genius; prodigy; natural gift
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
weather; fair weather; fine weather
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
top of the head; crown of the head
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
heaven and earth; top and bottom
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
God and man; heaven and man
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
celestial sphere; the heavens
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to die; to ascend to heaven
blazing heat; scorching sun
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
weather; sky colour; sky color
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to fall from heaven (the sky)
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
godsend; gift from providence
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
Brahma (Hindu creator god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
pillars supporting heaven
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
natural laws; rule of heaven
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
natural law; rule of heaven
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
weather; astronomical phenomena
in the open; the open air
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
imperial authority; imperial majesty
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
zenith; divine will; providence
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten; god of wealth
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
lower heavens (esp. the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings, the lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm); heaven of enjoying emanations
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
various deities; the gods
thin dipping sauce for tempura
point of heaven; corner of the sky
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
the ancestral Sun Goddess
Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion
the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
sky lantern (light paper lantern elevated by hot air from the flame)
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
vault of heaven; whole world
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
white deep-fried kamaboko
white deep-fried kamaboko
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to soar high (building, etc.)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
corduroy; corded velveteen
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
heaven helps those who help themselves
revere heaven, love people
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)
the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
heaven helps those who help themselves
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
true merit; natural nobility
Tenshō era (1131.1.29-1132.8.11)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
auspicious day for any activity (according to the traditional calendar)
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Tennin era (1108.8.3-1110.7.13)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
sincerity can move heaven
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
thin dipping sauce for tempura
Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
faith will move mountains
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know
you can do anything if you set your mind to; (lit.) even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
da you (hexagram 14 of the I Ching: possession in great measure)
da zhuang (hexagram 34 of the I Ching: the power of the great)
Tianwen (Chinese interplanetary mission); Heavenly Questions (classical Chinese poem)
Universal Peace Federation (affiliate of the Unification Church); UPF
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)
Rakuten; Rakuten (Japanese Internet and information conglomerate)
top button (on a cap); squatchee
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the sky through a tube
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
qian (hexagram 1 of the I Ching: heaven, the creative)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
to have a narrow view of things
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)