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ぽっくり

see styles
 pokkuri
    ぽっくり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (dying) suddenly; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (breaking) brittly; with a snap; (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) softly and swellingly

ほんじゃ

see styles
 honja
    ほんじゃ
(conjunction) (ksb:) (used to end a conversation or introduce a remark) (See それでは・1) well, ...; right, ...; now, ...

モテモテ

see styles
 motemote
    モテモテ
(adjectival noun) (kana only) sexy; popular; well-liked

もりもり

see styles
 morimori
    もりもり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (eating) heartily; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) energetically; vigorously; (working) hard; enthusiastically; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

やくざ者

see styles
 yakuzamono
    やくざもの
(1) professional gambler; (2) good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum; ruffian

やっぱし

see styles
 yappashi
    やっぱし
(adverb) (1) (See やはり・1) as expected; sure enough; just as one thought; (adverb) (2) (See やはり・2) after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case; (adverb) (3) (See やはり・3) too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either; (adverb) (4) (See やはり・4) still; as before; (adverb) (5) (See やはり・5) all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

ユーエル

see styles
 yuueru / yueru
    ユーエル
(personal name) Euell; Ewell

ゆっくり

see styles
 yukkuri
    ゆっくり
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) easily (e.g. in time); well; sufficiently; amply; with time to spare; (adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

よく言う

see styles
 yokuiu
    よくいう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; (2) to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly; (3) to say often; to say frequently; (4) to say without shame; to say impudently

よしきた

see styles
 yoshikita
    よしきた
(interjection) (used when responding affirmatively to a request) all right; very well; okay; I got it

よしよし

see styles
 yoshiyoshi
    よしよし
(interjection) (1) (used to express approval or acceptance) all right; very well; fine; OK; (interjection) (2) (used to comfort someone) there, there; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (child. language) (See なでなで) patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking; caressing

よろぴく

see styles
 yoropiku
    よろぴく
(adverb) (1) well; properly; suitably; (expression) (2) best regards; please remember me

ローエル

see styles
 rooeru
    ローエル
(place-name) Lowell; Rowell

一人天狗

see styles
 hitoritengu
    ひとりてんぐ
(yoji) self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head

一水四見


一水四见

see styles
yī shuǐ sì jiàn
    yi1 shui3 si4 jian4
i shui ssu chien
 issui shiken
The same water may be viewed in four ways— devas see it as bejewelled land, men as water, hungry ghosts as pus and blood, fish as a place to live in. Cf. 一境四心.

三方よし

see styles
 sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi
    さんぽうよし
    sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi
    さんぼうよし
(expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well

三方良し

see styles
 sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi
    さんぽうよし
    sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi
    さんぼうよし
(expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well

下ぶくれ

see styles
 shimobukure
    しもぶくれ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) round-faced; (2) bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom

不分軒輊


不分轩轾

see styles
bù fēn xuān zhì
    bu4 fen1 xuan1 zhi4
pu fen hsüan chih
well-matched; equally matched

両刀使い

see styles
 ryoutouzukai / ryotozukai
    りょうとうづかい
    ryoutoutsukai / ryototsukai
    りょうとうつかい
(1) double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; (2) being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; (3) liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; (4) bisexual (person)

両刀遣い

see styles
 ryoutouzukai / ryotozukai
    りょうとうづかい
    ryoutoutsukai / ryototsukai
    りょうとうつかい
(1) double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; (2) being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; (3) liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; (4) bisexual (person)

久經考驗


久经考验

see styles
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
    jiu3 jing1 kao3 yan4
chiu ching k`ao yen
    chiu ching kao yen
well tested over a long period of time (idiom); seasoned

乗りいい

see styles
 noriii / norii
    のりいい
(exp,adj-ix) easy to ride; riding well

乗りよい

see styles
 noriyoi
    のりよい
(adjective) easy to ride; riding well

乗り良い

see styles
 noriyoi
    のりよい
(adjective) easy to ride; riding well

了然於胸


了然于胸

see styles
liǎo rán yú xiōng
    liao3 ran2 yu2 xiong1
liao jan yü hsiung
(idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly

互角勝負

see styles
 gokakushoubu / gokakushobu
    ごかくしょうぶ
equal contest; close game; well-matched game; even match

五淨居天


五净居天

see styles
wǔ jìng jū tiān
    wu3 jing4 ju1 tian1
wu ching chü t`ien
    wu ching chü tien
 go jō go ten
五不還天 Cf. 色界. The five pure-dwelling heavens in the fourth dhyāna heaven, into which arhats are finally born: 無煩天 Avṛhās, the heaven free from all trouble; 無熱天 Atapās, of no heat or distress; 善現天 Sudṛsās, of beautiful presentation; 善見天 Sudarśanās, beautiful; and 色究竟天 Akaniṣṭhās, the highest heaven of the form-realm.

五輪塔婆


五轮塔婆

see styles
wǔ lún tǎ pó
    wu3 lun2 ta3 po2
wu lun t`a p`o
    wu lun ta po
 gorin tōba
(五輪率塔婆) A stūpa with five wheels at the top; chiefly used by the Shingon sect on graves as indicating the indwelling Vairocana.

五鬼鬧判


五鬼闹判

see styles
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
    wu3 gui3 nao4 pan4
wu kuei nao p`an
    wu kuei nao pan
Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells

井中撈月


井中捞月

see styles
jǐng zhōng lāo yuè
    jing3 zhong1 lao1 yue4
ching chung lao yüeh
 shōchū rōgetsu
Like ladling the moon out of the well; the parable of the monkeys who saw the moon fallen into a well, and fearing there would be no more moonlight, sought to save it; the monkey-king hung on to a branch, one hung on to his tail and so on, but the branch broke and all were drowned.

井底之蛙

see styles
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
    jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1
ching ti chih wa
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience

井戸屋形

see styles
 idoyakata
    いどやかた
well roof

井戸掘り

see styles
 idohori
    いどほり
well digging; well digger

井戸替え

see styles
 idogae
    いどがえ
(noun/participle) well cleaning

井戸浚え

see styles
 idosarae
    いどさらえ
well cleaning

井蛙之見


井蛙之见

see styles
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
    jing3 wa1 zhi1 jian4
ching wa chih chien
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view

人去樓空


人去楼空

see styles
rén qù lóu kōng
    ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1
jen ch`ü lou k`ung
    jen chü lou kung
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

人財兩空


人财两空

see styles
rén cái liǎng kōng
    ren2 cai2 liang3 kong1
jen ts`ai liang k`ung
    jen tsai liang kung
(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially

仮の宿り

see styles
 karinoyadori
    かりのやどり
temporary dwelling; this transient world

仮設住宅

see styles
 kasetsujuutaku / kasetsujutaku
    かせつじゅうたく
temporary dwelling; temporary housing

似合しい

see styles
 niawashii / niawashi
    にあわしい
(adjective) well-matched; suitable; becoming

何れ何れ

see styles
 doredore
    どれどれ
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (emphatic) (See どれ・1) which; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (used when urging someone to do something) well; now; c'mon

倒背如流

see styles
dào bèi rú liú
    dao4 bei4 ru2 liu2
tao pei ju liu
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)

優れない

see styles
 sugurenai
    すぐれない
(adjective) (kana only) (of health) (See 優れる) unwell; poor

優波婆娑


优波婆娑

see styles
yōu bō pó suō
    you1 bo1 po2 suo1
yu po p`o so
    yu po po so
 uhabasha
upavāsa, to dwell in, or by; fasting, abstinence; to keep eight of the ten prohibitions.

先刻承知

see styles
 senkokushouchi / senkokushochi
    せんこくしょうち
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (yoji) being already (well) aware

兎児尾苗

see styles
 ruritoranoo
    るりとらのお
beach speedwell; Veronica Longifolia

入我我入

see styles
rù wǒ wǒ rù
    ru4 wo3 wo3 ru4
ju wo wo ju
 nyū ga gan yū
He in me and I in him, i.e. the indwelling of the Buddha, any Buddha, or the Buddhas.

