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五
Olympic Games; Olympics
Olympic rings
the five viscera and the six internal organs
inside one's body; in one's heart
five characters; five letters
five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
Idiomatic expression
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
Idiomatic expression
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered
Buddhism
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
Idiomatic expression
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
Archaic
division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods
the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
Buddhism
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
mixture of ingredients (originally five)
Abbreviation
mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles)
Abbreviation
gomoku (game); five in a row; go-bang
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes
Buddhism
five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
