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Variations:
立ち退く
立退く

 tachinoku
    たちのく
(v5k,vi) (1) to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to clear out; (v5k,vi) (2) to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

Variations:
等しく
斉しく
均しく

 hitoshiku
    ひとしく
(adverb) (1) equally; evenly; similarly; alike; (adverb) (2) (as ...と等しく) just as ...; as soon as ...; the moment (that) ...; immediately upon ...

Variations:
結局のところ
結局の所

 kekkyokunotokoro
    けっきょくのところ
(exp,adv) in the end; at the end of the day

Variations:
胡籙
胡簶
箶籙
箶簏

 yanagui(gikun); koroku
    やなぐい(gikun); ころく
(hist) quiver (worn on the right hip; used from the Nara period onward)

Variations:
脇へそれる
脇へ逸れる

 wakihesoreru
    わきへそれる
(exp,v1) (1) to digress; to stray from the subject; (exp,v1) (2) to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark

Variations:
腰を上げる
腰をあげる

 koshioageru
    こしをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) (See 腰を下ろす) to get up (from sitting); to stand up; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

Variations:
自由が利く
自由がきく

 jiyuugakiku / jiyugakiku
    じゆうがきく
(exp,v5k) to be flexible; to be accommodating; to have freedom from restrictions

Variations:
舞台挨拶
舞台あいさつ

 butaiaisatsu
    ぶたいあいさつ
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play

草臥れる(ateji)

 kutabireru
    くたびれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); (aux-v,v1) (3) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず

see styles
 ochimushahasusukinohoniozu
    おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず
(expression) (proverb) when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass

Variations:
蔵出し
倉出し
庫出し

 kuradashi
    くらだし
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (See 蔵入れ) releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)

西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日


西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

see styles
xī zàng bǎi wàn nóng nú jiě fàng jì niàn rì
    xi1 zang4 bai3 wan4 nong2 nu2 jie3 fang4 ji4 nian4 ri4
hsi tsang pai wan nung nu chieh fang chi nien jih
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

Variations:
許す
赦す
聴す

 yurusu
    ゆるす
(transitive verb) (1) to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to; (transitive verb) (2) to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate; (transitive verb) (3) to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off; (transitive verb) (4) (See 自他ともに許す) to acknowledge; to admit; (transitive verb) (5) (See 心を許す,気を許す) to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down; (transitive verb) (6) to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

Variations:
話をそらす
話を逸らす

 hanashiosorasu
    はなしをそらす
(exp,v5s) to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

Variations:
調子に乗る
調子にのる

 choushininoru / choshininoru
    ちょうしにのる
(exp,v5r) (1) to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to be caught up in the moment; to get cocky; (exp,v5r) (2) to get up to speed; to move into gear

Variations:
貪瞋痴
貪瞋癡(oK)

 tonjinchi
    とんじんち
{Buddh} (from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴) (See 煩悩・2,三毒) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)

Variations:
距離を取る
距離をとる

 kyoriotoru
    きょりをとる
(exp,v5r) (See 距離を置く) to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

Variations:
蹴り上げる
蹴りあげる

 keriageru
    けりあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to kick into the air; to kick up; (transitive verb) (2) to kick from below

Variations:
辞めさせる
罷めさせる

 yamesaseru
    やめさせる
(Ichidan verb) to fire (from job); to discharge

Variations:
逆に言うと
逆にいうと

 gyakuniiuto / gyakuniuto
    ぎゃくにいうと
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
逆に言えば
逆にいえば

 gyakuniieba / gyakunieba
    ぎゃくにいえば
(expression) if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

Variations:
週休2日制
週休二日制

 shuukyuufutsukasei / shukyufutsukase
    しゅうきゅうふつかせい
(1) five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; (2) system of having two days off in at least one week each month

Variations:
週休3日制
週休三日制

 shuukyuumikkasei / shukyumikkase
    しゅうきゅうみっかせい
(See 週休2日制・1) four-day workweek system

Variations:
週休二日制
週休2日制

 shuukyuufutsukasei / shukyufutsukase
    しゅうきゅうふつかせい
(exp,n) (1) (sometimes 完全週休2日制) five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; (exp,n) (2) having two days off in at least one week of a month

遠離一切取捨造作平等性


远离一切取舍造作平等性

see styles
yuǎn lí yī qiè qǔ shě zào zuò píng děng xìng
    yuan3 li2 yi1 qie4 qu3 she3 zao4 zuo4 ping2 deng3 xing4
yüan li i ch`ieh ch`ü she tsao tso p`ing teng hsing
    yüan li i chieh chü she tsao tso ping teng hsing
 onri issai shusha zōsa byōdō shō
equality based on freedom from the karmic formations of appropriating and relinquishing

