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聖果


圣果

see styles
shèng guǒ
    sheng4 guo3
sheng kuo
 seira / sera
    せいら
(female given name) Seira
The holy fruit, or fruit of the saintly life, i.e. bodhi, nirvāṇa.

聖緣


圣缘

see styles
shèng yuán
    sheng4 yuan2
sheng yüan
 shōen
Holy conditions of, or aids to the holy life.

聖行


圣行

see styles
shèng xíng
    sheng4 xing2
sheng hsing
 masayuki
    まさゆき
(personal name) Masayuki
The holy bodhisattva life of 戒定慧 the (monastic) commandments, meditation and wisdom.

股旅

see styles
 matatabi
    またたび
wandering life of a gambler

育樂


育乐

see styles
yù lè
    yu4 le4
yü le
(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2]; (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)

背念

see styles
bèi niàn
    bei4 nian4
pei nien
 hainen
To turn one's back to; carry on the transmigration life and abide quietly in the nirvāṇa-mind.

臨終


临终

see styles
lín zhōng
    lin2 zhong1
lin chung
 rinjuu / rinju
    りんじゅう
approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
Approach the end, dying.

自新

see styles
zì xīn
    zi4 xin1
tzu hsin
to reform oneself; to mend one's ways and start life anew

自裁

see styles
 jisai
    じさい
(noun/participle) taking one's own life; suicide

致命

see styles
zhì mìng
    zhi4 ming4
chih ming
 chimei / chime
    ちめい
fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
fatal

色界

see styles
sè jiè
    se4 jie4
se chieh
 shikikai
    しきかい
{Buddh} (See 三界・1) form realm
rūpadhātu, or rūpāvacara, or rūpaloka, any material world, or world of form; it especially refers to the second of the Trailokya 三界, the brahmalokas above the devalokas, comprising sixteen or seventeen or eighteen 'Heavens of Form', divided into four dhyānas, in which life lasts from one-fourth of a mahākalpa to 16,000 mahākalpas, and the average stature is from one-half a yojana to 16,000 yojanas. The inhabitants are above the desire for sex or food. The rūpadhātu, with variants, are given as— 初禪天 The first dhyāna heavens: 梵衆天 Brahmapāriṣadya, 梵輔天 Brahmapurohita or Brahmakāyika, 大梵天 Mahābrahmā. 二禪天 The second dhyāna heavens: 少光天 Parīttābha, 無量光天 Apramāṇābha, 光音天 Ābhāsvara. 三禪天 The third dhyāna heavens: 少淨天 Parīttaśubha, 無量淨天 Apramāṇaśubha, 徧淨天 Śubhakṛtsna. 四禪天 The fourth dhyāna heavens: 無雲天 Anabhraka, 福生天 Puṇyaprasava, 廣果天 Bṛhatphala, 無想天 Asañjñisattva, 無煩天 Avṛha, 無熱天 Atapa, 善現天 Sudṛśa, 善見天 Sudarśana, 色究竟天 Akaniṣṭha, 和音天 ? Aghaniṣṭha, 大自在天 Mahāmaheśvara.

苟存

see styles
gǒu cún
    gou3 cun2
kou ts`un
    kou tsun
to drift through life

苦界

see styles
kǔ jiè
    ku3 jie4
k`u chieh
    ku chieh
 kugai
    くがい
(1) {Buddh} world of suffering; (2) life of prostitution
world of suffering

英年

see styles
yīng nián
    ying1 nian2
ying nien
 hidetoshi
    ひでとし
the prime of one's life; youthful years
(male given name) Hidetoshi

落命

see styles
 rakumei / rakume
    らくめい
(n,vs,vi) losing one's life; death

落堕

see styles
 rakuda
    らくだ
(noun/participle) (1) {Buddh} marrying (of a monk); (noun/participle) (2) {Buddh} returning to secular life (of a monk)

蔥鬱


葱郁

see styles
cōng yù
    cong1 yu4
ts`ung yü
    tsung yü
verdant; lush green and full of life

薄命

see styles
bó mìng
    bo2 ming4
po ming
 hakumei / hakume
    はくめい
to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky
misfortune; short life; evil fate

薤露

see styles
 kairo
    かいろ
ephemeral nature of the human world; transience of life; dew on onion leaves (i.e. tears that mourn a death)

薩埵


萨埵

see styles
sà duǒ
    sa4 duo3
sa to
 satta
    さった
(1) {Buddh} sattva (sentient beings); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 菩提薩埵) bodhisattva; (3) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛薩埵) Vajrasattva
sattva, being, existence, essence, nature, life, sense, consciousness, substance, any living or sentient being, etc. M.W. Tr. by 情 sentient, 有情 possessing sentience, feeling, or consciousness; and by 衆生 all the living. Abbrev. for bodhisattva. Also 薩多婆; 薩怛嚩; 索埵, etc.

