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二十八藥叉 二十八药叉 see styles |
èr shí bā yào chā er4 shi2 ba1 yao4 cha1 erh shih pa yao ch`a erh shih pa yao cha nijūhachi yakusa |
The twenty-eight yakṣas. |
二十八部衆 二十八部众 see styles |
èr shí bā bù zhòng er4 shi2 ba1 bu4 zhong4 erh shih pa pu chung nijūhachi bushu |
The thousand-hand Guanyin has twenty-eight groups of 大仙衆great ṛṣis or genii, under the direction of the 孔雀王 Peacock king, Mayūrarāja; also each of the 四天王 mahārājas, or guardians of the four regions, has the same provision of demons, known as 鬼神衆 company of spirits. |
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bouhachi / bohachi ぼうはち |
(1) (See 八徳) customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; (2) brothel; owner of a brothel |
今を時めく see styles |
imaotokimeku いまをときめく |
(exp,v5k) at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity |
付法の八祖 see styles |
fuhounohasso / fuhonohasso ふほうのはっそ |
(exp,n) {Buddh} (See 伝持の八祖) the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon) |
伊泥延腨相 see styles |
yī ní yán shuàn xiàng yi1 ni2 yan2 shuan4 xiang4 i ni yen shuan hsiang inienzen sō |
(or M065770) aiṇeyajaṅgha. The eighth of the thirty-two characteristic signs of a Buddha, knees like those of a royal stag. |
伝持の八祖 see styles |
denjinohasso でんじのはっそ |
(exp,n) {Buddh} (See 付法の八祖) the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon) |
八つ足の机 see styles |
yatsuashinotsukue やつあしのつくえ |
(archaism) eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.) |
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hachinin はちにん |
eight people |
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happun はっぷん |
(1) eight minutes; (2) (八分 only) (See 六体) triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail) |
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hachiwari はちわり |
eighty percent |
八十華嚴經 八十华严经 see styles |
bā shí huā yán jīng ba1 shi2 hua1 yan2 jing1 pa shih hua yen ching Hachijū kegon kyō |
The translation of the Hua-yen 華嚴經 in eighty chüan, made by Śikṣānanda in the T'ang dynasty. |
八字文殊法 see styles |
bā zì wén shū fǎ ba1 zi4 wen2 shu1 fa3 pa tzu wen shu fa Hachiji Monju hō |
The eight-word dhāraṇī, esoteric methods connected with Vairocana and Mañjuśrī. |
八疸身面黃 八疸身面黄 see styles |
bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng ba1 dan3 shen1 mian4 huang2 pa tan shen mien huang |
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM) |
八級工資制 八级工资制 see styles |
bā jí gōng zī zhì ba1 ji2 gong1 zi1 zhi4 pa chi kung tzu chih |
eight grade wage scale (system) |
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hachigyaku はちぎゃく |
(hist) (See 十悪・1) eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law) |
具足德本願 具足德本愿 see styles |
jù zú dé běn yuàn ju4 zu2 de2 ben3 yuan4 chü tsu te pen yüan guso kudoku hongan |
The forty-fourth of Amitābha's forty-eight vows, that all universally should acquire his virtue. |
十八不共法 see styles |
shí bā bù gòng fǎ shi2 ba1 bu4 gong4 fa3 shih pa pu kung fa jūhachi fugū hō |
the eighteen distinctive characteristics as defined by Hīnayāna are his 十力, 四無畏, 三念住 and his 大悲; the Mahāyāna eighteen are perfection of body; of speech; of memory; impartiality or universality; ever in samādhi; entre self-abnegation; never diminishing will (to save); zeal; thought; wisdom; salvation; insight into salvation; deeds and mind accordant with wisdom; also his speech; also his mind; omniscience in regard to the past; also to the present; and to the future.; āveṇikadharma, or buddhadharma, the eighteen different characteristics of a Buddha as compared with bodhisattvas, i.e. his perfection of body (or person), mouth (or speech), memory, impartiality to all, serenity, self-sacrifice, unceasing desire to save, unfagging zeal therein unfailing thought thereto, wisdom in it, powers of deliverance, the principles of it, revealing perfect wisdom in deed, in word, in thought, perfect knowledge of past, future, and present, v. 智度論 26. |