Variations:
遥々
遙々
遙遙
遥遥

 harubaru
    はるばる
(adv,adv-to) (kana only) from afar; over a great distance; all the way

Variations:
酔眼朦朧
酔眼もうろう

 suiganmourou / suiganmoro
    すいがんもうろう
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) (with) one's eyes blurred from drinking; with drunken eyes; dazed by wine

金剛頂瑜伽中略出念誦經


金刚顶瑜伽中略出念诵经

see styles
jīn gāng dǐng yú jiā zhōng lüè chū niàn sòng jīng
    jin1 gang1 ding3 yu2 jia1 zhong1 lve4 chu1 nian4 song4 jing1
chin kang ting yü chia chung lve ch`u nien sung ching
    chin kang ting yü chia chung lve chu nien sung ching
 Kongōchō yuga chū ryakujutsu nenju kyō
Sūtra for Recitation Abridged from the Vajraśekhara Yoga

鐃循¥申鐃熟ワ申鐃緒申

 鐃循¥申鐃熟wa申鐃瞬wa申
    鐃循¥申鐃熟ワ申鐃瞬わ申
folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

鐃循テワ申鐃駿ニハワ申

see styles
 鐃循tewa申鐃駿nihawa申
    鐃循テワ申鐃駿ニハワ申
Trimma yanoi (species of goby from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan)

Variations:
鑑みる
鑒みる(rK)

 kangamiru
    かんがみる
(v1,vt,vi) to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

Variations:
門前払い
門前払

 monzenbarai
    もんぜんばらい
(noun, transitive verb) (1) turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; (2) rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; (3) (hist) (See 奉行所) being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

Variations:
間髪おかず
間髪置かず

 kanhatsuokazu; kanpatsuokazu(ik)
    かんはつおかず; かんぱつおかず(ik)
(expression) (colloquialism) (See 間髪を入れず) immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

防災とボランティアの日

see styles
 bousaitoborantianohi / bosaitoborantianohi
    ぼうさいとボランティアのひ
(exp,n) Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)

Variations:
隙をうかがう
隙を窺う

 sukioukagau / sukiokagau
    すきをうかがう
(exp,v5u) to watch for an unguarded moment

Variations:
雨よけ
雨除け
雨避け

 amayoke
    あまよけ
(1) rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; covering against rain; (2) taking shelter from rain

Variations:
雨垂れ落ち
雨だれ落ち

 amadareochi
    あまだれおち
(See 雨落ち) place where raindrops fall from the eaves

Variations:
雨宿り
雨やどり

 amayadori
    あまやどり
(n,vs,vi) taking shelter from rain

Variations:
雨避け
雨除け
雨よけ

 amayoke
    あまよけ
tarpaulin; shelter from rain; covering against rain

Variations:
震旦
振旦
真旦
真丹

 shintan; shindan(ok)
    しんたん; しんだん(ok)
(archaism) (orig. from the Sanskrit 'Cinasthana') China

Variations:
音沙汰
音さた(sK)

 otosata
    おとさた
(usu. in neg. sentence as ~がない, etc.) news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

頂港有名聲,下港上出名


顶港有名声,下港上出名

dǐng gǎng yǒu míng shēng , xià gǎng shàng chū míng
    ding3 gang3 you3 ming2 sheng1 , xia4 gang3 shang4 chu1 ming2
ting kang yu ming sheng , hsia kang shang ch`u ming
    ting kang yu ming sheng , hsia kang shang chu ming
(Tw) (saying) famous far and wide (from Taiwanese Hokkien)

Variations:
頭ハネ
頭はね
頭跳ね

 atamahane
    あたまはね
{mahj} atamahane; house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile

Variations:
食い込む
食込む

 kuikomu
    くいこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails); (v5m,vi) (2) to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings); (v5m,vi) (3) (vulgar) to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

飽暖思淫欲,飢寒起盜心


饱暖思淫欲,饥寒起盗心

bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn
    bao3 nuan3 si1 yin2 yu4 , ji1 han2 qi3 dao4 xin1
pao nuan ssu yin yü , chi han ch`i tao hsin
    pao nuan ssu yin yü , chi han chi tao hsin
lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

Variations:
鯖折り
鯖折
さば折り

 sabaori
    さばおり
{sumo} forward force down

鴨がねぎをしょってくる

see styles
 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

鴨がねぎをしょって来る

see styles
 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

鴨がねぎを背負ってくる

see styles
 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

鴨がねぎを背負って来る

see styles
 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

Variations:
麩菓子
ふ菓子
麸菓子

 fugashi
    ふがし
candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack

Variations:
1Day
1デー
1デイ

 wandee(1Day, 1dee); wandei(1Day, 1dei) / wandee(1Day, 1dee); wande(1Day, 1de)
    ワンデー(1Day, 1デー); ワンデイ(1Day, 1デイ)
(adj-no,n) (1) one-day; (adj-no,n) (2) single-use (contact lenses, etc.); daily-disposable

