half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
fifth day of the month; five days
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
five (long cylindrical things)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
the five fingers; leading five; top five
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to grumble about something (trivial)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
five most important temples of a region
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
fine weather during the rainy season
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
to divide into five parts
quinquennial; recurring every five years
half-florescent; half-bloomed
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
seven-and-five-syllable meter
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
quinquennial; recurring every five years
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye)
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron
the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
the Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (meal of) five dishes
quinquennial; recurring every five years
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
five-forked road; five-road junction
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
soroban bead with value five
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)
35th day after a person's death
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
five and seven-syllable meter
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
Chinese poem with five characters per line
the five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief)
sushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
dark night in the rainy season
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
quinquennial; recurring every five years
Charter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor); Five-Point Imperial Covenant; Imperial Oath of Five Articles
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)
fine weather during the rainy season
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
last five matches of makushita division wrestlers
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment; five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)
five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China)
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
Shavuot; Feast of Weeks; (Jewish) Pentecost; Pentecost; Whitsunday
sushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
sushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
the Japanese syllabary table
five strings; five-stringed instrument
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
the pain brought on by the five skandha
fifth force; fifth force of nature
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
godan verb; type 1 verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
the five sentence structures (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut)
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
B5 paper size (182mm x 257 mm)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
A5 paper size (148mm x 210mm)
May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)
early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
flies swarming at the beginning of summer
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus); eleuthero; ciwujia
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)
five-sided fort; Pentagon
vocal quintet; five-part chorus
25th of the month; 25 days
four days from now (five days in some places)
Wu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)
days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half
larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)
cloud during rainy season
five generations of earthly deities
five lowly castes of the ritsuryo system
five lowly castes of the ritsuryo system
five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)
the five basic sentence structures (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
round-off function; rounding
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
five residences for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)
five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
miso from the Kamakura era
(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child
mochi used for the celebration of a child's fiftieth day
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
many torrents; many rapids
meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)
Five-starred Red Flag; flag of China
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus); rainbow lory
Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)
painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine
Alnus firma (species of alder)