九つ[kokonotsu] nine
九夏[kyuuka] summer
九回戦[kyuukaisen] regulation game
九官鳥[kyuukanchou] hill myna (species of mynah bird, Gracula religiosa)
九牛の一毛[kyuugyuunoichimou] mere fraction

九々[kuku] multiplication table
九月[kugatsu] September
九工大[kyuukoudai] Kyushu Institute of Technology
九穀[kyuukoku] the nine grains
九死に一生[kyuushiniisshou] narrow escape from death

九仞の功[kyuujinnokou] spectacular success
千仞[senjin] great depth
万仞[banjin] 10000 fathoms

九仞の功を一簣に虧く[kyuujinnokouwoikkinikaku] to fail one step short of great success
壁立千仞[hekiritsusenjin] precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth