idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
moron; idiot; stupid person
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
great physical power; animal strength
tomfoolery; monkey business
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
horseplay; fooling around
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
over-fond parent; doting parent
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
stupid girl; stupid woman
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
someone (something) not to be trifled with
one who knows little often repeats it
fawn colour; fawn-colored horse
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
someone (something) not to be trifled with
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
dark bay (horse coat color)
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
stupid idiot; total moron
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
person who is ignorant outside his field
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
a foolish child is more precious
cloth tie-dyed with a scarlet red dappled pattern
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
stupid idiot; total moron
Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
to set upon a journey; to start travelling; to set off on a trip
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
easy; simple; (lit.) even if you're an idiot or a simpleton
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
giant fallow deer (extinct)
earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
cloth dyed in a dapple pattern
(lit.) stupid people don't catch colds
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
cloth tie-dyed with a scarlet red dappled pattern
cloth dyed in a dapple pattern
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Formosan sika; Taiwan sika (Cervus nippon taiouanus)
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
pattern of white spots; dapples
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
funori; glue plant; marine alga of the genus Gloiopeltis; funori; glue used as sizing for textiles
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
sika deer (Cervus nippon); sika; spotted deer; Japanese deer
cloth dyed in a dapple pattern
Salsola komarovii (species of saltwort)
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
Yakushima sika (Cervus nippon yakushimae)
mochi containing red bean paste
stupidity barrier; stupidity as an obstacle to coming to a mutual understanding
someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer
even a fool has one talent
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness
honest and straightforward to a fault
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)
type of Japanese hairstyle for young women (late Edo period)
simple deer-hunting blind (horizontal branches and brushwood)
simple deer-hunting blind (horizontal branches and brushwood)
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
foolproof; idiot-proof; point-and-shoot (camera)
Tricholoma bakamatsutake (mushroom); false matsutake
Kerama deer; Ryukyu sika (Cervus nippon keramae)
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer
common muntjac (species of barking deer, Muntiacus muntjak); Indian muntjac
Chinese muntjac (species of barking deer, Muntiacus reevesi)
Litsea coreana (species of tree in the laurel family)
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); whitetail deer
elk (Cervus canadensis); wapiti
marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris); white-lipped deer
barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii); swamp deer
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer