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Variations:
善知識
善智識

 zenchishiki; zenjishiki
    ぜんちしき; ぜんぢしき
(See 悪知識) friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching

多羅那他佛教史


多罗那他佛教史

see styles
duō luó nà tā fó jiào shǐ
    duo1 luo2 na4 ta1 fo2 jiao4 shi3
to lo na t`a fo chiao shih
    to lo na ta fo chiao shih
 Taranata bukkyōshi
Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India

Variations:

折り

 ori
    おり
(n,adv) (1) (esp. 折) opportunity; chance; occasion; time; (2) (esp. 折り) folding; fold; pleat; crease; (3) (esp. 折り) small food box (wooden or cardboard); (suffix noun) (4) (as 二つ折り, 三つ折り, etc.; number indicates the number of layers after folding) folding in ... (two, three, etc.); (counter) (5) counter for folded items; (counter) (6) (See 折り箱) counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

朝鮮佛教維新論


朝鲜佛教维新论

see styles
zhāo xiān fó jiào wéi xīn lùn
    zhao1 xian1 fo2 jiao4 wei2 xin1 lun4
chao hsien fo chiao wei hsin lun
 Chōsen bukkyō ishinron
Revitalization of Korean Buddhism

機会をうかがう

see styles
 kikaioukagau / kikaiokagau
    きかいをうかがう
(exp,v5u) to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

毘訖羅摩阿迭多


毘讫罗摩阿迭多

see styles
pí qì luó mó ā dié duō
    pi2 qi4 luo2 mo2 a1 die2 duo1
p`i ch`i lo mo a tieh to
    pi chi lo mo a tieh to
 Bikiramaaitta
Vikramāditya, Valour-sun, intp. as surpassing the sun, a celebrated king who drove out the Sakas, or Scythians, and ruled over northern India from 57 B. C., patron of literature and famous benefactor of Buddhism. Also 馝柯羅摩阿迭多.

Variations:
決め所
極め所

 kimedokoro
    きめどころ
(1) crucial point; (2) perfect chance; golden opportunity

英雄無用武之地


英雄无用武之地

see styles
yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì
    ying1 xiong2 wu2 yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4
ying hsiung wu yung wu chih ti
a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents

行きがけの駄賃

see styles
 yukigakenodachin
    ゆきがけのだちん
    ikigakenodachin
    いきがけのだちん
(expression) (idiom) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

行き掛けの駄賃

see styles
 yukigakenodachin
    ゆきがけのだちん
    ikigakenodachin
    いきがけのだちん
(expression) (idiom) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

運を天に任せる

see styles
 unotennimakaseru
    うんをてんにまかせる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven

Variations:
閻魔天
焔摩天

 enmaten
    えんまてん
{Buddh} (See 閻魔) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

Variations:

透き

 suki
    すき
(1) gap; opening; room; space; (2) break; interval; spare moment; spare time; (3) unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault; (4) chance; opportunity

Variations:
3時
三時

 sanji
    さんじ
(n,adv) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) (See 3時のおやつ・さんじのおやつ) afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); (3) {Buddh} (See 正法・しょうぼう・2,末法,像法) three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

この時とばかりに

see styles
 konotokitobakarini
    このときとばかりに
(expression) (idiom) taking an unexpected opportunity

バスに乗り遅れる

see styles
 basuninoriokureru
    バスにのりおくれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; to miss the bus

Variations:
仁王
二王

 niou / nio
    におう
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

Variations:
和尚
和上

 oshou(和尚)(p); kashou; wajou / osho(和尚)(p); kasho; wajo
    おしょう(和尚)(P); かしょう; わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism) priestly teacher; preceptor; (2) (おしょう, かしょう only) {Buddh} monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest; (3) {Buddh} (See 法眼・2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

Variations:


 toki
    とき
(1) (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time) time; hour; moment; (n,adv) (2) (時 only) occasion; case; (3) (時 only) chance; opportunity; season; (4) (時 only) the times; the age; the day; (5) (時 only) {gramm} tense

Variations:
時刻
時剋

 jikoku
    じこく
(1) time; (the) hour; (2) favourable time; opportunity; chance

機を見るに敏なり

see styles
 kiomirunibinnari
    きをみるにびんなり
(expression) being quick at seizing an opportunity

神仏分離神仏判然

see styles
 shinbutsubunri
    しんぶつぶんり
(hist) {Shinto;Buddh} (See 神仏習合) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

赤い糸で結ばれる

see styles
 akaiitodemusubareru / akaitodemusubareru
    あかいいとでむすばれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 赤い糸) to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate)

Variations:
遊撃
游撃

 yuugeki / yugeki
    ゆうげき
(noun/participle) (1) raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission; military action without a predetermined target; attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises; (2) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 遊撃手) shortstop; short

Variations:
運任せ
運まかせ

 unmakase
    うんまかせ
(n,adj-no,adj-na) leaving to chance; leaving to fate

シャッターチャンス

see styles
 shattaachansu / shattachansu
    シャッターチャンス
good time to take a picture (wasei: shutter chance); photo opportunity

Variations:
三昧耶戒
三摩耶戒

 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
{Buddh} (See 伝法灌頂,阿闍梨・2) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

Variations:
俎上の鯉
俎上之鯉

 sojounokoi / sojonokoi
    そじょうのこい
(exp,n) (idiom) (rare) (See まな板の鯉) someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board

Variations:
合わす
合す

 awasu
    あわす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 合わせる・1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (transitive verb) (3) (See 顔を合わせる・1) to face; to be opposite (someone); (transitive verb) (4) to compare; to check with; (transitive verb) (5) (See 遭う・1) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (transitive verb) (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (transitive verb) (7) to mix; to combine; (transitive verb) (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

Variations:
合縁奇縁
相縁機縁

 aienkien
    あいえんきえん
(yoji) a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate

Variations:
序でに
序に

 tsuideni
    ついでに
(adverb) (kana only) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

Variations:
廃仏毀釈
排仏棄釈

 haibutsukishaku
    はいぶつきしゃく
(yoji) abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)

機不可失,失不再來


机不可失,失不再来

jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái
    ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi1 bu4 zai4 lai2
chi pu k`o shih , shih pu tsai lai
    chi pu ko shih , shih pu tsai lai
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)

機不可失,時不再來


机不可失,时不再来

jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
    ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2
chi pu k`o shih , shih pu tsai lai
    chi pu ko shih , shih pu tsai lai
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

Variations:
牙を研ぐ
牙をとぐ

 kibaotogu
    きばをとぐ
(exp,v5g) to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; to sharpen one's fangs

Variations:
神仏混淆
神仏混交

 shinbutsukonkou / shinbutsukonko
    しんぶつこんこう
(yoji) (See 神仏習合) synthesis of Shintoism and Buddhism

Variations:
虎視眈々
虎視眈眈

 koshitantan
    こしたんたん
(adv-to,adj-t) (yoji) vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

シャッター・チャンス

 shattaa chansu / shatta chansu
    シャッター・チャンス
good time to take a picture (wasei: shutter chance); photo opportunity

Variations:
モーメント
モメント

 moomento; momento
    モーメント; モメント
(1) moment (of time); instant; (2) opportunity; chance; (3) {physics} moment

Variations:
事のついで
事の序で

 kotonotsuide
    ことのついで
(expression) (kana only) (See 物の序で) take the opportunity to (do something else)

Variations:
回り合わせ
回り合せ

 mawariawase
    まわりあわせ
(turn of) fortune; fate; luck; chance

Variations:
序で

 tsuide
    ついで
(1) (kana only) opportunity; occasion; chance; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) order; sequence; (3) (archaism) successor

Variations:
序でながら
序ながら

 tsuidenagara
    ついでながら
(kana only) (See 序でに) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

Variations:
物のついで
物の序で

 mononotsuide
    もののついで
(expression) (kana only) (See 事の序で) take the opportunity to (do something else)

Variations:

禪(oK)

 zen
    ぜん
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 禅那・ぜんな) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) (See 禅宗) Zen (Buddhism)

Variations:
腹をくくる
腹を括る

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
腹を括る
腹をくくる

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
行く末
行末(io)

 yukusue
    ゆくすえ
(1) one's future; one's fate; prospects; promise; (2) one's way; one's path

Variations:
アヒンサー
アヒムサー

 ahinsaa; ahimusaa / ahinsa; ahimusa
    アヒンサー; アヒムサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) (san: ahimsā); abstinence from taking life

Variations:
いい事
好い事
善い事

 iikoto / ikoto
    いいこと
(exp,n) (1) (kana only) good thing; nice thing; (exp,n) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)) good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity; (exp,n) (3) (kana only) (child. language) (good) idea; (interjection) (4) (feminine speech) (kana only) interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

Variations:
お迎え
御迎え(sK)

 omukae
    おむかえ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (polite language) (See 迎え・1) receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone; (2) final call; call of fate; approach of death

Variations:
この際
此の際(rK)

 konosai
    このさい
(n,adv) on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

Variations:
奇貨可居
奇貨居くべし

 kikaokubeshi; kikakakyo(奇貨可居)
    きかおくべし; きかかきょ(奇貨可居)
(expression) (yoji) you must seize every golden opportunity; strike while the iron is hot; when you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price

Variations:

江に(ateji)

 en(縁); enishi(縁); eni; e(縁)
    えん(縁); えにし(縁); えに; え(縁)
(1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) {Buddh} (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda

人事を尽くして天命を待つ

see styles
 jinjiotsukushitetenmeiomatsu / jinjiotsukushitetenmeomatsu
    じんじをつくしててんめいをまつ
(exp,v5t) (proverb) man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)

Variations:
仏教
佛教(oK)

 bukkyou / bukkyo
    ぶっきょう
Buddhism

Variations:
失う
喪う(iK)

 ushinau
    うしなう
(transitive verb) (1) to lose; (transitive verb) (2) to miss (a chance, opportunity); (transitive verb) (3) to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; (transitive verb) (4) to concede (goals, points, etc.)

Variations:
巡り合わせ
めぐり合わせ

 meguriawase
    めぐりあわせ
fate; chance

幸運の女神は前髪しかない

see styles
 kouunnomegamihamaegamishikanai / kounnomegamihamaegamishikanai
    こううんのめがみはまえがみしかない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once

Variations:
時刻
時剋(rK)

 jikoku
    じこく
(1) time; (the) hour; (2) favourable time; opportunity; chance

Variations:
潮時
汐時(sK)

 shiodoki
    しおどき
(1) tidal hour; (2) right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

袖の振り合わせも他生の縁

see styles
 fudenofuriawasemotashounoen / fudenofuriawasemotashonoen
    ふでのふりあわせもたしょうのえん
(expression) (proverb) even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate

Variations:
転び伴天連
転びバテレン

 korobibateren
    ころびバテレン
(See バテレン・1) former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)

イコールオポチューニティー

see styles
 ikooruopochuunitii / ikooruopochuniti
    イコールオポチューニティー
equal opportunity

Variations:
これ幸い
此れ幸い(rK)

 koresaiwai
    これさいわい
(expression) (oft. as 〜と or 〜とばかりに) this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

タイムプレイスオケイジョン

see styles
 taimupureisuokeijon / taimupuresuokejon
    タイムプレイスオケイジョン
(expression) time, place, occasion; being able to exploit an opportunity

一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

see styles
 ichiganonagareokumumotashounoen / ichiganonagareokumumotashonoen
    いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん
(expression) (proverb) (See 一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁・いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえん) the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate

Variations:
接ぎ穂
継ぎ穂
接穂
継穂

 tsugiho; tsugibo
    つぎほ; つぎぼ
(1) scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; (2) opportunity to continue a conversation

Variations:
潮合
潮合い
汐合
汐合い

 shioai
    しおあい
(1) (See 潮時・しおどき・1) tidal hour; (2) (See 潮時・しおどき・2) right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

Variations:
腕の見せ所
腕の見せどころ

 udenomisedokoro
    うでのみせどころ
(exp,n) opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

Variations:
見せ所
見せどころ(sK)

 misedokoro
    みせどころ
opportunity to show off; showplace

Variations:
諦めの境地
あきらめの境地

 akiramenokyouchi / akiramenokyochi
    あきらめのきょうち
(exp,n) point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

Variations:
運命の悪戯
運命のいたずら

 unmeinoitazura / unmenoitazura
    うんめいのいたずら
(exp,n) quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

Variations:
隙を見つける
隙を見付ける

 sukiomitsukeru
    すきをみつける
(exp,v1) to seize an opportunity

Variations:
音無しの構え
音なしの構え

 otonashinokamae
    おとなしのかまえ
(exp,n) (1) making no sound; staying quiet; (exp,n) (2) lying low; saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity

イコール・オポチューニティー

 ikooru opochuunitii / ikooru opochuniti
    イコール・オポチューニティー
equal opportunity

Variations:
チャンスロス
チャンス・ロス

 chansurosu; chansu rosu
    チャンスロス; チャンス・ロス
{bus} opportunity loss (wasei: chance loss); loss of a sales opportunity