十八重地獄 十八重地狱 see styles |
shí bā zhòng dì yù shi2 ba1 zhong4 di4 yu4 shih pa chung ti yü jūhachi jū jigoku |
The eighteen layers of hells, which are described by one writer as the conditions in which the six sense organs, their six objects, and the six perceptions do not harmonize. Another says the eighteen are the hell of knives, the boiling sands, the boiling excrement, the fiery carriage, the boiling cauldron, the iron bed, etc. |
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senjin; chihiro(千尋) せんじん; ちひろ(千尋) |
(1) great depth; bottomless; (2) great height |
千里寄鵝毛 千里寄鹅毛 see styles |
qiān lǐ jì é máo qian1 li3 ji4 e2 mao2 ch`ien li chi o mao chien li chi o mao |
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛 |
千里送鵝毛 千里送鹅毛 see styles |
qiān lǐ sòng é máo qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 ch`ien li sung o mao chien li sung o mao |
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it |
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senkin せんきん |
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness |
唐宋八大家 see styles |
táng sòng bā dà jiā tang2 song4 ba1 da4 jia1 t`ang sung pa ta chia tang sung pa ta chia |
the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3] |
四十八使者 see styles |
sì shí bā shǐ zhě si4 shi2 ba1 shi3 zhe3 ssu shih pa shih che shijūhachi shisha |
The forty-eight demon satellites of Āryācalanātha 不動明王 as subduer of demons, etc. |
大叫喚地獄 大叫唤地狱 see styles |
dà jiào huàn dì yù da4 jiao4 huan4 di4 yu4 ta chiao huan ti yü daikyoukanjigoku / daikyokanjigoku だいきょうかんじごく |
{Buddh} (See 奈落・ならく・1) Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism mahāraurava. The hell of great wailing, the fifth of the eight hot hells. Also 大呌 ; 大號呌 ; 大呼. |
天眼智通願 天眼智通愿 see styles |
tiān yǎn zhì tōng yuàn tian1 yan3 zhi4 tong1 yuan4 t`ien yen chih t`ung yüan tien yen chih tung yüan tengen chitsū gan |
The sixth of Amitābha's forty-eight vows, that he would not enter the final stage until all beings had obtained this divine vision. |
天竜八部衆 see styles |
tenryuuhachibushuu / tenryuhachibushu てんりゅうはちぶしゅう |
(Buddhist term) the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas) |
天耳智通願 天耳智通愿 see styles |
tiān ěr zhì tōng yuàn tian1 er3 zhi4 tong1 yuan4 t`ien erh chih t`ung yüan tien erh chih tung yüan tenni chitsū gan |
The seventh of the forty-eight vows of Amitābha, not to become Buddha until all obtain the divine ear. |
天龍八部衆 天龙八部众 see styles |
tiān lóng bā bù zhòng tian1 long2 ba1 bu4 zhong4 t`ien lung pa pu chung tien lung pa pu chung tenryū hachibushū てんりゅうはちぶしゅう |
(Buddhist term) the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas) devas, nāgas and the eight groups of beings |
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taisai たいさい |
(1) (See 八将神) Taisai; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar; (2) (archaism) (See 木星) Jupiter (planet) |
女大十八變 女大十八变 see styles |
nǚ dà shí bā biàn nu:3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4 nü ta shih pa pien |
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom); fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was |
威張り腐る see styles |
ibarikusaru いばりくさる |
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up |
小乘十八部 see styles |
xiǎo shèng shí bā bù xiao3 sheng4 shi2 ba1 bu4 hsiao sheng shih pa pu shōjō jūhachi bu |