蘇生


苏生

see styles
sū shēng
    su1 sheng1
su sheng
 sosei / sose
    そせい
to revive; to come back to life
(n,vs,adj-no) rebirth; resuscitation; rehabilitation; reorganization; reorganisation; regeneration; resurrection; reviving

蜉蝣

see styles
fú yóu
    fu2 you2
fu yu
 kagerou; fuyuu; kagerou / kagero; fuyu; kagero
    かげろう; ふゆう; カゲロウ
mayfly
(1) (kana only) mayfly; ephemeropteran; (2) (kana only) ephemerality (of human life); (3) (かげろう only) (archaism) (kana only) (See 蜻蛉・とんぼ) dragonfly; damselfly

行履

see styles
xíng lǚ
    xing2 lv3
hsing lü
 anri
The common acts of daily life-sitting, eating, thinking, etc.

行籌


行筹

see styles
xíng chóu
    xing2 chou2
hsing ch`ou
    hsing chou
 gyōchū
To cast lots, divine (length of life).

街方

see styles
jiē fāng
    jie1 fang1
chieh fang
 kaihō
The busy mart of life.

見正


见正

see styles
jiàn zhèng
    jian4 zheng4
chien cheng
 mishou / misho
    みしょう
(surname) Mishou
Seeing correctly; said to be the name of a disciple of the Buddha who doubted a future life, to whom the Buddha is said to have delivered the contents of the 見正經.

視姦


视奸

see styles
shì jiān
    shi4 jian1
shih chien
 shikan
    しかん
(neologism) to leer; to stare lecherously; to follow the social media posts of sb who would rather you stay out of their life; (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 視姦 "shikan")
(noun/participle) ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring

視野


视野

see styles
shì yě
    shi4 ye3
shih yeh
 shiya
    しや
field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
(1) field of vision; view; (2) one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

解甲

see styles
jiě jiǎ
    jie3 jia3
chieh chia
to remove armor; to return to civilian life

誓死

see styles
shì sǐ
    shi4 si3
shih ssu
to pledge one's life

諸緣


诸缘

see styles
zhū yuán
    zhu1 yuan2
chu yüan
 shoen
All the accessory conditions, or environmental causes which influence life.

諸著


诸着

see styles
zhū zhāo
    zhu1 zhao1
chu chao
 shojaku
All attachments: the ordinary man is attached to life, the arhat to nirvāṇa, the bodhisattva to his saving work.

謀害


谋害

see styles
móu hài
    mou2 hai4
mou hai
 bōgai
to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life
intent to harm

護命


护命

see styles
hù mìng
    hu4 ming4
hu ming
 gomyō
Protection of life.

護摩


护摩

see styles
hù mó
    hu4 mo2
hu mo
 goma
    ごま
{Buddh} homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
homa, also 護磨; 呼麽 described as originally a burnt offering to Heaven; the esoterics adopted the idea of worshipping with fire, symbolizing wisdom as fire burning up the faggots of passion and illusion; and therewith preparing nirvāṇa as food, etc.; cf. 大日經; four kinds of braziers are used, round, semi-circular, square, and octagonal; four, five, or six purposes are recorded i.e. śāntika, to end calamities; pauṣṭika (or puṣṭikarman) for prosperity; vaśīkaraṇa, 'dominating,' intp. as calling down the good by means of enchantments; abhicaraka, exorcising the evil; a fifth is to obtain the loving protection of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas; a sixth divides puṣṭikarman into two parts, the second part being length of life; each of these six has its controlling Buddha and bodhisattvas, and different forms and accessories of worship.

變活


变活

see styles
biàn huó
    bian4 huo2
pien huo
to come to life (by magic)

豆佉

see styles
dòu qū
    dou4 qu1
tou ch`ü
    tou chü
 zukya
(Buddhism) suffering (from Sanskrit "dukkha")
duḥkha, trouble, suffering, pain, defined by 逼惱 harassed, distressed. The first of the four dogmas, or 'Noble Truths' 四諦 is that all life is involved, through impermanence, in distress. There are many kinds of 苦 q. v.

貪欲


贪欲

see styles
tān yù
    tan1 yu4
t`an yü
    tan yü
 tonyoku
    とんよく
{Buddh} raga (desire)
Desire for and love of (the things of this life).

資生


资生

see styles
zī shēng
    zi1 sheng1
tzu sheng
 yorio
    よりお
(given name) Yorio
Necessaries of life.

賣命


卖命

see styles
mài mìng
    mai4 ming4
mai ming
to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)

贖命


赎命

see styles
shú mìng
    shu2 ming4
shu ming
 shokumyō
To redeem life; a redeemer of life, said of the Nirvāṇa sūtra.

起居

see styles
qǐ jū
    qi3 ju1
ch`i chü
    chi chü
 kikyo
    ききょ
everyday life; regular pattern of life
(n,vs,vi) (1) one's daily life; (2) condition; well-being; state of one's health; (3) (orig. meaning) standing and sitting; movements

起臥

see styles
 kiga
    きが
(n,vs,vi) daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

起行

see styles
qǐ xíng
    qi3 xing2
ch`i hsing
    chi hsing
 kigyou / kigyo
    きぎょう
(place-name) Kigyou
To start out (for the life to come).

趕海


赶海

see styles
gǎn hǎi
    gan3 hai3
kan hai
(dialect) to gather seafood at the beach while the tide is out; to comb the beach for shellfish, crabs or other marine life

蹦躂


蹦跶

see styles
bèng da
    beng4 da5
peng ta
(coll.) to jump about; to be active; to be lively; (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing); to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life)

身世

see styles
shēn shì
    shen1 shi4
shen shih
one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history

身命

see styles
shēn mìng
    shen1 ming4
shen ming
 shinmei; shinmyou / shinme; shinmyo
    しんめい; しんみょう
one's life
Body and life; bodily life.

身土

see styles
shēn tǔ
    shen1 tu3
shen t`u
    shen tu
 shindo
Body, and environment. The body is the direct fruit of the previous life; the environment is the indirect fruit of the previous life.

軀命


躯命

see styles
qū mìng
    qu1 ming4
ch`ü ming
    chü ming
 kumyō
life

車奴


车奴

see styles
chē nú
    che1 nu2
ch`e nu
    che nu
car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car

軌道


轨道

see styles
guǐ dào
    gui3 dao4
kuei tao
 kidou / kido
    きどう
track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {astron;physics} orbit; trajectory; (2) railroad track; (3) (See 軌道に乗る・1) (right) track; proper course

輟耕


辍耕

see styles
chuò gēng
    chuo4 geng1
ch`o keng
    cho keng
to stop plowing; to give up a life in the fields

輩子


辈子

see styles
bèi zi
    bei4 zi5
pei tzu
all one's life; lifetime

轉身


转身

see styles
zhuǎn shēn
    zhuan3 shen1
chuan shen
 tenjin
(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
transformed life

辭世


辞世

see styles
cí shì
    ci2 shi4
tz`u shih
    tzu shih
to die; to depart this life (euphemism); same as 去世
See: 辞世

迫真

see styles
 hakushin
    はくしん
(adj-no,n) realistic; true to life

迹化

see styles
jī huà
    ji1 hua4
chi hua
 shakuke
Teaching or lessons derived from external events, i.e. of the Buddha's life and work, shown in the first fourteen sections of the Lotus Sutra; the second fourteen sections of that work are called 本化 his direct teaching. The lessons from the external indications are called 迹化十妙 the ten marvellous indications, cf. 十妙.

退居

see styles
 taikyo
    たいきょ
(noun/participle) (1) retirement from active life; (noun/participle) (2) (recent meaning) moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence

送る

see styles
 okuru
    おくる
(transitive verb) (1) to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit; (transitive verb) (2) to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); (transitive verb) (3) to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; (transitive verb) (4) to spend (time); to live one's life; (transitive verb) (5) to pass (down the line); (transitive verb) (6) (See 送り仮名) to affix okurigana

送命

see styles
sòng mìng
    song4 ming4
sung ming
to lose one's life; to get killed

送死

see styles
sòng sǐ
    song4 si3
sung ssu
to throw away one's life

逃命

see styles
táo mìng
    tao2 ming4
t`ao ming
    tao ming
to escape; to flee; to run for one's life

逃生

see styles
táo shēng
    tao2 sheng1
t`ao sheng
    tao sheng
to flee for one's life

逼真

see styles
bī zhēn
    bi1 zhen1
pi chen
lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly

遊泳

see styles
 yuuei / yue
    ゆうえい
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) swimming; bathing; (2) conduct of life

過去


过去

see styles
guò qu
    guo4 qu5
kuo ch`ü
    kuo chü
 kako
    かこ
(verb suffix)
(n,adv,adj-no) (1) the past; bygone days; (2) one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); (3) {gramm} past (tense); preterit; preterite; (4) {Buddh} previous life
Passed, past.

過度


过度

see styles
guò dù
    guo4 du4
kuo tu
 kado
    かど
excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
(adj-na,adj-no,n) excessive; immoderate
To pass from mortal life.

過得


过得

see styles
guò dé
    guo4 de2
kuo te
How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad

過活


过活

see styles
guò huó
    guo4 huo2
kuo huo
to live one's life; to make a living

遐齡


遐龄

see styles
xiá líng
    xia2 ling2
hsia ling
advanced age; longevity; long life

道禁

see styles
dào jīn
    dao4 jin1
tao chin
 dōgon
Whatever is prohibited by the religion, or the religious life; śīla, the second pāramitā, moral purity.

道系

see styles
dào xì
    dao4 xi4
tao hsi
(slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2 xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright

達磨


达磨

see styles
dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma(p); daruma
    だるま(P); ダルマ
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

遺志


遗志

see styles
yí zhì
    yi2 zhi4
i chih
 ishi
    いし
the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

還俗


还俗

see styles
huán sú
    huan2 su2
huan su
 genzoku
    げんぞく
to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)
(n,vs,vi) return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
To return to lay life, leave the monastic order.

還生


还生

see styles
huán shēng
    huan2 sheng1
huan sheng
 genshō
To return to life; to be reborn in this world; to be reborn from the Hīnayāna nirvana in order to be able to attain to Mahāyāna buddhahood; also, restoration to the order, after repentance for sin.

邪徑


邪径

see styles
xié jìng
    xie2 jing4
hsieh ching
depraved life; evil ways; fornication

邪道

see styles
xié dào
    xie2 dao4
hsieh tao
 jadou / jado
    じゃどう
depraved life; evil ways; fornication
(1) improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; (2) evil course; evil path; heresy
Heterodox ways, or doctrines.

長命


长命

see styles
cháng mìng
    chang2 ming4
ch`ang ming
    chang ming
 choumei / chome
    ちょうめい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) long life; (place-name, surname) Chōmei
long life

長寿

see styles
 chouju / choju
    ちょうじゅ
(1) long life; longevity; (can act as adjective) (2) long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program); (given name) Nagahisa

長物


长物

see styles
cháng wù
    chang2 wu4
ch`ang wu
    chang wu
 choubutsu; nagamono / chobutsu; nagamono
    ちょうぶつ; ながもの
(literary) things other than the bare necessities of life; item of some value; Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]
(1) something long; (2) (See 無用の長物) useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
excessive possessions

長生


长生

see styles
cháng shēng
    chang2 sheng1
ch`ang sheng
    chang sheng
 chousei / chose
    ちょうせい
long life
(n,vs,vi) longevity; (given name) Yoshio
Long or eternal life (in Paradise), 長生不死, 長生不老 long life without death, or growing old, immortality.

長逝


长逝

see styles
cháng shì
    chang2 shi4
ch`ang shih
    chang shih
 chousei / chose
    ちょうせい
to depart this life; to be no more
(n,vs,vi) death; passing

門出

see styles
 monde
    もんで
(noun/participle) (1) leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; (2) starting a new life; starting life anew; (surname) Monde

閑地

see styles
 kanchi
    かんち
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement; (surname) Kanchi

閑居


闲居

see styles
xián jū
    xian2 ju1
hsien chü
 kankyo
    かんきょ
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
(noun/participle) quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
to abide in a peaceful and quite environ

閨門

see styles
 keimon / kemon
    けいもん
(1) bedroom entrance; bedroom; (2) (See 家庭) home; family life; household; conjugal relationship

闃然


阒然

see styles
qù rán
    qu4 ran2
ch`ü jan
    chü jan
 gekizen
    げきぜん
quiet; still and silent
(adj-t,adv-to) quiet and still; without sign of life

闖蕩


闯荡

see styles
chuǎng dàng
    chuang3 dang4
ch`uang tang
    chuang tang
to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success

阿由

see styles
ā yóu
    a1 you2
a yu
 ayu
    あゆ
(female given name) Ayu
āyurvēda, one of the vedas, the science of life or longevity.

限り

see styles
 kagiri
    かぎり
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial

隔生

see styles
gé shēng
    ge2 sheng1
ko sheng
 kyakushō
Divided by birth; on rebirth to be parted from all knowledge of a previous life.

隕首


陨首

see styles
yǔn shǒu
    yun3 shou3
yün shou
to offer one's life in sacrifice

際遇


际遇

see styles
jì yù
    ji4 yu4
chi yü
circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise); stroke of luck; opportunity

隠居

see styles
 inkyo
    いんきょ
(n,vs,vi) (1) retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); (2) (usu. ご隠居(さん)) retired person; retiree; (n,vs,vi) (3) (hist) surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII); (personal name) Kagei

隠栖

see styles
 insei / inse
    いんせい
(noun/participle) secluded life

隠棲

see styles
 insei / inse
    いんせい
(noun/participle) secluded life

雞娃


鸡娃

see styles
jī wá
    ji1 wa2
chi wa
chick; (neologism c. 2020) to arrange a daily regimen of activities for one's child; a child whose life is regimented this way

離殺


离杀

see styles
lí shā
    li2 sha1
li sha
 risetsu
refraining from taking life

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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