Variations:
ワンチャンス
ワン・チャンス

 wanchansu; wan chansu
    ワンチャンス; ワン・チャンス
one chance; only opportunity

Variations:
序でながら
序ながら(sK)

 tsuidenagara
    ついでながら
(exp,adv) (kana only) while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing

Variations:
この場を借りて
この場をかりて

 konobaokarite
    このばをかりて
(expression) take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

タイム・プレイス・オケイジョン

 taimu pureisu okeijon / taimu puresu okejon
    タイム・プレイス・オケイジョン
(expression) time, place, occasion; being able to exploit an opportunity

Variations:
オポチュニティー
オポチュニティ

 opochunitii; opochuniti / opochuniti; opochuniti
    オポチュニティー; オポチュニティ
(1) opportunity; chance; (2) Opportunity (Mars exploration rover)

Variations:
ビッグチャンス
ビッグ・チャンス

 bigguchansu; biggu chansu
    ビッグチャンス; ビッグ・チャンス
big chance; big opportunity

Variations:
美味しい
旨味しい(sK)

 oishii(gikun)(p); oishii(sk) / oishi(gikun)(p); oishi(sk)
    おいしい(gikun)(P); オイシイ(sk)
(adjective) (1) (kana only) good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; (adjective) (2) (kana only) attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

Variations:
何かにつけ
何かに付け
何彼につけ

 nanikanitsuke
    なにかにつけ
(expression) (kana only) (See なにかにつけて) in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

Variations:
序でに(rK)
序に(rK)

 tsuideni
    ついでに
(adverb) (kana only) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while one is at it; in passing; on the occasion

Variations:
潮合
潮合い
汐合
汐合い(sK)

 shioai
    しおあい
(1) (See 潮時・1) tidal hour; (2) (See 潮時・2) right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

Variations:
良いこと
良い事
好い事
好いこと

 yoikoto
    よいこと
(exp,n) (1) (See いい事・いいこと・1) good thing; nice thing; (exp,n) (2) (usu. as 〜を良いことに(して)) (See いい事・いいこと・2) good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity; (interjection) (3) (feminine speech) (See いい事・いいこと・3) interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

Variations:
道を空ける
道を開ける
道をあける

 michioakeru
    みちをあける
(exp,v1) (1) (esp. 道を空ける) to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; (exp,v1) (2) (esp. 道を開ける) to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

Variations:
これを機に
これを期に(iK)

 koreokini
    これをきに
(expression) (form) with this (as a reason, excuse, impetus, starting point, etc.); taking this as an opportunity; as a result (of this); as a consequence; from this point forward

Variations:
シュートチャンス
シュート・チャンス

 shuutochansu; shuuto chansu / shutochansu; shuto chansu
    シュートチャンス; シュート・チャンス
{sports} goal-making opportunity (wasei: shoot chance); scoring opportunity

Variations:
ビジネスチャンス
ビジネス・チャンス

 bijinesuchansu; bijinesu chansu
    ビジネスチャンス; ビジネス・チャンス
business opportunity (wasei: business chance)

Variations:
合わせる
併せる
合せる

 awaseru
    あわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (transitive verb) (3) (See 顔を合わせる・1) to face; to be opposite (someone); (transitive verb) (4) to compare; to check with; (transitive verb) (5) (See 遭う・1) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (transitive verb) (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (transitive verb) (7) to mix; to combine; (transitive verb) (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る

see styles
 takaranoyamaniirinagarateomunashikushitekaeru / takaranoyamanirinagarateomunashikushitekaeru
    たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえる
(expression) (idiom) to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain

Variations:
事あるごとに
事ある毎に
ことある毎に

 kotoarugotoni
    ことあるごとに
(exp,adv) at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

Variations:
損なう
害う
損う(io)

 sokonau
    そこなう
(transitive verb) (1) to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; (aux-v,v5u) (2) to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

Variations:
機会を伺う
機会をうかがう
機会を覗う

 kikaioukagau / kikaiokagau
    きかいをうかがう
(exp,v5u) to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

Variations:
竹箆(ateji)
竹篦(ateji)

 shippei; shippe / shippe; shippe
    しっぺい; しっぺ
(1) {Buddh} bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); (2) (kana only) (esp. しっぺ) striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

Variations:
シャッターチャンス
シャッター・チャンス

 shattaachansu; shattaa chansu / shattachansu; shatta chansu
    シャッターチャンス; シャッター・チャンス
best moment to take a picture (wasei: shutter chance); right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity

Variations:
何かにつけて
何かに付けて
何彼につけて

 nanikanitsukete
    なにかにつけて
(expression) in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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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