noun:

• Hikari; high-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi) ➜ こだま・のぞみ

noun:

• young master (respectful way of referring to the son of a high-ranking person) - honorific language

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public - four character idiom

noun:

• Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) ➜ 祇園祭

noun:

• normal weight obesity; hidden obesity; being thin while having an unhealthily high body fat percentage

noun:

• purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

noun:

• HDL cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; good cholesterol

noun:

• used women's clothing store (catering to male clientele who purchase panties, high-school uniforms, etc. for sexual arousal) ➜ ブルセラ

noun:

• junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

noun:

• high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building

noun / ~する noun:

• entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access
• visiting a high-class or noble individual - original meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• lifting a person high (in celebration); tossing someone into the air; carrying someone on shoulders

noun:

• ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

noun:

• Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

noun:

• crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono); figured habutae

noun:

• sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest - Buddhism term

noun:

• school centred on preparing students to get into university ➜ 進学
• high-level school a person has entered

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] - idiom ➜ 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

noun:

• ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% - abbreviation ➜ 吟醸酒

noun:

• highest rank; highest position

noun / ~の noun:

• high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit) - IT term

noun:

• high and low, and rich and poor - four character idiom

noun:

• Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella); indianmeal moth; pantry moth; North American high-flyer

noun:

• Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella); indianmeal moth; pantry moth; North American high-flyer