The 10-syllable interjection used to count down, syllable by syllable, in daruma-san ga koronda

octopus sausage (wiener sausage with cuts in the base that cause the sausage to curl when cooked, resembling an octopus' limbs)

(Buddhism) complete enlightenment

Kyūjitai form of 大日本帝国: Empire of Japan

(military, historical) the Imperial Japanese Army

(military, historical) the Imperial Japanese Navy

(historical) Chinese equivalent of 准大臣 (Jun-daijin): title of an honorary grand minister equal to a vice-daijin; in the same honors between the 内大臣 (naidaijin, “minister of the center”) and the 大納言 (dainagon, “upper counselor”)

(historical) a title of Fujiwara no Korechika, Heian-period nobleman, who first assumed this post

(history) the twelve 律令 (ritsuryō) positions inside the Japanese imperial seraglio

(Buddhism) the supreme perfect enlightenment