[しょう, shou] (n, n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m) #659
[こく, koku] (n) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (P) #928
[り, ri] (n) (1) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles); (2) (See 郷里制, 国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m); (P) #1164
[nikakete] (exp) (1) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; (2) concerning (an area of expertise); (3) to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.); (P) #1340
[ほど, hodo] (n-adv, n) (1) degree; extent; bounds; limit; (prt) (2) (uk) indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit; (P) #2732
[とます, tomasu] (n) (1) (obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); (2) (See 枡形) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P) #2785
[いっかん, ikkan] (n, vs) (1) consistency; coherence; integration; (2) one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); (3) one piece of sushi; (P) #3011
[しゃ, sha] (n-suf) (1) hut; house; (n) (2) (arch) (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km); (P) #3733
[ゆみ(P);ゆ, yumi (P); yu] (n) (1) bow (and arrow); (2) unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); (3) unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet) #5586
[eru] (n) ell (unit of length, approx. 45 inches) #5665
[ぬき, nuki] (n) (1) kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); (2) kan (obs. unit of currency); (ctr) (3) pieces of sushi; (P) #6588
[こく, koku] (n) (1) archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (刻 only) carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; (3) (剋 only) victory; (4) strictness; cruelty; (P) #8175
[こう, kou] (n) (See 五更) one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours) #8782
[そう, sou] (n, adj-na) (1) vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness; (2) (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30) #9928
[すん, sun] (n) sun (approx. 3.03 cm) #12122
[しょう, shou] (n) sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres) #12446
[こはる, koharu] (n) (See 小春日和) 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall #18724
[すいひん, suihin] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 鳧鐘) (in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp); (2) fifth lunar month
[クシャーナちょう, kusha-na chou] (n) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
[クシャンちょう, kushan chou] (n) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
[guputa] (n) (also written as 笈多) Gupta (dynasty of India, approx. 320-600 CE)
[グプタちょう, guputa chou] (n) Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE)
[gure-n ; gerein ; gere-n] (n) grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg)
[ゴールちょう(ゴール朝);グールちょう(グール朝), go-ru chou ( go-ru asa ); gu-ru chou ( gu-ru asa )] (n) Ghurid Dynasty (of south Asia, approx. 1148-1215 CE)
[shunga] (n) Shunga (dynasty of India, approx. 180-68 BCE); Sunga
[チョーラちょう, cho-ra chou] (n) Chola Dynasty (of India, approx. 848-1279 CE)
[pikuru] (n) picul (Asian unit of weight, approx. 60 kg)
[マウリヤちょう, mauriya chou] (n) Maurya Dynasty (of India, approx. 317-186 BCE)
[メートルばりき, me-toru bariki] (n) (PS is from Ger. Pferdestärke) metric horsepower (approx. 735W); PS
[あづちももやまじだい, aduchimomoyamajidai] (n) Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
[いそく, isoku] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 鸞鏡) (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp); (2) seventh lunar month
[いっしゃく, isshaku] (n) approx. 30 cm
[いっすん, issun] (n) (1) (See 寸) one sun (approx. 3.03 cm); (2) a little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
[いっと, itto] (n) 1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
[いちこつ, ichikotsu] (n) (See 黄鐘・こうしょう, 十二律) (in Japan) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D)
[あまみず(P);うすい, amamizu (P); usui] (n) (1) rain water; (2) (See 二十四節気) "rain water" solar term (approx. Feb 19); (P)
[おうしょう, oushou] (n) (1) (See 十二律, 上無) (in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); (2) tenth month of the lunar calendar
[おうごんひ, ougonhi] (n) golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
[こうしょう, koushou] (n) (See 十二律, 林鐘) (in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
[こうしょう, koushou] (n) (1) (See 壱越, 十二律) (in China) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D); (2) eleventh lunar month
[いつや;おつや, itsuya ; otsuya] (n) (arch) second division of the night (approx. 9 pm to 11 pm)
[しもむ, shimomu] (n) (See 姑洗, 十二律) (in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
[かんろ, kanro] (n) (1) late-autumn or early-winter dew; (2) (See 二十四節気) "cold dew" solar term (approx. Oct. 8)
[かんめ, kanme] (n) unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
[きそう, kisou] (n) (See クシャン朝) Kushan (dynasty of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
[きそうちょう, kisouchou] (n) (See クシャン朝) Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
[きょうほうじゃく, kyouhoujaku] (n) (arch) Kyouhou shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)
[かねじゃく;きょくしゃく(曲尺), kanejaku ; kyokushaku ( kyoku shaku )] (n) (1) carpenter's square (for checking angles); (2) common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
[ここのつどき, kokonotsudoki] (n) (arch) (approx.) 12 o'clock (am or pm); noon; midnight
[けいちつ, keichitsu] (n) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)