Words — 289 found
さんれいざん
三霊山
1. Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)Abbreviation, See also 日本三霊山 にほんさんれいざん
ごせっけ
五摂家
1. 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 periodSee also 摂関
けんがみね
剣ヶ峰
1. rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji)
2. wrestling ringSumo
3. dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
剣ケ峰 【けんがみね】、剣が峰 【けんがみね】
ふじわらじだい
藤原時代
1. Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)Historical term
だんがんとざん
弾丸登山
1. bullet climb; climbing a mountain (esp. Mt. Fuji) without recommended rest along the way
だるまうた
達磨歌
1. confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)Rare term
しせい
四姓
1. the four Hindu castes
2. the four great families of the Heian period (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)Historical term
四姓 【ししょう】
しょうてん
小店
1. little shop; small shop; small store
2. my shopHumble (kenjougo) language, Only applies to しょうてん
3. low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothelHistorical term, Only applies to こみせ
4. passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)Only applies to こみせ
小店 【こみせ】、小見世 【こみせ】