多

multi-drug-resistance; MDR

Card games

iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards

multidrug-resistant bacteria

Mathematics

regular polyhedron

Often used humorously

being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business

biodiversity

complex and multifarious

Proverb

too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain

eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land

polyunsaturated fatty acid

Buddhism

pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment

On signage, etc.

accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot

Idiomatic expression

all pain and no gain; lots of pain and not much gain

Proverb

even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life

large broad bean

(boiled and sweetened) broad bean

multiculturalism

karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading

top taxpayer

festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)

multilateralism

excessive bleeding

sentimental; being full of emotions; having tender sensibilities

erudition and extensive knowledge

Hakata Dontaku Festival (Fukuoka)