八福生處


八福生处

see styles
bā fú shēng chù
    ba1 fu2 sheng1 chu4
pa fu sheng ch`u
    pa fu sheng chu
 hachifuku shōsho
The eight happy conditions in which he may be reborn who keeps the five commands and the ten good ways and bestows alms: (1) rich and honourable among men; (2) in the heavens of the four deva kings; (3) the Indra heavens; (4) Suyāma heavens; (5) Tuṣita heaven; (6) 化樂nirmāṇarati heaven, i.e. the fifth devaloka; (7) 他化 Paranirmita-vaśavartin, i.e. the sixth devaloka heaven; (8) the brahma-heavens. 八福田 The eight fields for cultivating blessedness: Buddhas; arhats (or saints); preaching monks (upādhyāya); teachers (ācārya); friars; father; mother; the sick. Buddhas, arhats, and friars (or monks in general) are termed 敬田 reverence-fields; the sick are 悲田 compassion-fields; the rest are 恩田grace- or gratitude- fields. Another group is: to make roads and wells; canals and bridges; repair dangerous roads; be dutiful to parents; support monks; tend the sick; save from disaster or distress; provide for a quinquennial assembly. Another: serving the Three Precious Ones, i.e. the Buddha; the Law; the Order; parents; the monks as teachers; the poor; the sick; animals.

六十二見


六十二见

see styles
liù shí èr jiàn
    liu4 shi2 er4 jian4
liu shih erh chien
 rokujūni ken
The sixty-two 見 or views, of which three groups are given: The 大品般若經 in the 佛母品 takes each of the five skandhas under four considerations of 常 time, considered as time past, whether each of the five has had permanence, impermanence, both, neither, 5 x 4 = 20; again as to their space, or extension, considered as present time, whether each is finite, infinite, both, neither =20; again as to their destination, i. e. future, as to whether each goes on, or does not, both, neither (e. g. continued personality) = 20, or in all 60; add the two ideas whether body and mind 神 are a unity or different = 62. The Tiantai School takes 我見, or personality, as its basis and considers each of the five skandhas under four aspects, e. g (1) rūpa, the organized body, as the ego; (2) the ego as apart from the rūpa; (3) rūpa as the greater, the ego the smaller or inferior, and the ego as dwelling in the rūpa; (4) the ego as the greater, rupa the inferior, and the rupa in the ego. Consider these twenty in the past, present, and future = 60, and add 斷 and 常 impermanence and permanence as fundamentals = 62. There is also a third group.

共同井戸

see styles
 kyoudouido / kyodoido
    きょうどういど
common well

兵強馬壯


兵强马壮

see styles
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
    bing1 qiang2 ma3 zhuang4
ping ch`iang ma chuang
    ping chiang ma chuang
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); fig. a well-trained and powerful army

兵精糧足


兵精粮足

see styles
bīng jīng liáng zú
    bing1 jing1 liang2 zu2
ping ching liang tsu
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces; preparations for war are in an advanced state

其れじゃ

see styles
 soreja
    それじゃ
(expression) (1) (kana only) well then ...; (2) (kana only) in that situation; in which case

其れでは

see styles
 soredeha
    それでは
(expression) (1) (kana only) well then ...; (2) (kana only) in that situation; in which case

兼ねない

see styles
 kanenai
    かねない
(exp,suf) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See かねる・1) quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

冴え渡る

see styles
 saewataru
    さえわたる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be clear; to be distinct; to be precise; (2) to be skillful; to be skilful; to be deft; (3) to be well-executed; (4) to get cold; to freeze over

出かした

see styles
 dekashita
    でかした
(expression) (kana only) well done; good job

出来した

see styles
 dekashita
    でかした
(expression) (kana only) well done; good job

分段同居

see styles
fēn duàn tóng jū
    fen1 duan4 tong2 ju1
fen tuan t`ung chü
    fen tuan tung chü
 bundan dōgo
Those of the same lot, or incarnation, dwelling together, e. g. saints and sinners in this world.

