橋

broken bridge

Architecture; Gardening, horticulture

moon bridge; semicircular bridge resembling a full moon when viewed together with its reflection

Idiomatic expression

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge

to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together

Idiomatic expression

being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

arch bridge

Organization name

Hitotsubashi University

floating pier

covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)

truss bridge

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Bridges of Madison County (1992 novel by Robert James Waller, 1995 film)

pedestrian bridge; footbridge

vine bridge; suspension bridge made from vines

Product name

Adventure Island (video game)

Organization name

Toyohashi University of Technology

pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)

Psychology

suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal

Euphemistic

to die (of a pet); to cross the rainbow bridge

rigid-frame bridge

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

Chemistry

bridged compound

cantilever bridge; Gerber bridge

Food, cooking

rice noodle soup (Yunnan cuisine); crossing-the-bridge noodles