A Chinese list of the "eighteen" sects of the Hīnayāna, omitting Mahāsāṅghikāḥ, Sthavira, and Sarvāstivādah as generic schools: I. 大衆部 The Mahāsāṅghikāḥ is divided into eight schools as follows: (1) 一說部 Ekavyavahārikāḥ; (2) 說出世部 Lokottaravādinaḥ; (3) 雞胤部 Kaukkuṭikāḥ (Gokulikā); (4) 多聞部 Bahuśrutīyāḥ; (5) 說假部 Prajñāptivadinaḥ; (6) 制多山部 Jetavaniyāḥ, or Caityaśailāḥ; (7) 西山住部 Aparaśailāḥ; (8) 北山住部 Uttaraśailāḥ. II. 上坐部 Āryasthavirāḥ, or Sthāviravādin, divided into eight schools: (1) 雪山部 Haimavatāḥ. The 說一切有部 Sarvāstivādaḥ gave rise to (2) 犢子部 Vātsīputrīyāḥ, which gave rise to (3) 法上部 Dharmottarīyāḥ; (4) 賢冑部 Bhadrayānīyāḥ; (5) 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ; and (6) 密林山 Saṇṇagarikāḥ; (7) 化地部 Mahīśāsakāḥ produced (8) 法藏部 Dharmaguptāḥ. From the Sarvāstivādins arose also (9) 飮光部 Kāśyaḥpīyā and (10) 經量部 Sautrāntikāḥ. v. 宗輪論. Cf Keith, 149-150. The division of the two schools is ascribed to Mahādeva a century after the Nirvāṇa. Under I the first five are stated as arising two centuries after the Nirvāṇa, and the remaining three a century later, dates which are unreliable. Under II, the Haimavatāḥ and the Sarvāstivādaḥ are dated some 200 years after the Nirvāṇa; from the Sarvāstivādins soon arose the Vātsīputrīyas, from whom soon sprang the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth; then from the Sarvāstivādins there arose the seventh which gave rise to the eighth, and again, nearing the 400th year, the Sarvāstivādins gave rise to the ninth and soon after the tenth. In the list of eighteen the Sarvāstivādah is not counted, as it split into all the rest. |
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zakou / zako ざこう |
one's sitting height |
念佛往生願 念佛往生愿 see styles |
niàn fó wǎng shēng yuàn nian4 fo2 wang3 sheng1 yuan4 nien fo wang sheng yüan nenbutsu ōjō gan |
The eighteenth of Amitābha's forty-eight vows. |
我が世の春 see styles |
wagayonoharu わがよのはる |
(exp,n) heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity |
打ちひしぐ see styles |
uchihishigu うちひしぐ |
(transitive verb) to crush (with the weight of misfortune) |
投げ下ろす see styles |
nageorosu なげおろす |
(transitive verb) (1) to dump (a load of something); (2) to throw from a height; to throw downwards |
摩訶鉢特摩 摩诃钵特摩 see styles |
mó hē bō tè mó mo2 he1 bo1 te4 mo2 mo ho po t`e mo mo ho po te mo makahadoma |
mahāpadma, defined by M.W. as a great 'white' lotus; but intp. in China as the great red lotus, after which the eighth cold hell is named. As the great white lotus it is a Buddha-throne, of purity and fragrance. |
摩醯徑伐羅 摩醯径伐罗 see styles |
mó xì jìng fá luó mo2 xi4 jing4 fa2 luo2 mo hsi ching fa lo Makeikeibara |
魔醯首羅; 魔醯 Maheśvara. Explained by 大自在天 great sovereign deva, 天王 king of devas. Śiva, lord of one great chiliocosm, a deity with eight arms, three eyes, riding on a white bull. Xuanzang says specially worshipped in the Panjab. It is a term also for certain bodhisattvas and certain heavens. |
文字の高さ see styles |
mojinotakasa もじのたかさ |
{comp} height of character |
文金高島田 see styles |
bunkintakashimada ぶんきんたかしまだ |
(See 島田) unswept hairdo originating in the mid-eighteenth century (now popular at traditional weddings) |
旗本八万騎 see styles |
hatamotohachimanki はたもとはちまんき |
(archaism) (See 旗本・はたもと) the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals |
死重的損失 see styles |
shijuutekisonshitsu / shijutekisonshitsu しじゅうてきそんしつ |
deadweight loss |
求那跋陀羅 求那跋陀罗 see styles |
qiun à bá tuó luó qiun2 a4 ba2 tuo2 luo2 qiun a pa t`o lo qiun a pa to lo Gunabaddara |
Guṇabhadra, tr. 德賢. (1) A follower of the Mahīśāsakā in Kapiśā. (2) A Brāhmaṇa of Central India, tr. into Chinese some seventy-eight works A. D. 435-443; b. 394, d. 468. |
無重力状態 see styles |
mujuuryokujoutai / mujuryokujotai むじゅうりょくじょうたい |
(the state of) weightlessness |
煉丹八卦爐 炼丹八卦炉 see styles |
liàn dān bā guà lú lian4 dan1 ba1 gua4 lu2 lien tan pa kua lu |
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble |
牛角娑羅林 牛角娑罗林 see styles |
niú jué suō luó lín niu2 jue2 suo1 luo2 lin2 niu chüeh so lo lin Gokaku sara rin |
