millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
great depth; bottomless; great height
thousand years; many years
thousands; several thousand
1000 ri; (a) long distance
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
innumerable changes; infinite variety
8000; eight thousand; many
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
division by 1000; one-thousandth
flood of customers; roaring business
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
Senke school of tea ceremony
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
(having experienced) many battles
many torii; torii corridor
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
multimillionaire; billionaire
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull
a great many words; huge number of words
the mistake of a wise man
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
many waves; onrushing waves
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
broker; land agent; great liar; unreliable person
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
very careless; quite thoughtless
every moment is precious; time is money; precious time
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
permillage; rate per thousand
various forms; various circumstances
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
deep meditation; mature consideration
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
permanence; immortality; eternity
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
being a match for a thousand
a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
sorry; excuse me; thank you
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open
A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman
one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost
being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
a small leak will sink a great ship
being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs
vast expanse of fertile land
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
even Homer sometimes nods
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; (lit.) one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
even fools can give good counsel
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile
to rule a country requires many great men; (lit.) an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
(woman with) beautiful eyes and mouth
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
(lit.) Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear
precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
still remaining after a thousand years; immortal
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae); bourgeois red snapper; bourgeois fish
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
many nights; a thousand nights