300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
1,000,000; one million; million; many
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
(department) store; (department) stores
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
millions; several million; a few million
180 degrees; complete change
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
hundred days; lengthy time
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
10,000,000,000; ten billion
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
hundred points; perfect mark
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
hundred battles; many battles
pack of lies; complete fabrication
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
hundred times; hundred degrees
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
top hundred; hundred best
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
many nights; hundred nights
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
million times; praying a million times
morning star lily (Lilium concolor); star lily
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
millionaire; multimillionaire
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
all obstacles; all sorts of trouble
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
encyclopedia; Encyclopedie universelle des arts et sciences (Diderot)
saying something many times
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
every martial art; all the martial arts
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges)
all the officials, both military and civil
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
whooping cough; pertussis
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
to visit repeatedly (to request)
108; one hundred and eight
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; casuist; sophist
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
punishing a crime to make an example for others
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
pack of lies; complete fabrication
Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
pack of lies; complete fabrication
permanent national policy
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
megacity; city with over a million people
hundred rivers; many rivers; all rivers
220th day; end of the storm period
let a hundred schools of thought contend
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
whooping cough; pertussis
investigation committee (of prefectural assembly, established under Section 100 of the Act)
cluster of Kofun period graves
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
indefatigability; indomitableness
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
(arch.) all sorts of birds; (arch.) hundreds (and thousands) of birds; plover; Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale
throughout the year; all the year round; always
beautiful appearance of a woman
centenary; centennial celebration
so many men, so many ways; to each one's own; it takes all sorts to make a world
repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)
long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)
100th birthday anniversary
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
Liliaceae (the lily family)
kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; (lit.) hundred sacks of rice
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
to visit repeatedly (to request)
very short-lived regime; very brief reign; (lit.) (Napoleon's post-Elba) Hundred Days
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year
roppyakken (type of card game)
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
whooping cough; pertussis
method of learning through repetition which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers
many government officials; all the officials
single mistake which ruins all one's hard work; one blunder rendering a long period of effort useless; (lit.) one fart in a hundred days of sermons
let a hundred flowers blossom (Chinese communist party slogan); Hundred Flowers campaign
top hundred; hundred best
Solomon's seal (Polygonatum falcatum)
centenarian; person at least 100 years old
the large number of temples in Kyoto
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people
1,000,000; one million; million; many
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus); hooded gull
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
piling up highly; becoming a large pile
cesium 137 (Cs-137); caesium 137
Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum)
bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus, esp. Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus); birdsfoot trefoil
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
method of learning through repetition which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers
arsphenamine; compound 606; salvarsan
music in the Korean court
splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill
even a fool may sometimes give good counsel
the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)
a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
konghou (ancient Chinese harp)
imperial subjects; the people
direct percentage function
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
nonstandard reading of a kanji
stone used as a marker for hundred times worship
monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)
freeholding farmer; freeholding peasant
for the sake of argument; even if that were true
hundred times; many times
repeated reading makes the meaning clear; read a difficult book a hundred times
century of humiliation (in Chinese history)
northern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Alaska bellheather (Harrimanella stelleriana)
stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha spp.)
Siberian lily (Lilium pensylvanicum)
Grateloupia filicina (species of red alga)
maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)
Japanese lily (Lilium japonicum)