Ox-horns śāla grove, said to be a couple of śāla or teak trees shaped like ox-horns, which grew near Kuśinagara, under which the Buddha preached the Nirvana Sutra. He is reported to have entered nirvana in a grove of eight śāla trees standing in pairs. |
狂気のさた see styles |
kyoukinosata / kyokinosata きょうきのさた |
(expression) (colloquialism) crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness |
狂気の沙汰 see styles |
kyoukinosata / kyokinosata きょうきのさた |
(expression) (colloquialism) crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness |
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yase やせ |
(1) (kana only) (See 痩せる・やせる・1) losing weight; slimming; (2) lean person |
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hakutaku はくたく |
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes) |
目くらまし see styles |
mekuramashi めくらまし |
(1) smoke screen; dazzler; distraction; (2) camouflage; deceptive means; (3) magic; witchcraft; sleight of hand; (4) shell game |
真っただ中 see styles |
mattadanaka まっただなか |
right in the midst of; right at the height of |
禮輕人意重 礼轻人意重 see styles |
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 li ch`ing jen i chung li ching jen i chung |
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. |
禮輕情意重 礼轻情意重 see styles |
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4 li ch`ing ch`ing i chung li ching ching i chung |
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. |
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hyouryou; shouryou / hyoryo; shoryo ひょうりょう; しょうりょう |
(noun/participle) (1) measuring weight; weighing; (noun/participle) (2) (ひょうりょう only) maximum weight (on a scales) |
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daihachi だいはち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) eighth |
第八脳神経 see styles |
daihachinoushinkei / daihachinoshinke だいはちのうしんけい |
eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve |
箔を付ける see styles |
hakuotsukeru はくをつける |
(exp,v1) to give something weight; to give something dignity |
肉が落ちる see styles |
nikugaochiru にくがおちる |
(exp,v1) to slim down; to lose weight |
肉を付ける see styles |
nikuotsukeru にくをつける |
(exp,v1) to add meat (or weight); to add substance (to an essay, etc.) |
自在天外道 see styles |
zì zài tiān wài dào zi4 zai4 tian1 wai4 dao4 tzu tsai t`ien wai tao tzu tsai tien wai tao Jizaiten gedō |
Śivaites, who ascribed creation and destruction to Śiva, and that all things form his body, space his head, sun and moon his eyes, earth his body, rivers and seas his urine, mountains his fæces, wind his life, fire his heat, and all living things the vermin on his body. This sect is also known as the 自在等因宗. Śiva is represented with eight arms, three eyes, sitting on a bull. |
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senpuku(船腹); funabara せんぷく(船腹); ふなばら |
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space |
計量教習所 see styles |
keiryoukyoushuujo / keryokyoshujo けいりょうきょうしゅうじょ |
(org) Weights and Measures Training Institute; (o) Weights and Measures Training Institute |
貨物機関車 see styles |
kamotsukikansha かもつきかんしゃ |
freight locomotive; goods engine |
跋陀羅耶尼 跋陀罗耶尼 see styles |
bá tuó luó yé ní ba2 tuo2 luo2 ye2 ni2 pa t`o lo yeh ni pa to lo yeh ni Badarayani |
Bhadrayāniyāh, v. 小乘, one of the eighteen Hīnayāna sects. |
車両総重量 see styles |
sharyousoujuuryou / sharyosojuryo しゃりょうそうじゅうりょう |
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass |
転がし釣り see styles |
korogashizuri ころがしづり |
(obscure) fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line |
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karume かるめ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (ant: 重目・おもめ) light (weight) |
迦利沙波拏 迦利沙波拿 see styles |
jiā lì shā bō ná jia1 li4 sha1 bo1 na2 chia li sha po na karishahana |