Variations:
アドバンス
アドヴァンス

 adobansu; adoansu
    アドバンス; アドヴァンス
(1) advance (moving forward); (2) (See 前払い金) advance; prepayment

Variations:
いざなみ景気
伊弉冉景気

 izanamikeiki / izanamikeki
    いざなみけいき
(See だらだらかげろう景気) Izanami Boom (economic boom lasting from February 2002 to October 2007)

エメラルドツリーモニター

see styles
 emerarudotsuriimonitaa / emerarudotsurimonita
    エメラルドツリーモニター
emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus, species of arboreal carnivorous monitor lizard found from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia); green tree monitor

Variations:
オフタイム
オフ・タイム

 ofutaimu; ofu taimu
    オフタイム; オフ・タイム
(See オンタイム・2) one's free time (wasei: off time); one's time off; day off; time-out

カエサルの物はカエサルに

see styles
 kaesarunomonohakaesaruni
    カエサルのものはカエサルに
(expression) (quote) (from Matthew 22:21) render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's

Variations:
カナダデー
カナダ・デー

 kanadadee; kanada dee
    カナダデー; カナダ・デー
Canada Day

カリビアンリーフシャーク

see styles
 karibianriifushaaku / karibianrifushaku
    カリビアンリーフシャーク
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

Variations:
カルメラ
カルメル

 karumera(p); karumeru
    カルメラ(P); カルメル
{food} honeycomb toffee (por: caramelo); sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda

Variations:
キノコ雲
きのこ雲
茸雲

 kinokogumo(kinoko雲); kinokogumo(kinoko雲, 茸雲)
    キノコぐも(キノコ雲); きのこぐも(きのこ雲, 茸雲)
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)

Variations:
コソ花
クッソ花
苦蘇花

 kosoka(koso花); kussoka(kusso花, 苦蘇花)
    コソか(コソ花); クッソか(クッソ花, 苦蘇花)
(rare) (See 苦蘇) kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso

Variations:
さまよい歩く
さ迷い歩く

 samayoiaruku
    さまよいあるく
(exp,v5k) to wander; to roam from place to place

Variations:
ざわざわ
ザワザワ

 zawazawa(p); zawazawa
    ざわざわ(P); ザワザワ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

シガヌスロマグニフィカス

see styles
 shiganusuromagunifikasu
    シガヌスロマグニフィカス
magnificent rabbitfish (Siganus magnificus, species of rabbitfish found from Thailand to Java)

ジャーナル倶楽部(sK)

 jaanarukurabu; jaanaru kurabu / janarukurabu; janaru kurabu
    ジャーナルクラブ; ジャーナル・クラブ
journal club (gathering to discuss recent papers or articles from academic journals)

Variations:
じゃあ
じゃ

 jaa(p); ja(p) / ja(p); ja(p)
    じゃあ(P); じゃ(P)
(conjunction) (from では) (See では・1) then; well; so; well then

Variations:
ズージャ語
ズージャー語

 zuujago(zuuja語); zuujaago(zuujaa語) / zujago(zuja語); zujago(zuja語)
    ズージャご(ズージャ語); ズージャーご(ズージャー語)
{ling} (from ジャズ read backwards) secret language used in the postwar Showa period where certain words are read backwards

Variations:
スカンク
スコンク

 sukanku(p); sukonku
    スカンク(P); スコンク
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (スカンク only) skunk (animal); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (esp. スコンク) skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)

Variations:
スキーバス
スキー・バス

 sukiibasu; sukii basu / sukibasu; suki basu
    スキーバス; スキー・バス
ski bus (bus that transports people to and from a ski resort)

スピアートゥースシャーク

see styles
 supiaatotoosushaaku / supiatotoosushaku
    スピアートゥースシャーク
speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis, species of fresh water requiem shark from the western Pacific known only from the original description of 1839)

スレッドフィンスキャット

see styles
 sureddofinsukyatto
    スレッドフィンスキャット
threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia)

Variations:
ゼロベース
ゼロ・ベース

 zerobeesu; zero beesu
    ゼロベース; ゼロ・ベース
(adj-no,n) (1) {finc} zero-based; (2) starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate

Variations:
その時以来
そのとき以来

 sonotokiirai / sonotokirai
    そのときいらい
(exp,adv) since that time; since then; from that point (on)

ダスキー・スパインフット

 dasukii supainfutto / dasuki supainfutto
    ダスキー・スパインフット
dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus, species of rabbitfish from the Western Indian Ocean)

Variations:
デイユース
デイ・ユース

 deiyuusu; dei yuusu / deyusu; de yusu
    デイユース; デイ・ユース
(noun - becomes adjective with の) day use (of a hotel room, etc.)