別來無恙


别来无恙

see styles
bié lái wú yàng
    bie2 lai2 wu2 yang4
pieh lai wu yang
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

動物莊園


动物庄园

see styles
dòng wù zhuāng yuán
    dong4 wu4 zhuang1 yuan2
tung wu chuang yüan
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · Ao4 wei1 er3]; also translated 動物農場|动物农场[Dong4 wu4 Nong2 chang3]

動物農場


动物农场

see styles
dòng wù nóng chǎng
    dong4 wu4 nong2 chang3
tung wu nung ch`ang
    tung wu nung chang
 doubutsunoujou / dobutsunojo
    どうぶつのうじょう
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · Ao4 wei1 er3]
(work) Animal Farm (1945 novella by George Orwell); (wk) Animal Farm (1945 novella by George Orwell)

十二法人

see styles
shí èr fǎ rén
    shi2 er4 fa3 ren2
shih erh fa jen
 jūnihōnin
Those who follow the twelve practices of the ascetics: (1) live in a hermitage; (2) always beg for food; (3) take turns at begging food; (4) one meal a day; (5) reduce amount of food; (6) do not take a drink made of fruit or honey after midday; (7) wear dust-heap garments; (8) wear only the three clerical garments; (9) dwell among graves; (10) stay under a tree; (11) on the dewy ground; (12) sit and never lie.

十善正法

see styles
shí shàn zhèng fǎ
    shi2 shan4 zheng4 fa3
shih shan cheng fa
 jūzen shōbō
(十善) The ten good characteristics, or virtues, defined as the non-committal of the 十惡 ten evils, q. v. Tiantai has two groups, one of ceasing 止 to do evil, the other of learning to do well 行.

十長養心


十长养心

see styles
shí cháng yǎng xīn
    shi2 chang2 yang3 xin1
shih ch`ang yang hsin
    shih chang yang hsin
 jūchōyōshin
The ten kinds of well-nourished heart, essential to entry into the cult of the higher patience and endurance: a heart of kindness; of pity; of joy (in progress toward salvation of others); renunciation; almsgiving; delight in telling the doctrine; benefiting or aiding others to salvation; unity, or amity; concentration in meditation; wisdom; v. 梵綱經,心地品.

博物多聞


博物多闻

see styles
bó wù duō wén
    bo2 wu4 duo1 wen2
po wu to wen
wide and knowledgeable; well-informed and experienced

博覧多識

see styles
 hakurantashiki
    はくらんたしき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed

厚積薄發


厚积薄发

see styles
hòu jī bó fā
    hou4 ji1 bo2 fa1
hou chi po fa
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom); good preparation is the key to success; to be well prepared

只底舸部

see styles
zhǐ dǐ gě bù
    zhi3 di3 ge3 bu4
chih ti ko pu
 Shiteika bu
只底興世羅部; 支提加部; 支提山部; 制多山部; 住支提山部; 逝多林 (or 逝多苑); 祇桓 Jetavanīyāḥ or Jetīyaśailāḥ. School of the dwellers on Mount Jeta, or 勝林部 School of Jetṛvana. A subdivision of the Stṣṭhavirāḥ Cf. 北.

可想而知

see styles
kě xiǎng ér zhī
    ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1
k`o hsiang erh chih
    ko hsiang erh chih
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined

名が通る

see styles
 nagatooru
    ながとおる
(exp,v5r) to be well-known; to be famous

名が響く

see styles
 nagahibiku
    ながひびく
(exp,v5k) (rare) to be famous; to be well-known

名コンビ

see styles
 meikonbi / mekonbi
    めいコンビ
great pair; well-oiled two-man team

名不虛傳


名不虚传

see styles
míng bù xū chuán
    ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2
ming pu hsü ch`uan
    ming pu hsü chuan
(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved

吹き抜き

see styles
 fukinuki
    ふきぬき
(1) stairwell; atrium; (2) streamer; pennant

吹き抜け

see styles
 fukinuke
    ふきぬけ
(1) atrium; well (in building); vault; (n,adj-f) (2) blow-by; blow-bye; blowout; (can be adjective with の) (3) drafty; draughty

吹き貫き

see styles
 fukinuki
    ふきぬき
(1) stairwell; atrium; (2) streamer; pennant

告別の辞

see styles
 kokubetsunoji
    こくべつのじ
parting (farewell) address

問寒問暖


问寒问暖

see styles
wèn hán wèn nuǎn
    wen4 han2 wen4 nuan3
wen han wen nuan
(idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being

善かろう

see styles
 yokarou / yokaro
    よかろう
(expression) (kana only) that's right; very well; it would be best to ...

善くする

see styles
 yokusuru
    よくする
(vs-s,vt) (1) (kana only) to make good; to improve; (2) (kana only) to do often; (3) (kana only) to do well

善く言う

see styles
 yokuiu
    よくいう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; (2) to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly; (3) to say often; to say frequently; (4) to say without shame; to say impudently

善哉善哉

see styles
shàn zāi shàn zāi
    shan4 zai1 shan4 zai1
shan tsai shan tsai
 zenzaizenzai
    ぜんざいぜんざい
(expression) well done!; great!; bravo!
excellent, excellent!

善財童子


善财童子

see styles
shàn cái tóng zǐ
    shan4 cai2 tong2 zi3
shan ts`ai t`ung tzu
    shan tsai tung tzu
 Zenzai Dōshi
Sudhana, a disciple mentioned in the 華嚴經 34 and elsewhere, one of the 四勝身 q.v.; the story is given in Divyāvadāna, ed. Cowell and Neil, pp. 441 seq.

喜聞樂見


喜闻乐见

see styles
xǐ wén lè jiàn
    xi3 wen2 le4 jian4
hsi wen le chien
to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking

噓寒問暖


嘘寒问暖

see styles
xū hán wèn nuǎn
    xu1 han2 wen4 nuan3
hsü han wen nuan
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper

噴水井戸

see styles
 funsuiido / funsuido
    ふんすいいど
(rare) (See 掘り抜き井戸) artesian well

噴水効果

see styles
 funsuikouka / funsuikoka
    ふんすいこうか
fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)

固若金湯


固若金汤

see styles
gù ruò jīn tāng
    gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1
ku jo chin t`ang
    ku jo chin tang
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack

坊ちゃま

see styles
 bocchama
    ぼっちゃま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊ちゃん・1) (another's) son; boy; young master; (2) (See 坊ちゃん・2) green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

坊ちゃん

see styles
 bocchan
    ぼっちゃん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) son (of others); (2) young master; (3) green young man from a well-to-do family

坐井觀天


坐井观天

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zuò jǐng guān tiān
    zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1
tso ching kuan t`ien
    tso ching kuan tien
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

填まり役

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 hamariyaku
    はまりやく
well-suited role

売り込む

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 urikomu
    うりこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to build a market for; to promote (a product); to sell; to become well known; (transitive verb) (2) to promote oneself; to sell oneself; (transitive verb) (3) to sell heavily

夜露死苦

see styles
 yoroshiku
    よろしく
(ateji / phonetic) (exp,adv) (1) (kana only) well; properly; suitably; (2) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; (3) just like ...; as though one were ...; (4) by all means; of course

大善知識


大善知识

see styles
dà shàn zhī shì
    da4 shan4 zhi1 shi4
ta shan chih shih
 dai zenchishiki
Well acquainted with the good ; great friends.

大有可為


大有可为

see styles
dà yǒu kě wéi
    da4 you3 ke3 wei2
ta yu k`o wei
    ta yu ko wei
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

大有裨益

see styles
dà yǒu bì yì
    da4 you3 bi4 yi4
ta yu pi i
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly; to serve one well

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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