coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
calm; composed; cool; quiet
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
equality; impartiality; evenness
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
unfairness; injustice; partiality
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
horizon (related to land)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
level ground; plain; flatland
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to prostrate oneself before
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
level ground; horizon; field of view
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
plain; plateau; tableland
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
bungalow; one-story house
world peace; peace of the world
suppression; repression; subjugation
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
peace talks; peace negotiations
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
square metre; square meter
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
Heike family; Taira family
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
single-storied house; single-storied building
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
average height; average body height
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
Nikkei Stock Average (price)
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
balance beam (in gymnastics)
square metre; square meter
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
to maintain (preserve) peace
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
square kilometer; square kilometre
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
ground plan; plane figure
usually; ordinarily; in the past
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
Dow-Jones average (New York Stock Exchange)
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
Ninpei era (1151.1.26-1154.10.28)
translation; shift; parallel displacement
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
plain text; unciphered text
annual average; annual mean
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
peace agreement; peace accord
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
plain; plateau; tableland
average year; normal year
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
temperament; equal (or even) temperament
Shōhei era (of the Southern Court) (1346.12.8-1370.7.24)
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
smooth; even; level; flat
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
leveling; levelling; equalization; alleviation (e.g. of unemployment); harmonization
Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
peace conference; peace talks
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
horizontal plane; level surface
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
free and open Indo-Pacific; FOIP
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
flat ground; seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); multi-brand display area (in a shop)
tailplane; horizontal stabilizer; horizontal stabiliser
peace initiative; peace overture
single-storied house; single-storied building
monthly mean; monthly average
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
equality before the law; equality under the law
Jōhei era (931.4.26-938.5.22); Shōhei era
plain fabrics; plain weave
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
same plane; same level; flush (with); even (with)
Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
with an open and calm mind; without reserve; with utmost candor; with no preconceived notions
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
yellowtail amberjack (species of fish, Seriola lalandi)
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
normal prices; par; parity
peace accord; peace agreement
foremast hand; common sailor
counterweight; counterpoise
milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus, species of requiem shark found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific)
square centimeter; square centimetre
Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)
Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion (939-940 CE)
bungalow; one-story house
representation in hiragana; hiragana notation
islands of the Pacific Ocean; Pacific Islands
viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal; non-discriminative thought; contemplation of the equality of all things from the standpoint of emptiness
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
extraction of square root
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
bisection; dividing equally
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot
single-storied house; single-storied building
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
pacifism; pacifist thought
light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)
lying down; being laid up
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
free range farming (poultry, etc.); floor feeding
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot
oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium)
Heijō Palace; Imperial palace in ancient Nara
everyday language; The Tale of the Heike
single-storied house; single-storied building
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
flat noodles; ribbon pasta (fettuccine, etc.)
Dow Jones Average; the Dow
plain fabrics; plain weave
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law
name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition
square millimeter; square millimetre
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)
particle horizon of the observable universe
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
involvement of peer groups (Quality Assurance term); application to similar products; grassroots (organization, development, movement)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
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
calm water; smooth water; the usual amount of water
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
Pacific Standard Time; PST
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; Alpha Ori; (lit.) Heike star
Burakumin rights organization formed in 1922
rank-and-file party member
Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
Pacific Time (US time zone)
halter; haltere (small balancing organ on a two-winged fly)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
world peace; everyone living peacefully together
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters
abyssal plain (2,200-5,500m)
Hirabayashi Station (Osaka)
grade crossing; level crossing
Burakumin rights organization formed in 1922
Great Pacific garbage patch; GPGP
simple and clear; plain and lucid
simple average; arithmetic average
(wishing someone) bon voyage
first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone; (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
international peace cooperation
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
peacelessness; lacking social peace
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
average; leveling; levelling
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)
soup with fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes and daikon flavored with salt or soy sauce and thickened with potato starch
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
shower stool with a u-shaped hole in the middle
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
calm condition; normal condition
blackfin sea bass (Lateolabrax latus)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
wood cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa); wood cauliflower fungus
Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge
Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge
horizontal tabulation; HT
horizontal stone hand mill
Pan-Pacific concept; Pacific Rim concept
interest equalization tax; interest equalisation tax
geometric mean; geometric average
the four tones in old Chinese phonetics
Dow Jones Industrial Average
par value; exchange parity
international peace activity
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association
conversation on worldly affairs; chat about everyday life (business)
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
commonplace and stale; humdrum and hackneyed
plain and lucid; articulate
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
even pitch; accentless pitch; Japanese pitch accent pattern with no drop from high to low pitch
World Conference of Religions for Peace
average propensity to consume
average propensity to save
Gini coefficient; Gini's coefficient
mint parity; mint par of exchange
purchasing power parity; PPP
punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)
kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
law of equilibrium (Le Chatelier's principle)
sample mean; sample average
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
conditional entropy; mean conditional information content; average conditional information content
longitudinal magnetic recording
Horizontal Redundancy Check
horizontal scanning frequency
LRC; Longitudinal Redundancy Check
ABM; Asynchronous Balanced Mode
mean time between failures; MTBF
mean time to repair; MTTR
mean time to repair; MTTR
mean time to repair; MTTR
entropy; mean information content; average information content
mean transinformation (content); average transinformation (content)
orthogonalized plane wave; OPW
to bring to same level; to harmonize
general colour rendering index (color)
sewing elastic; flat bands of elastic for sewing in cuffs, etc.
eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap)
soup with fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes and daikon flavored with salt or soy sauce and thickened with potato starch
lowland forest; flatland forest; plain forest
flatworm; flat worm; flat bark beetle
Placozoa (phylum of multicellular invertebrates)
Tricoplacia (class of multicellular invertebrates)
Tricoplaciformes; order of multicellular invertebrates
having no fear of heights
purchasing power parity theory; PPP theory
regression toward the mean; regression to the mean
song in the style of the Heikyoku
Heian shogi (precursor to modern shogi)
tangent plane; tangential plane
parallel cousins; ortho-cousins
parallel cousins; ortho-cousins
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens
disconformity; parallel unconformity
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
law of quadratic reciprocity
hakama fabric made from meisen silk
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions
two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
housewife having an affair while her husband is at work
interest equalization tax; interest equalisation tax
equalization tax (interest, commercial values, etc.)
everyday feelings; usual feelings
level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Hirano Station (Osaka Municipal Subway)
silver sea bream (Sparus sarba)
great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran, the largest species of hammerhead shark)
dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus)
gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)
Persian carpet flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi); Bedford's flatworm
Ptilophora subcostata (species of red alga)
Umbonium giganteum (species of sea snail)
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini)
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
hebesu (var. of citrus fruit from Miyazaki); hebezu
earnestly; intently; determinedly; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau); banded trevally; barred trevally; Ferdau's trevally; Forskaal's jackfish