九

Abbreviation; Buddhism

nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land

くほん only

Amitabha's Pure Land

くほん only

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

sky; heavens; palace

Formal or literary term

nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come

Sumo

Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)

narrow escape from the jaw of death

dagger

Organization name

Kyushu University

Kutani ware (style of Japanese porcelain)

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.); nearly; almost

almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one

nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five

Formal or literary term

an old woman's gray hair

narrowly averting death

very low land

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

bowing repeatedly; kowtowing

Used at the end of a letter

yours respectfully; respectfully yours

hades; nether regions

Kyushu dialect

Onmyōdō astrology

nine pins; skittles

ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)

Mahjong

nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

sake (secret language of court ladies); rice wine

longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)

Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)