mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
mountain road; mountain trail
mountain range; mountain belt
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in the mountains; among the mountains
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
heap; pile; stack; full measure
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
high mountain; alpine mountain
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
hills and fields; hill and dale
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
great mountain; large mountain
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
mountain climbing; mountaineering
hills and fields; countryside
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
large crowd; mass of people
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
mountain hamlet; mountain village
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
going on a pleasure jaunt
remote mountain; mountain recesses
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
curved; forming the shape of an arch
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
artificial hill (in a garden)
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
mountain top; summit; peak
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
mountain river; mountain stream
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
parade float; festival float
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
mountain trail; path up a mountain
situated deep in the mountains
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
steep mountain; craggy mountain
mountain range; mountain belt
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
mountain climber; mountaineer
mountain climber; mountaineer
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
mountaineering club; mountain area
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
mountain ridge; near a mountain
giant; woodsman; alpinist
excursion; outing; picnic
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
great mountain; large mountain
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
many children; large family
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
five most important temples of a region
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
gathering edible wild plants
mountain range; mountain system
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
talk about various topics
rivers and mountains; landscape
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove)
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to be right on target; to strike it rich
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
mountain storm; yamaarashi; judo throwing technique
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
mountain range; mountain belt
guesswork; speculation; hunch
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
this mountain; this temple
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
I don't care what happens (after this)
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
holy mountain; sacred hill
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
the whole mountain; all the mountains
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
head temple of a Buddhist sect
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
wind blowing down, coming over a mountain; immediately after one's draw; winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
Shandong Province (China)
(mountain-)climbing boots
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
mountain stronghold; shanzhai; counterfeit goods (esp. Chinese)
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
kid; young goat; goatling
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
mountain range; mountain belt
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
a mountain's guardian deity
mountain field; mountain farmland
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
Rocky Mountains; the Rockies
line between victory and defeat
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
skilled miner; coal-cutter
foods topped with grated yam
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)
gathering edible wild plants
agricultural, mountain and fishing villages; rural districts
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
forest conservation; afforestation
foothills; first range of mountains
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
outdoor clothing fashion style for young women; young woman who dresses in outdoor clothing; young woman who enjoys mountain climbing
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
summit of Mt. Fuji; peak of Mt. Fuji
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
King of the Mountains (cycling, esp. Tour de France)
mountain camellia; sasanqua
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
mountains and hills; imperial tomb
Appalachian mountains; Appalachians
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
montane zone; mountain zone
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
great mountain; large mountain
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
isolated mountain; departure from a temple
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
another mountain; another temple
wind blowing down from a mountain
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
volcanic range; volcanic chain
burning a mountain (by design)
varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)
mountaineering club; climbing club
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
start of the mountain-climbing season
hairdresser (for sumo wrestlers and actors); wigmaker (for actors); hairdressing room (Edo-period kabuki)
whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain; one mountain
wind blowing down from a mountain
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
foothill; end section of a mountain range
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
Motoyama Station (Nagoya)
angle bracket (e.g. <>); chevron
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
crow in the mountains; jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (arch.) dark-skinned person
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
climbing expedition; mountaineering party
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)
discard pile (card games)
mountain clouds; (arch.) mountains and clouds
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
sacrificial goat; scapegoat
living in the mountains; person living in the mountains
work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom
mountain range; mountain belt
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
to come to a mountain path
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
making a living in the mountains
crater lake; volcanic lake
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
area covered in volcanic ash
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
Asiatic dogwood (Cornus officinalis); Japanese cornel; Japanese cornelian-cherry
wild giant butterbur; Japanese silverleaf
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
snow that falls on mountains
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
burnt mountain; dormant volcano
mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
children are a poor man's riches
mountain hiker; person engaging in walking activities in the mountains
glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
farming and mountain villages; rural districts
children are a poor man's riches
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
kid; young goat; goatling
foods topped with grated yam
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
Japanese wood ant (Formica japonica)
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
excursion boat; pleasure boat
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
kanji "mountain" radical at left
lynx (esp. the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
wood ant (any ant of genus Formica)
hiking registration (name, itinerary, emergency contact, etc.)
stratovolcano; composite volcano
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
souvenir from the mountains
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
discard pile (card games)
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
debris avalanche (of a volcano); collapse of volcanic edifice; sector collapse
where there's a will, there's a way
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
landscape painting in black India ink
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; (lit.) Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
volcaniclastic material; pyroclastic material
mountain mass; small mountain range; group of mountains that are not part of a large mountain range
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
partridge (of genus Perdix)
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
hiking registration (name, itinerary, emergency contact, etc.)
mountain cliff; mountain precipice
mountain (pile) of difficult problems
mountains rising one above another
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
Miyama cherry (Prunus maximowiczii); Korean cherry; (arch.) mountain cherry tree
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
complex volcano; compound volcano
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
great mountain; large mountain
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
don't judge a book by its cover; (lit.) a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high
the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo
scenic beauty of mountains and streams; fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
small buildings at the sides of a Zen temple gate (containing stairs to the upper storey)
crow in the mountains; jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (arch.) dark-skinned person
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
orogenic belt; orogenic zone
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; (lit.) laughing mountain
Gaoshanzu; Gaoshan; indigenous tribes of Taiwan
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Mensa (constellation); the Table
mountain rabbit; mountain hare
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens); white kerria
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
stop complaining; stop making excuses
wasabi greens; wasabi leaves
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis); kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
skilled miner; coal-cutter
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
enough; too many; too much
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
to come to a mountain path
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
souvenir from the mountains
hiking registration (name, itinerary, emergency contact, etc.)
woodland sumac (Rhus sylvestris)
sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)
being jealous of somebody over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)
rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus)
rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus)
to be highly seasoned with wasabi; to be pungent; to be biting (of a remark, action); to be witty
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited
Chelidonium japonicum (species of poppy)
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
penny bun (Boletus edulis); porcino; cep
side of a mountain that gets a lot of sunshine (and is therefore suitable for farming)
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
African wildcat (Felis lybica)
Wright viburnum; viburnum wrightii
meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)
ashy minivet (species of passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus)
mountain where logging is prohibited
taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
neither fish nor fowl; hard-to-predict
being far away across mountains and rivers
relocation of wild animals to a remote location
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music
Japanese onion (edible plant, Allium thunbergii)
to go over the hump; to get successfully through the bulk of the work
karesansui, traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter; rotated grazing
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
Yamasaki Faction (of the LDP)
erosion-control dam; soil saving dam
kanji "mountain" radical at top
to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; (lit.) to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain
mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism); Sangen sect
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
Katayama disease (i.e. schistosomiasis japonica)
Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
mountain language (euphemisms used by hunters, etc. when in the wild)
Chisan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism); Chizan sect
Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)
Mountain Time (US time zone)
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
hell's mountain of needles
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
chevron (military rank insignia)
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn
mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn
young ascetic of the Himalayas; one of the Buddha's past lives
Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
excursion spot; getaway; red-light district; brothel
Sanno Shinto (branch of Shinto formed in the Tendai school of Buddhism)
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
Hystricomorpha (suborder of rodents)
mining studies; mining engineering; mining science
Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
mochi with sanshō (Sichuan pepper)
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
bandit; brigand; hunter; ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku
bandit; brigand; hunter; ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing
mountain-valley winds; mountain and valley breeze
cold wind descending from the mountains
outing to the fields and mountains
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
head priest (at a Buddhist temple)
it's hard to discipline one's mind; (lit.) defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; (lit.) Mt. Tai crushes an egg
Mountain Standard Time; MST
Mountain Standard Time; MST
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
(lit.) our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea
alpine climate; highland climate; mountain climate
enormous thing; greatly; very
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
child raised in the mountains
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)
Shimoyama Station (Kyoto)
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Yamaguchi Station (Aichi)
Yokoyama Station (Ishikawa)
European wildcat (Felis silvestris)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
buchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)
Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae)
Calopteryx cornelia (species of damselfly)
shrubby lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza bicolor)
Helicia cochinchinensis (species of flowering plant)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Artemisia montana; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Formica sanguinea (species of red wood ant)
alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
Plectranthus inflexus (species of plant in the mint family)
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm
Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
wheel tree (Trochodendron araloides)
gray partridge (Perdix perdix); grey partridge
floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica, esp. S. j. var. japonica)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus); Rocky Mountain goat
mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
bearded tooth fungus (Hericium erinaceum); lion's mane mushroom
flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
Dybowski's frog (Rana dybowskii)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
Andean mountain cavy (Microcavia niata)
Shipton's mountain cavy (Microcavia shiptoni)
European beech (Fagus sylvatica); common beech
clouded salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
Aralia glabra (species of spikenard)
Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)
cinquefoil (Potentilla matsumurae); potentilla; Japanese alpine perennial of the rose family
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)
Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
Goodyera schlechtendaliana (species of orchid)
Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)
Thunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
western pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea); pearly everlasting
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake
Polemonium caeruleum subsp. yezoense var. nipponicum (variety of Jacob's ladder)
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)