Variations:
デイルーム
デイ・ルーム

 deiruumu; dei ruumu / derumu; de rumu
    デイルーム; デイ・ルーム
day room

Variations:
デバンニング
デバニング

 debanningu; debaningu
    デバンニング; デバニング
(See バンニング・1) unloading goods from a container truck (wasei: de-vanning)

Variations:
なら
ならば

 nara(p); naraba(p)
    なら(P); ならば(P)
(auxiliary) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (auxiliary) (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conjunction) (3) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (conjunction) (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow

ハーロットピグミーゴビー

see styles
 haarottopigumiigobii / harottopigumigobi
    ハーロットピグミーゴビー
harlot pygmy goby (Trimma fucatum, fish species from Thailand)

Variations:
バックハグ
バック・ハグ

 bakkuhagu; bakku hagu
    バックハグ; バック・ハグ
hug from behind (wasei: back hug)

パナマスペードフィッシュ

see styles
 panamasupeedofisshu
    パナマスペードフィッシュ
Panama spadefish (Parapsettus panamensis, species of Eastern Pacific spadefish found from the Gulf of California to Peru)

Variations:
ひと時
一時

 hitotoki(p); ittoki(一時)
    ひととき(P); いっとき(一時)
(1) (kana only) a (short) time; a while; moment; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) one time (in the past); a period; former times; (3) (archaism) two-hour period

ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし

see styles
 fuguhakuitashiinochihaoshishi / fuguhakuitashinochihaoshishi
    ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし
(expression) (proverb) honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences

Variations:
プチトマト
プチ・トマト

 puchitomato; puchi tomato
    プチトマト; プチ・トマト
(from "petit tomato") cherry tomato

Variations:
ブルーデー
ブルー・デー

 buruudee; buruu dee / burudee; buru dee
    ブルーデー; ブルー・デー
(from blue meaning melancholy or depressed) days of one's menstrual period (wasei: blue day)

Variations:
ベジマイト
ヴェジマイト

 bejimaito; rejimaito
    ベジマイト; ヴェジマイト
{food;tradem} Vegemite (spread made from yeast extract)

Variations:
ペットロス
ペット・ロス

 pettorosu; petto rosu
    ペットロス; ペット・ロス
emotional effect on pet owners from losing their pet (wasei: pet loss)

マーブルドスパインフット

see styles
 maaburudosupainfutto / maburudosupainfutto
    マーブルドスパインフット
marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus, species of rabbitfish from the western Indian Ocean)

モーメントマグニチュード

see styles
 moomentomagunichuudo / moomentomagunichudo
    モーメントマグニチュード
moment magnitude

Variations:
よござんす
よござんした

 yogozansu; yogozanshita
    よござんす; よござんした
(expression) (colloquialism) (from よろしゅう and ござんす) (See 御座んす・ござんす・1) regards; best wishes

ラビリンススパインフット

see styles
 rabirinsusupainfutto
    ラビリンススパインフット
labyrinth spinefoot (Siganus labyrinthodes, species of Western Central Pacific rabbitfish known from Indonesia and thought more widespread)

Variations:
リタイア
リタイヤ

 ritaia(p); ritaiya
    リタイア(P); リタイヤ
(n,vs,vi) (1) retirement; (n,vs,vi) (2) retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

Variations:
ルダハート
ルダ・ハート

 rudahaato; ruda haato / rudahato; ruda hato
    ルダハート; ルダ・ハート
(from the name of the South Korean singer who originated this pose) Luda heart pose (making a heart shape with your hands while placing them on the sides of your face)

Variations:
ロースハム
ロース・ハム

 roosuhamu; roosu hamu
    ロースハム; ロース・ハム
{food} loin ham (wasei: roast ham); ham made from pork loin

ローマは一日にして成らず

see styles
 roomahaichinichinishitenarazu
    ローマはいちにちにしてならず
(expression) (idiom) Rome was not built in a day

Variations:
ロコガール
ロコ・ガール

 rokogaaru; roko gaaru / rokogaru; roko garu
    ロコガール; ロコ・ガール
(See ロコ) girl from Hawaii

Variations:
一から十まで
一から十迄

 ichikarajuumade / ichikarajumade
    いちからじゅうまで
(expression) from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

一寸の光陰軽んずべからず

see styles
 issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu / issunnokoinkaronzubekarazu
    いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
(expression) (proverb) (archaism) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

一寸の光陰軽んず可からず

see styles
 issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu / issunnokoinkaronzubekarazu
    いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
(expression) (proverb) (archaism) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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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