kārṣāpaṇa, tr. as 400 candareens, but the weights vary; also 迦利沙般拏 (or 迦利沙婆拏or 迦利沙鉢拏); 羯迦利鉢那 (or 羯迦利鉢拏); 罽利沙盤. |
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oicho; oichou / oicho; oicho おいちょ; おいちょう |
(1) (kana only) {cards} (poss. from Portuguese "oito") eight (in mekuri karuta); (2) (おいちょう only) (archaism) third-rank prostitute in the Kyoto red-light districts |
運賃込みで see styles |
unchinkomide うんちんこみで |
(expression) freight included (prepaid) |
運送取扱人 see styles |
unsoutoriatsukainin / unsotoriatsukainin うんそうとりあつかいにん |
forwarding merchant; freight forwarder |
重きをなす see styles |
omokionasu おもきをなす |
(exp,v5s) to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed |
重しをする see styles |
omoshiosuru おもしをする |
(exp,vs-i) (See 重し) to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down) |
関ジャニ∞ |
kanjanieito / kanjanieto かんジャニエイト |
(group) Kanjani Eight (boy band) |
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kappo かっぽ |
(noun/participle) (1) striding; swaggering; strutting; (noun/participle) (2) lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around |
隠れメタボ see styles |
kakuremetabo かくれメタボ |
normal weight obesity; metabolically obese despite being normal weight |
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kocchou / koccho こっちょう |
height; pinnacle |
高所平気症 see styles |
koushoheikishou / koshohekisho こうしょへいきしょう |
(exp,n) having no fear of heights |
高所恐怖症 see styles |
koushokyoufushou / koshokyofusho こうしょきょうふしょう |
fear of heights; acrophobia |
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ouban / oban おうばん |
(See 八将神) Ōban; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar |
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hyakuhachi ひゃくはち |
(numeric) (1) 108; one hundred and eight; (2) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; (3) (See 七十二候,節気) the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year |
ウエルター級 see styles |
uerutaakyuu / uerutakyu ウエルターきゅう |
welterweight class (boxing) |
エイティーン see styles |
eitiin / etin エイティーン |
eighteen |
エイトビート see styles |
eitobiito / etobito エイトビート |
eight beat |
キログラム重 see styles |
kiroguramujuu / kiroguramuju キログラムじゅう |
kilogram-weight; kilogramme-weight |
クアドハイト see styles |
kuadohaito クアドハイト |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {comp} quad-height |
コア・リズム |
koa rizumu コア・リズム |
weight-loss exercises (wasei: core rhythm); weight-loss body movements |
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supa; supaa / supa; supa スパ; スパー |
(1) spa (mineral spring); (2) spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa |
スライハンド see styles |
suraihando スライハンド |
sleight of hand (e.g. in magic tricks) (wasei:) |
スリーエイト see styles |
suriieito / surieto スリーエイト |
(c) Three Eight (convenience store belonging to Poplar Co. Ltd.) |
ダブルハイト see styles |
daburuhaito ダブルハイト |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {comp} double-height |
ちんちくりん see styles |
chinchikurin ちんちくりん |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (derogatory term) short (in height); stumpy; tiny; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) short (trousers, etc.); undersized |
Variations: |
tobishoku とびしょく |
(1) construction worker (who works at heights); scaffolding builder; (2) firefighter (Edo period) |
トレーニング see styles |
toreeningu トレーニング |
(n,vs,vi) (1) training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; (n,vs,vi) (2) working out; workout; (strength, weight) training |
トロピカル地 see styles |
toropikaruji トロピカルじ |
(See 地・じ・4) lightweight woolen cloth (woollen); tropical woolen cloth |
ハーフハイト see styles |
haafuhaito / hafuhaito ハーフハイト |
{comp} half height |
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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