
Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation
United Church of Christ in Japan
beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater
burying a person under a futon
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
Urban Development Corporation
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater
yakuza group; (lit.) chivalrous organization
group credit life insurance; creditor's group life insurance; creditor's insurance policy
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
common pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare)
dango; rice dumpling; hair bun; chignon
dango; rice dumpling; hair bun; chignon
Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
ball-like; roundly solid; lump (of many different things); bunch; mass
wildlife protection organization (organisation)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
cushion worn round the waist for warmth
kabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro
health maintenance organization (organisation); HMO
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
waiting wrestler's sitting cushion
mass (labor) negotiation; mass bargaining session; public negotiation
Siebold's maple (Acer sieboldianum)
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
Anthurium lily; flamingo lily; Anthurium
crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)
standards organization; standards body
report group description entry
business organization; business corporation; businessmen's body
female bedmate (whose body is likened to a fleshy cushion)
female bedmate (whose body is likened to a fleshy cushion)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
fan that is no longer needed in autumn
nonprofit organization; NPO
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
tatami mat size used in apartment complexes (170 cm by 85 cm)
third-generation baby-boomer (people born between 1975 and 1982)
leaving a (school) club (upon graduation)
criminal organization; organized crime group
pre-babyboomers (children born between 1943 and 1946 in Japan)
Praesepe; Beehive Cluster
local government code; standard area code
acrobatic troupe; circus troupe
Animal Teidan (comedy duo)
Japan Science and Technology Corporation; JST
Korea Industrial Safety Corporation; Korea Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Employment Promotion Corporation
Advertising Research Foundation; ARF
Foundation for Advancement of International Science
International Osteoporosis Foundation; IOF
International Coalition of Fisheries Associations; ICFA
National Sleep Foundation
National Osteoporosis Foundation; NOF
Korean Residents Union in Japan (former name)
Financial Accounting Standards Foundation; FASF
Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation
Housing and Urban Development Corporation
Foundation for International Information Processing Education; FINIPED
Research Development Corp. of Japan
New Tokyo International Airport Authority
Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan
Forest Development Corporation
Water Resources Development Public Corporation
Maritime Credit Corporation
National Farmers' Organization
Japan Regional Development Corporation
Japan Small Business Corporation; JSBC
Smaller Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid Corporation
National Headache Foundation
Passenger Ship Corporation
Japan Sewage Works Agency
Japanese National Railways Settlement Corporation; JNR SC
Japan Private School Promotion Foundation
Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation
Establishment of Tropical Marine Ecological Research
Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation
Agriculture Land Development Machinery Public Corporation
Japan Agricultural Land Development Agency
Mutual Aid Associations of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Corporation Personnel
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority; HSBA
Japan Green Resources Corporation (now Japan Green Resources Agency)
Electronic Frontier Foundation; EFF
Japan Federation of Employers' Associations
Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
Korean Residents Union in Japan (abbr)
Nihon Hidankyo (abbr); Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations
violin beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes); ghost walker
bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo); bonnet shark; shovelhead
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
gabion; cage filled with stones
gabion; cage filled with stones
tiny bristle fern (Crepidomanes minutum)
acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)
acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Spathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)
Nippon bells (Shortia uniflora)