six (long cylindrical things)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
6th day of the month; six days
around the clock; day and night
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
16th day of the month; 16 days
26th day of the month; 26 days
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
inari and maki sushi served together
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Tokyo Big Six Universities (esp. the baseball federation)
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
purification of the six roots of perception
16th day of the month; 16 days
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
26th day of the month; 26 days
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
night and day; all the time
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period
six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning)
one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
hexagonal wrench; Allen key
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
the sixth hour of the morning
sixteenth note; semiquaver
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
ban-sugoroku board (usu. wooden); sugoroku board
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Rikkokushi; six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods
sugoroku; e-sugoroku; Japanese illustrated board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track
The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (two ancient Chinese military treatises); secrets (of the art of war, etc.); mysteries
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
six external causes of illness in traditional Chinese medicine (wind, cold, fire/heat, dampness, dryness, heat of summer)
Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
six ministries (of Zhou dynasty China)
six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation)
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
the six articles of faith (in Islam)
six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu)
sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west)
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
ban-sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
six degrees of separation (hypothesis)
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
the six classes of Chinese characters; the six historical styles of writing Chinese characters; Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)
sexennial; recurring every six years
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
dividing something into six pieces; something divided into six pieces
sexennial; recurring every six years
yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
traditional Japanese G-string for men
gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice; gambling; (a) risk; gamble
traditional Japanese G-string for men
the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms)
rokusei senjutsu (divination method); six-star fortune-telling
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
something that comes too late to be useful; (lit.) iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
sexennial; recurring every six years
roppyakken (type of game)
all of one's relatives by blood and by marriage; one's kith and kin
Battle of Rokuhara (Genkō War; 1333); Capture of Rokuhara
something that comes too late to be useful; (lit.) iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)
the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)
Six Ministries (in Sui dynasty to Qing dynasty China)
sexennial; recurring every six years
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
A6 paper size (105mm x 148mm)
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival celebrated on the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
six schools of classical Indian philosophy
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
sexennial; recurring every six years
sexennial; recurring every six years
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
B6 paper size (128 mm x 182 mm)
ban-sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)
the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love and hatred)
nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Sextans (constellation); the Sextant
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival celebrated on the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
(arch.) kid; (arch.) brat; person from Kansai
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
arsphenamine; compound 606; salvarsan
rokudan (name of a koto composition)
fill-in (in magazines, newspapers, etc.); (space) filler
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%
(approx.) six o'clock (am or pm, old time system)
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
hexactinellid sponge; glass sponge (any sponge of class Hexactinellida)
six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries)
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
six administrators of a Zen temple
hexachloroethane; perchloroethanes
lithium hexafluorophosphate
lithium hexafluorophosphate
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
rabbity six (standard dead shape in go); rabbitty six
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sutra
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
an old man is twice a child
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967); Third Arab-Israeli War
six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)
six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)
elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words
elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words
elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
Jūrokucha (blended tea drink)
six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus); yellow armadillo